Descendants of Early Europeans and Africans in US Carry Native American Genetic Legacy (IMAGE)

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Descendants of Early Europeans and Africans in US Carry Native American Genetic Legacy

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The genetic legacy of Native Americans can be found within the genomes of European and African descendants throughout the US. Small segments of DNA inherited from Native American ancestors (red) can be found within genomes that show predominantly European (orange) or African (blue) genetic ancestry.

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Lavanya Rishishwar

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