Admixture in Latin America: Geographic Structure, Phenotypic Diversity, and Self-Perception of Ancestry Based on 7,342 Individuals

    September 2014 in “ PLOS Genetics ”
    Andrés Ruiz-Linares, Kaustubh Adhikari, Victor Acuña‐Alonzo … Rolando González‐José
    Studysummary This study found that while genetic ancestry affects physical appearance traits in Latin American populations, it accounts for only a modest portion of the observed variation.
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