Admixture Calculator

Global Ancestry K32

**Global Ancestry K32 — K=32 global admixture calculator** Discover your genetic ancestry with a 32-component model spanning Africa, Eurasia, the Americas, and Oceania. Ideal for curious individuals, genealogists, and researchers, it returns percentage estimates of regional ancestry, highlights historical migration signals, and provides clear, interpretable results with caveats about probabilistic resolution.

32 Components

World Target Region

DNA Genics Author

Modern Era

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Chapter I

Calculator Details

Comprehensive information about this admixture calculator

Author DNA Genics

Era Modern

Components 32 Populations

Target Region World

Created February 2023

DNA Genics

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About This Calculator

**Global Ancestry K32 — Modern, high-resolution global admixture analysis** This calculator estimates global ancestry proportions using a K=32 model built from 32 geographically and genetically informed reference populations. It compares a user's genotype to a worldwide reference panel to produce a clear breakdown of ancestry components, from continental-scale clusters (e.g., West African, East Asian, Native American) to finer regional signals (e.g., Balkans, Sardinian, Ashkenazi Jewish). Who it's for - Individuals curious about deep and recent ancestry - Genealogists and family historians seeking regional signals - Researchers and students exploring human population structure What it analyzes - Overall admixture proportions across 32 reference groups - Relative genetic affinities reflecting ancient migrations and recent gene flow - Statistical confidence and caveats about resolution and overlap Insights you can gain - Percentage estimates for ancestral components across Eurasia, Africa, the Americas, and Oceania - Detection of mixtures consistent with historical events: Bantu expansion, Eurasian steppe movements, Silk Road admixture, Mediterranean exchanges, transatlantic and trans-Saharan contacts, Austronesian and Papuan distributions - How modern populations relate to regional genetic clusters used as references Context & value Human populations reflect millennia of migration and local interaction. The K32 model provides a mid-to-high level resolution that helps reveal both broad continental ancestry and nuanced regional signals. It's valuable for adding genetic perspective to oral histories, testing hypotheses about migration, or providing an informative complement to genealogical records. Important notes - Results are probabilistic estimates dependent on reference composition and SNP overlap. - Interpret outputs as evidence of affinity to reference groups, not direct labels of identity. - For higher-resolution or medically relevant analyses, combine

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Chapter II

Reference Populations

The populations used as genetic references in this calculator

32 Reference Populations

Africa:

Central African: Fang, Bantu, Mbere, Kongo, Luba, Mbuti
Kenyan: Luhya Kenya, Datog
Nigeria: Yoruba, Haussa, Igbo
North African: Sahraoui, Tunisian, Moroccan, Algerian, Mozabite, Berbers
Sierra Leonese: Mende
West African: Fon, Ewe, Mina, Kabye, Aja, Akan, Baoule, Wolof, Fula, Serer, Mandinka, Jola, Soninké, Bambara, Dogon

Asia:

Cambodian and Thai: Dai, Thai, Cambodian
Chinese and Vietnamese: Kinh Vietnam, Lahu, Yi, Miao, Naxi, She, Tujia, Han China
Japanese and Korean: Japanese, Korean
Middle East: Egyptian, BedouinA, BedouinB, Syrian, Palestinian, Samaritan, Jordanian, Saudi, Yemenite_Mahra, Lebanese
Mongol: Kalmyk, Altaian, Tuvinian, Buriat, Mongol
Peoples of Central Asia: Uzbeks, Turkmen, Hazara, Tadjik, Pashtun, Kazakh, Uighur, Kirghiz, Bachkir
South Asia: Tamil, Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali, Brahui, Kalash, Burusho, Sindhi, Balochi, Punjabi
West Asian: West_Turkish, Abkhasian, Armenian, Chechen, Ossetian, Kumyk, Adygei, Georgian_Laz, Georgian_Imer, Lebanese_Druze, Druze, Iran, Balkar

Europe:

Ashkenazi Jews: Ashkenazi
Balkans: Serb, Croat, Bosniak, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Montenegrin
Baltic: Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian
Eastern European: Belarusian, Ukrainian, Mordovian, Russian, Polish, Hungarian, Czechs, Slovaks
English: English
Finnish: Finnish
Greek and South Italian: Albanian, Greek, Greek Crête, Calabrian, West Sicilian, East Sicilian, South Italian, Maltese, Cypriot
Iberian: Spanish, Portuguese, Basque, South West French
Irish Scottish and Welsh: Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Orcadian
Italian: Italian North, Tuscany, Italian
North West Europe: German, Austrian, French, Dutch, Belgian
Sardinian: Sardinian
Scandinavian: Norwegian, Swedish, Danish

North America:

Native American: Cherokee, Sioux

Oceania:

Melanesian: Melanesian
Papuan: Papuan

South America:

Amazonian: Karitania, Surui, Arawak
Mesoamerican and Andean: Maya, Nahua, Mixe, Quechua

Chapter III

Understanding Admixture Analysis

Learn how admixture calculators work and how to interpret your results

What is Admixture Analysis?

Admixture analysis is a method used to estimate your genetic ancestry by comparing your DNA to reference populations from around the world. Think of it as creating a recipe of your genetic makeup, where the ingredients are different ancestral populations.

This calculator uses 32 carefully selected modern populations as references, allowing for a detailed breakdown of your genetic heritage.

How It Works

Your DNA is compared to 32 reference populations
Modern populations are used as genetic references
Results show your genetic similarity to these populations
More accurate with a diverse reference panel

Understanding Your Results

Your results will show percentages of genetic similarity to these reference populations. Remember these important points:

Results reflect genetic similarity, not direct ancestry
Modern populations are used as references
Percentages indicate relative genetic contribution
Results are estimates based on available reference data