% pubman genre = article @article{item_3257697, title = {{Latin Americans show wide-spread Converso ancestry and imprint of local Native ancestry on physical appearance}}, author = {Chacon-Duque, Juan C. and Adhikari, Kaustubh and Fuentes-Guajardo, Macarena and Mendoza-Revilla, Javier and Acuna-Alonzo, Victor and Barquera Lozano, Rodrigo and Quinto-Sanchez, Mirsha and Gomez-Valdes, Jorge and Everardo Martinez, Paola and Villamil-Ramirez, Hugo and Hunemeier, Tabita and Ramallo, Virginia and Silva de Cerqueira, Caio C. and Hurtado, Malena and Villegas, Valeria and Granja, Vanessa and Villena, Mercedes and Vasquez, Rene and Llop, Elena and Sandoval, Jose R. and Salazar-Granara, Alberto A. and Parolin, Maria-Laura and Sandoval, Karla and Penaloza-Espinosa, Rosenda I. and Rangel-Villalobos, Hector and Winkler, Cheryl and Klitz, William and Bravi, Claudio and Molina, Julio and Corach, Daniel and Barrantes, Ramiro and Gomes, Veronica and Resende, Carlos and Gusmao, Leonor and Amorim, Antonio and Xue, Yali and Dugoujon, Jean-Michel and Moral, Pedro and Gonzalez-Jose, Rolando and Schuler-Faccini, Lavinia and Salzano, Francisco M. and Bortolini, Maria-Catira and Canizales-Quinteros, Samuel and Poletti, Giovanni and Gallo, Carla and Bedoya, Gabriel and Rothhammer, Francisco and Balding, David and Hellenthal, Garrett and Ruiz-Linares, Andres}, language = {eng}, issn = {2041-1723}, doi = {10.1101/252155}, publisher = {Nature Publishing Group}, address = {London}, year = {2018}, abstract = {{Historical records and genetic analyses indicate that Latin Americans trace their ancestry mainly to the admixture of Native Americans, Europeans and Sub-Saharan Africans. Using novel haplotype-based methods here we infer the sub-populations involved in admixture for over 6,500 Latin Americans and evaluate the impact of sub-continental ancestry on the physical appearance of these individuals. We find that pre-Columbian Native genetic structure is mirrored in Latin Americans and that sources of non-Native ancestry, and admixture timings, match documented migratory flows. We also detect South/East Mediterranean ancestry across Latin America, probably stemming from the clandestine colonial migration of Christian converts of non-European origin (Conversos). Furthermore, we find that Central Andean ancestry impacts on variation of facial features in Latin Americans, particularly nose morphology, possibly relating to environmental adaptation during the evolution of Native Americans.}}, journal = {{Nature Communications}}, volume = {9}, eid = {5388}, }