What’s the genetic DNA breakdown of the average Dominican? Let’s see if you get this right. 🇩🇴🧬 • 40% Iberian — from the Spanish & Portuguese peninsula, shaping language and culture • 45% Sub-Saharan African — 31% West African 14% Central African, the highest average among Hispanics • 8% Taíno (Amerindian) — the island’s original inhabitants • 5% European Jewish — likely from conversos who settled in the Caribbean • 2% North African — largely through Canarian ancestry, tied to the Guanches A

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