Mónica Sans
Biographic Data
| ID | 81907 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mónica Sans |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mónica |
| FAMILY NAME | Sans |
| SIGNATURE | SANS M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de la República de Uruguay |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1564-8761 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 35 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 88 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 35 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Identités à la lumière de la génétique
Pendant plus de 150 ans, l’identité uruguayenne a été marquée par l’absence de populations indigènes, ce qui la distinguait des autres pays d'Amérique du Sud. À partir de données historiques mais surtout génétiques, ce travail montre que l’extermination, attribuée au génocide de 1831, n’a pas été totale, qu’il y a eu des survivants, surtout des femmes, et que l’instrument d’élimination culturelle a été le métissage. 34 % de la population possède …
Estudio bioantropológico de un osario histórico asociado a un contexto bélico del siglo XIX, en la ciudad de Paysandú, Uruguay
El osario del “Monumento a Perpetuidad”, ubicado en la ciudad de Paysandú, Uruguay, recibió durante su historia fallecidos tanto de población general, como de combatientes del evento bélico conocido como la “Defensa de Paysandú” (1864). Este lugar funcionó como cementerio público entre 1851 y 1881, habiéndose construido el osario en 1854. Con el objetivo de aportar al conocimiento histórico, cultural y patrimonial, se busca caracterizar los resto…
DNA polymorphisms associated with lactase persistence, self‐perceived symptoms of lactose intolerance, milk and dairy consumption, and ancestry, in the Uruguayan population
Uruguay has one of the highest per capita milk intakes worldwide, even with a limited supply of lactose‐free products; furthermore, the admixed nature of its population is well known, and various frequencies of lactase persistence (LP) are observed in the source populations. We aimed to contribute to the understanding of the relation between allelic variants associated with LP, milk consumption, digestive symptoms, and genetic ancestry in the Uru…
Insights into the Y chromosome human diversity in Uruguay
BACKGROUND: With regard to the origin of its population and microevolutionary processes, Uruguay exhibits distinctive features that distinguish it from other countries in Latin America, while at the same time sharing several similarities. In this article, we will focus on the variability of paternal genetic lineages in two geographical regions with different histories that can be considered as examples of distinct populations for the continent. I…
Invisibilidad Indígena en el Uruguay
La población uruguaya ha sido tradicionalmente considerada como "sin indios". Luego de casi 150 años, en 1996 se comenzó a interrogar a la población sobre "etnia o raza", lo cual culminó en el Censo de 2011. En este, 2,5% de la población reconoció como ancestría principal la indígena, y 5,1% declaró tener ancestros indígenas. Estos datos no son coherentes con los observados al estudiar ancestría genética materna o autosómica (35 y 14% de aporte i…
Filogeografía de mitogenomas indígenas de Uruguay
Recientemente, diversos estudios sobre la población uruguaya han demostrado que está conformada por desiguales aportes de europeos, africanos y pueblos originarios, entre otros. El aporte indígena es mayor cuando se analiza la contribución por línea materna, aunque su origen étnico/geográfico no es claro, ni tampoco cuándo ni cómo llegaron los distintos grupos. Para aportar al conocimiento del poblamiento prehistórico e histórico del territorio y…
Indigenous Ancestry and Admixture in the Uruguayan Population
The Amerindian group known as the Charrúas inhabited Uruguay at the timing of European colonial contact. Even though they were extinguished as an ethnic group as a result of a genocide, Charrúan heritage is part of the Uruguayan identity both culturally and genetically. While mitochondrial DNA studies have shown evidence of Amerindian ancestry in living Uruguayans, here we undertake whole-genome sequencing of 10 Uruguayan individuals with self-de…
Agrupamientos poblacionales en Uruguay inferidos en base a la distribución de apellidos
Recientemente publicamos el análisis de los apellidos del Padrón Electoral de 2010 de la República Oriental del Uruguay a través de distancias isonímicas, basado en sus 19 departamentos y las 171 comparaciones posibles entre estos, lo que mostró la forma-ción de dos grandes agrupamientos en el sur, y otros pocos vinculados en el norte y este. El objetivo del presente trabajo es detallar el análisis de las distancias isonímicas utilizando la distr…
The structure and migration patterns of the population of Uruguay through isonymy
Surname distribution can be a useful tool for studying the genetic structure of a human population. In South America, the Uruguay population has traditionally been considered to be of European ancestry, despite its trihybrid origin, as proved through genetics. The aim of this study was to investigate the structure of the Uruguayan population, resulting from population movements and surname drift in the country. The distribution of the surnames of…
Genetic Admixture Analysis in the Population of Tacuarembó-Uruguay Using Alu Insertions
Tacuarembó is a department located in northeastern Uruguay, whose population is the result of several migration waves from Europe and Near East, as well as Africans and Afro-descents mostly from Brazil; these waves settled with the territory’s various Native ethnic groups (Charrúa, Minuán, and Guaraní). In the past, this population has been the focus of genetic studies showing this trihybrid origin, with greater contributions of Natives and Afric…
Ancestría genética y estratificación social en Montevideo, Uruguay
Diversos estudios genéticos han demostrado que la población uruguaya es trihíbrida, formada por europeo/mediterráneos, indígenas y africanos, cuyo aporte varía en distintas regiones del país. Pese a que Montevideo es la capital de la República, hay escasos estudios sobre los orígenes de su población, que pueden diferir de otras regiones. En este trabajo se propone indagar sobre estos orígenes a partir de información genética en una muestra deriva…
Genetic Admixture Analysis in the Population of Tacuarembó-Uruguay Using Alu Insertions
Tacuarembó is a department located in northeastern Uruguay, whose population is the result of several migration waves from Europe and Near East, as well as Africans and Afro-descents mostly from Brazil; these waves settled with the territory's various Native ethnic groups (Charrúa, Minuán, and Guaraní). In the past, this population has been the focus of genetic studies showing this trihybrid origin, with greater contributions of Natives and Afric…
Dr. Francisco Mauro Salzano, 1928-2018
From Genetics to Identity and Back Again
Análisis Del Genoma Mitocondrial De Dos Individuos Inhumados en El Sitio Arqueológico Cg14e01 "Isla Larga" (Rocha, Uruguay)
CG14E01 "Isla Larga" es un sitio con estructura monticular ("cerrito de indios") localizado en el departamento de Rocha (Uruguay), con una cronología que se extiende de 3600 años AP al siglo XVII. En este sitio se registran evidencias vinculadas con diversos contactos interétnicos en la forma de dos urnas Tupiguaraní y cuentas de vidrio de origen europeo. Asociados a estas evidencias se recuperaron tres enterramientos primarios, uno masculino y d…
The mitochondrial DNA history of a former native A merican village in northern U ruguay
OBJECTIVES: In 1828, between 8,000 and 15,000 Indians from the Jesuit Missions were brought to Uruguay. There, they were settled in a village, presently named Bella Unión, in the northwest corner of the country. According to historic sources, the Indians abandoned the settlement shortly thereafter, with the village subsequently repopulated by "criollos" and immigrants from abroad. As a first approach to reconstruct the genetic history of the popu…
Questioning the “Melting Pot”
Questioning the “Melting Pot”:Analysis of Alu Inserts in Three Population Samples from Uruguay Pedro C. Hidalgo, Patricia Mut, Elizabeth Ackermann, Gonzalo Figueiro, and Monica Sans abstract The way that immigrants integrate into recipient societies has been discussed for decades, mainly from the perspective of the social sciences. Uruguay, as other American countries, received different waves of European immigrants, although the details of the p…
Questioning the “Melting Pot
Questioning the “Melting Pot”:Analysis of Alu Inserts in Three Population Samples from Uruguay Pedro C. Hidalgo, Patricia Mut, Elizabeth Ackermann, Gonzalo Figueiro, and Monica Sans abstract The way that immigrants integrate into recipient societies has been discussed for decades, mainly from the perspective of the social sciences. Uruguay, as other American countries, received different waves of European immigrants, although the details of the p…
Questioning the “Melting Pot
The way that immigrants integrate into recipient societies has been discussed for decades, mainly from the perspective of the social sciences. Uruguay, as other American countries, received diffferent waves of European immigrants, although the details of the process of assimilation, when it did occur, are unclear. In this study we used genetic markers to understand the process experienced by the Basques, one of the major migration waves that popu…
Mixed bones
A New Mitochondrial C1 Lineage from the Prehistory of Uruguay
Uruguayan population has been considered as of European descent, as its Native populations victims of genocide apparently disappeared in the 19th century. Contradicting this national belief, genetic studies have shown a substantial Native contribution. However, the continuity between prehistoric, historic, and present populations remains unproved. With the aim of adding elements to prove a possible population continuity, we studied a mitochondria…
Mitochondrial DNA in Basque Descendants from the City of Trinidad, Uruguay
Like other countries in the Americas, during its colonization Uruguay was the recipient of immigrants from several ethnic groups from Europe, as well as of enslaved Africans. After its independence in 1830, Basques were the first group of Europeans to arrive in the country. In this paper, we aim to contribute to the understanding of the process of integration of these migratory waves into the Uruguayan society. For that purpose, individuals of Ba…
Beta‐globin gene cluster haplotypes in Afro‐Uruguayans from two geographical regions (South and North)
The β‐globin gene cluster haplotypes were identified in 52 and 40 chromosomes from two Afro‐Uruguayan populations located in the South and North of the country, respectively. In both regions, the 5′ haplotype 2 (+ − − − −), characteristic of non‐African populations, was the most frequent, reflecting a strong process of admixture in Afro‐Uruguayans (0.355 and 0.262, respectively). The haplotypes 3 (− − − − +) and 4 (− + − − +), characteristics of …
Population structure and admixture in Cerro Largo, Uruguay, based on blood markers and mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms
Recent studies of the Uruguayan population revealed different amounts of Amerindian and African genetic contributions. Our previous analysis of Afro‐Uruguayans from the capital city of the Department of Cerro Largo showed a high proportion of African genes, and the effects of directional mating involving Amerindian women. In this paper, we extended the analysis to a sample of more than 100 individuals representing a random sample of the populatio…
Directional mating and a rapid male population expansion in a hybrid Uruguayan population
The Uruguayan population has been considered as mainly European descent, with a negligible Native American or African contributions. Based on serological and molecular markers, recent studies demonstrate that these two populations had an important influence in the conformation of the present one. To the Northeastern region of Uruguay, a 20% Native American contribution was estimated using autosomal markers and a 62% Native American female origin …
A New Mitochondrial C1 Lineage from the Prehistory of Uruguay
Uruguayan population has been considered as of European descent, as its Native populations victims of genocide apparently disappeared in the 19th century. Contradicting this national belief, genetic studies have shown a substantial Native contribution. However, the continuity between prehistoric, historic, and present populations remains unproved. With the aim of adding elements to prove a possible population continuity, we studied a mitochondria…
Admixture in Hispanics
The effect of gene flow on Hispanic populations from different geographic regions of the United States was analyzed using six autosomal DNA markers (LDLR, GYPA, HBGG, D7S8, GC, and HLA-DQA). By region of sampling, the Hispanic populations showed different ancestry contributions, from a trihybrid structure with European, Native American, and African contributions (California, Nevada, Florida, New Jersey, and Virginia) to a dihybrid structure with …
Unequal contributions of male and female gene pools from parental populations in the African descendants of the city of Melo, Uruguay
In admixed populations, genetic contributions from males and females of specific parental populations can be of different proportions due to past directional mating during the process of genetic admixture. In this research paper, we provide evidence of such male‐ and female‐specific differential admixture components of African, European, and American Indian origin in an admixed population from the city of Melo, in the northeastern region of Urugu…
Frequencies of the Four Major Amerindian mtDNA Haplogroups in the Population of Montevideo, Uruguay
mtDNA Amerindian polymorphisms were studied in 108 inhabitants of Montevideo, Uruguay, using PCR RFLP analysis. Amerindian haplogroups were found in 20.4% of the sample. The frequency of Amerindian polymorphisms in Montevideo differed significantly from that observed in Tacuarembó, a city about 400 km away, indicating the high level of variation within Uruguay. Results for mitochondrial markers indicate that admixture occurred primarily as a resu…
Ancestría genética y estratificación social en Montevideo, Uruguay
Diversos estudios genéticos han demostrado que la población uruguaya es trihíbrida, formada por europeo/mediterráneos, indígenas y africanos, cuyo aporte varía en distintas regiones del país. Pese a que Montevideo es la capital de la República, hay escasos estudios sobre los orígenes de su población, que pueden diferir de otras regiones. En este trabajo se propone indagar sobre estos orígenes a partir de información genética en una muestra deriva…
Mixed bones
Invisibilidad Indígena en el Uruguay
La población uruguaya ha sido tradicionalmente considerada como "sin indios". Luego de casi 150 años, en 1996 se comenzó a interrogar a la población sobre "etnia o raza", lo cual culminó en el Censo de 2011. En este, 2,5% de la población reconoció como ancestría principal la indígena, y 5,1% declaró tener ancestros indígenas. Estos datos no son coherentes con los observados al estudiar ancestría genética materna o autosómica (35 y 14% de aporte i…
Análisis Del Genoma Mitocondrial De Dos Individuos Inhumados en El Sitio Arqueológico Cg14e01 "Isla Larga" (Rocha, Uruguay)
CG14E01 "Isla Larga" es un sitio con estructura monticular ("cerrito de indios") localizado en el departamento de Rocha (Uruguay), con una cronología que se extiende de 3600 años AP al siglo XVII. En este sitio se registran evidencias vinculadas con diversos contactos interétnicos en la forma de dos urnas Tupiguaraní y cuentas de vidrio de origen europeo. Asociados a estas evidencias se recuperaron tres enterramientos primarios, uno masculino y d…
Questioning the “Melting Pot
The way that immigrants integrate into recipient societies has been discussed for decades, mainly from the perspective of the social sciences. Uruguay, as other American countries, received diffferent waves of European immigrants, although the details of the process of assimilation, when it did occur, are unclear. In this study we used genetic markers to understand the process experienced by the Basques, one of the major migration waves that popu…
Filogeografía de mitogenomas indígenas de Uruguay
Recientemente, diversos estudios sobre la población uruguaya han demostrado que está conformada por desiguales aportes de europeos, africanos y pueblos originarios, entre otros. El aporte indígena es mayor cuando se analiza la contribución por línea materna, aunque su origen étnico/geográfico no es claro, ni tampoco cuándo ni cómo llegaron los distintos grupos. Para aportar al conocimiento del poblamiento prehistórico e histórico del territorio y…
Genetic Admixture Analysis in the Population of Tacuarembó-Uruguay Using Alu Insertions
Tacuarembó is a department located in northeastern Uruguay, whose population is the result of several migration waves from Europe and Near East, as well as Africans and Afro-descents mostly from Brazil; these waves settled with the territory's various Native ethnic groups (Charrúa, Minuán, and Guaraní). In the past, this population has been the focus of genetic studies showing this trihybrid origin, with greater contributions of Natives and Afric…
From Genetics to Identity and Back Again
Agrupamientos poblacionales en Uruguay inferidos en base a la distribución de apellidos
Recientemente publicamos el análisis de los apellidos del Padrón Electoral de 2010 de la República Oriental del Uruguay a través de distancias isonímicas, basado en sus 19 departamentos y las 171 comparaciones posibles entre estos, lo que mostró la forma-ción de dos grandes agrupamientos en el sur, y otros pocos vinculados en el norte y este. El objetivo del presente trabajo es detallar el análisis de las distancias isonímicas utilizando la distr…
Questioning the “Melting Pot
Questioning the “Melting Pot”:Analysis of Alu Inserts in Three Population Samples from Uruguay Pedro C. Hidalgo, Patricia Mut, Elizabeth Ackermann, Gonzalo Figueiro, and Monica Sans abstract The way that immigrants integrate into recipient societies has been discussed for decades, mainly from the perspective of the social sciences. Uruguay, as other American countries, received different waves of European immigrants, although the details of the p…
The evolution of the Uruguayan population
Uruguay is usually considered an immigrants' country that, unlike other South American countries, has no native population and only a slight African contribution. The perception of its identity frequently refers to this characteristic: there are no regional differences and population variability is minimal. The object of this paper is to analyze the processes that shaped the present population and the regional diversity in their historical contex…
HLA gene and haplotype frequencies in Uruguay
A total of 604 individuals living in Montevideo and other places in Uruguay were studied in relation to three I HLA loci. The most common alleles observed (percentages in parentheses) were A2(24), A9(15), A19(11), B12(12), B35(12), and C4(16). The most marked departures from linkage equilibrium (all numbers multiplied by 105) were B35-C4(636), A2-B5(590), A2C3(515), A2B14(494), and A19-B12(485). These findings do not contradict the hypothesis tha…
Processo de integracion de la sociedad uruguaya
HLA gene and haplotype frequencies in Uruguay
A total of 604 individuals living in Montevideo and other places in Uruguay were studied in relation to three I HLA loci. The most common alleles observed (percentages in parentheses) were A2(24), A9(15), A19(11), B12(12), B35(12), and C4(16). The most marked departures from linkage equilibrium (all numbers multiplied by 105) were B35-C4(636), A2-B5(590), A2C3(515), A2B14(494), and A19-B12(485). These findings do not contradict the hypothesis tha…
Genetic similarity and mate selection in Uruguay
It has been suggested that average genetic similarity, as assessed by blood genetic markers, could influence mate choice in humans. In the present study, average genetic similarity was assessed in 183 couples submitting to paternity determinations in relation to six blood group systems and three HLA loci. Couples in which the putative father was excluded were compared with those in which such exclusion did not occur, and real couples were compare…
The evolution of the Uruguayan population
Uruguay is usually considered an immigrants' country that, unlike other South American countries, has no native population and only a slight African contribution. The perception of its identity frequently refers to this characteristic: there are no regional differences and population variability is minimal. The object of this paper is to analyze the processes that shaped the present population and the regional diversity in their historical contex…
Los sistemas de salud de Cuba y Uruguay en el contexto de América Latina
Se parte del análisis de diferentes factores socioeconómicos que han incidido en los sistemas de salud de América Latina, como la aplicación del modelo económico neoliberal y el proceso de globalización, que hacen que la salud sea vista como una mercancía. Posteriormente, se discute en qué medida estos factores inciden en diversos sectores de la población, y cómo afectan a la salud como bien colectivo; asimismo, se examinan los problemas que eman…
Unequal contributions of male and female gene pools from parental populations in the African descendants of the city of Melo, Uruguay
In admixed populations, genetic contributions from males and females of specific parental populations can be of different proportions due to past directional mating during the process of genetic admixture. In this research paper, we provide evidence of such male‐ and female‐specific differential admixture components of African, European, and American Indian origin in an admixed population from the city of Melo, in the northeastern region of Urugu…
Admixture in Hispanics
The effect of gene flow on Hispanic populations from different geographic regions of the United States was analyzed using six autosomal DNA markers (LDLR, GYPA, HBGG, D7S8, GC, and HLA-DQA). By region of sampling, the Hispanic populations showed different ancestry contributions, from a trihybrid structure with European, Native American, and African contributions (California, Nevada, Florida, New Jersey, and Virginia) to a dihybrid structure with …
Substantial native American female contribution to the population of Tacuarembó, Uruguay, reveals past episodes of sex‐biased gene flow
For many years it has been assumed that the population of Uruguay is almost exclusively European‐derived and that the biological contribution of the native population as well as of individuals of African descent is negligible. Several recent studies based on a variety of genetic markers, mostly morphological and serological markers, have produced quite a different picture of the constitution of the Uruguayan population. The Native American contri…
Consanguinity in two Uruguayan cities
The low level of consanguinity as well as the structure of consanguineous marriages (distribution by degrees) is similar to that found in other southern South American countries. Temporal trends are similar to those found in industrialized regions in Europe, with maximum inbreeding levels during the middle-late 19th century; however, the clear predominance of first cousin unions, differs from most of the data for European countries. Small differe…
Directional mating and a rapid male population expansion in a hybrid Uruguayan population
The Uruguayan population has been considered as mainly European descent, with a negligible Native American or African contributions. Based on serological and molecular markers, recent studies demonstrate that these two populations had an important influence in the conformation of the present one. To the Northeastern region of Uruguay, a 20% Native American contribution was estimated using autosomal markers and a 62% Native American female origin …
Frequencies of the Four Major Amerindian mtDNA Haplogroups in the Population of Montevideo, Uruguay
mtDNA Amerindian polymorphisms were studied in 108 inhabitants of Montevideo, Uruguay, using PCR RFLP analysis. Amerindian haplogroups were found in 20.4% of the sample. The frequency of Amerindian polymorphisms in Montevideo differed significantly from that observed in Tacuarembó, a city about 400 km away, indicating the high level of variation within Uruguay. Results for mitochondrial markers indicate that admixture occurred primarily as a resu…
Population structure and admixture in Cerro Largo, Uruguay, based on blood markers and mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms
Recent studies of the Uruguayan population revealed different amounts of Amerindian and African genetic contributions. Our previous analysis of Afro‐Uruguayans from the capital city of the Department of Cerro Largo showed a high proportion of African genes, and the effects of directional mating involving Amerindian women. In this paper, we extended the analysis to a sample of more than 100 individuals representing a random sample of the populatio…
Beta‐globin gene cluster haplotypes in Afro‐Uruguayans from two geographical regions (South and North)
The β‐globin gene cluster haplotypes were identified in 52 and 40 chromosomes from two Afro‐Uruguayan populations located in the South and North of the country, respectively. In both regions, the 5′ haplotype 2 (+ − − − −), characteristic of non‐African populations, was the most frequent, reflecting a strong process of admixture in Afro‐Uruguayans (0.355 and 0.262, respectively). The haplotypes 3 (− − − − +) and 4 (− + − − +), characteristics of …
Mitochondrial DNA in Basque Descendants from the City of Trinidad, Uruguay
Like other countries in the Americas, during its colonization Uruguay was the recipient of immigrants from several ethnic groups from Europe, as well as of enslaved Africans. After its independence in 1830, Basques were the first group of Europeans to arrive in the country. In this paper, we aim to contribute to the understanding of the process of integration of these migratory waves into the Uruguayan society. For that purpose, individuals of Ba…
A New Mitochondrial C1 Lineage from the Prehistory of Uruguay
Uruguayan population has been considered as of European descent, as its Native populations victims of genocide apparently disappeared in the 19th century. Contradicting this national belief, genetic studies have shown a substantial Native contribution. However, the continuity between prehistoric, historic, and present populations remains unproved. With the aim of adding elements to prove a possible population continuity, we studied a mitochondria…
Questioning the “Melting Pot”
Questioning the “Melting Pot”:Analysis of Alu Inserts in Three Population Samples from Uruguay Pedro C. Hidalgo, Patricia Mut, Elizabeth Ackermann, Gonzalo Figueiro, and Monica Sans abstract The way that immigrants integrate into recipient societies has been discussed for decades, mainly from the perspective of the social sciences. Uruguay, as other American countries, received different waves of European immigrants, although the details of the p…
Questioning the “Melting Pot
Questioning the “Melting Pot”:Analysis of Alu Inserts in Three Population Samples from Uruguay Pedro C. Hidalgo, Patricia Mut, Elizabeth Ackermann, Gonzalo Figueiro, and Monica Sans abstract The way that immigrants integrate into recipient societies has been discussed for decades, mainly from the perspective of the social sciences. Uruguay, as other American countries, received different waves of European immigrants, although the details of the p…
Questioning the “Melting Pot
The way that immigrants integrate into recipient societies has been discussed for decades, mainly from the perspective of the social sciences. Uruguay, as other American countries, received diffferent waves of European immigrants, although the details of the process of assimilation, when it did occur, are unclear. In this study we used genetic markers to understand the process experienced by the Basques, one of the major migration waves that popu…
Mixed bones
The mitochondrial DNA history of a former native A merican village in northern U ruguay
OBJECTIVES: In 1828, between 8,000 and 15,000 Indians from the Jesuit Missions were brought to Uruguay. There, they were settled in a village, presently named Bella Unión, in the northwest corner of the country. According to historic sources, the Indians abandoned the settlement shortly thereafter, with the village subsequently repopulated by "criollos" and immigrants from abroad. As a first approach to reconstruct the genetic history of the popu…
Análisis Del Genoma Mitocondrial De Dos Individuos Inhumados en El Sitio Arqueológico Cg14e01 "Isla Larga" (Rocha, Uruguay)
CG14E01 "Isla Larga" es un sitio con estructura monticular ("cerrito de indios") localizado en el departamento de Rocha (Uruguay), con una cronología que se extiende de 3600 años AP al siglo XVII. En este sitio se registran evidencias vinculadas con diversos contactos interétnicos en la forma de dos urnas Tupiguaraní y cuentas de vidrio de origen europeo. Asociados a estas evidencias se recuperaron tres enterramientos primarios, uno masculino y d…
Dr. Francisco Mauro Salzano, 1928-2018
From Genetics to Identity and Back Again
Genetic Admixture Analysis in the Population of Tacuarembó-Uruguay Using Alu Insertions
Tacuarembó is a department located in northeastern Uruguay, whose population is the result of several migration waves from Europe and Near East, as well as Africans and Afro-descents mostly from Brazil; these waves settled with the territory's various Native ethnic groups (Charrúa, Minuán, and Guaraní). In the past, this population has been the focus of genetic studies showing this trihybrid origin, with greater contributions of Natives and Afric…
The structure and migration patterns of the population of Uruguay through isonymy
Surname distribution can be a useful tool for studying the genetic structure of a human population. In South America, the Uruguay population has traditionally been considered to be of European ancestry, despite its trihybrid origin, as proved through genetics. The aim of this study was to investigate the structure of the Uruguayan population, resulting from population movements and surname drift in the country. The distribution of the surnames of…
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