Spanish conquest left its imprint on men's genes in Panama

Monday, February 22, 2016 - 16:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

European men who chose indigenous women as the mothers of their children left their mark on men in the New World. Only 22 percent of Panamanian men have Y-chromosomes of native origin, even though most Panamanians are of female indigenous ancestry.

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