mtDNA Haplogroup Analysis of Black Brazilian and Sub- Saharan Populations: Implications for the Atlantic Slave Trade

Document Type

Article

Authors

Wilson Araujo Silva, Universidade de São PauloFollow
Maria Catira Bortolini, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Su
Maria Paulu Cruz Schneider, Universidade Federal do Pará
Andrea Marrero, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

Seventy individuals from two African and four black Brazilian populations were studied for the first hypervariable segment of mtDNA. To delineate a more complete phylogeographic scenario of the African mtDNA haplogroups in Brazil and to provide additional information on the nature of the Atlantic slave trade, we analyzed our data together with previously published data. The results indicate different sources of African slaves for the four major Brazilian regions. In addition, the data revealed patterns that differ from those expected on the basis of historical registers, thus suggesting the role of ethnic sex differences in the slave trade.

Recommended Citation

Silva, Wilson Araujo; Bortolini, Maria Catira; Cruz Schneider, Maria Paulu; and Marrero, Andrea (2006) "mtDNA Haplogroup Analysis of Black Brazilian and Sub- Saharan Populations: Implications for the Atlantic Slave Trade," Human Biology: Vol. 78: Iss. 1, Article 3.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/humbiol/vol78/iss1/3