/newsroom/taxonomy/term/8416/all en /newsroom/channels/news/great-migration-and-african-american-genomic-diversity-261039 <p><a href="/newsroom"><strong><em>Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Newsroom</em></strong></a></p> <p><em>Study examines genetic data to analyze regional differences in ancestry</em></p> <p><span>A new study of genomic diversity in the U.S. clarifies the role of pre-Civil War admixture and early 20th century transit routes in shaping the migration history and genomic diversity among African-American communities. The research by Æ»¹ûÒùÔº professor Simon Gravel and colleagues, was published May 27 in PLOS Genetics.</span></p> Fri, 27 May 2016 19:04:23 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 25898 at /newsroom