Accepted Manuscript Title: Ancestry analysis in rural Brazilian populations of African descent Authors: Carolina Carvalho Gontijo, F´ abio Macˆ edo Mendes, Carla A. Santos, Maria de Nazar´ e Klautau-Guimar˜ aes, Maria Victoria Lareu, ´ Angel Carracedo, Christopher Phillips, Silviene F. Oliveira PII: S1872-4973(18)30039-5 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsigen.2018.06.018 Reference: FSIGEN 1916 To appear in: Forensic Science International: Genetics Received date: 23-1-2018 Revised date: 26-6-2018 Accepted date: 27-6-2018 Please cite this article as: Gontijo CC, Mendes FM, Santos CA, de Nazar´ e Klautau- Guimar˜ aes M, Lareu MV, Carracedo ´ A, Phillips C, Oliveira SF, Ancestry analysis in rural Brazilian populations of African descent, Forensic Science International: Genetics (2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsigen.2018.06.018 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.