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Figure 2 | Human Genomics

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From: Self-reported race/ethnicity in the age of genomic research: its potential impact on understanding health disparities

Figure 2

Ancestry proportions of Mexicans vs. Puerto Ricans. Although Mexicans and Puerto Ricans are both considered Latino or Hispanics, Mexicans, on average, have a higher proportion of Native American ancestry (35%–64%) but a lower proportion of African ancestry (3%–5%). Puerto Ricans have lower proportion of Native American ancestry (12%–15%) and higher proportion of African ancestry (18%–25%). Reproduced from Risch et al. [22].

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