Tag: Hispanic Genetic
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Why Does Hispanic Genetic Variation Occur?
While medical researchers and census-takers tend to lump Latinos or Hispanics into one group, new genetic data shows they’re diverse. For example, Mexicans from the dry north are genetically as different from those in the Yucatan as Europeans are from East Asians. Self-identified continental ancestry proportions in HCHS/SOL participants reflect recent gene flow from Latin…