MDLP K18c

ANI (Ancestral North Indian)

• A prehistoric population of northern India, genetically related to West Eurasians, especially Caucasians, and distinct from the Ancestral South Indian (ASI) populations.

Continent: Africa

• African
  • Refers broadly to populations from the African continent, encompassing diverse ethnic groups with significant genetic variation, including Sub-Saharan Africans, North Africans, and others.
• Eastafrican
  • Populations from East Africa, including countries like Kenya, Ethiopia, and Tanzania, often associated with genetic markers related to Afro-Asiatic and Nilotic groups.

Continent: Americas

• Amerindian
  • Indigenous peoples of the Americas, descended from the first humans to migrate into the Americas from Siberia via the Bering land bridge.

Continent: Asia

• Austroasiatic
  • An ancient linguistic and ethnic group found mainly in Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia, including groups such as the Munda in India and the Mon-Khmer people in Southeast Asia.
• NEA (Northeast Asian)
  • Populations from the northeastern regions of Asia, including areas like northern China, Korea, and parts of Siberia, with shared genetic characteristics.
• SouthWestasian
  • Refers to populations from the southwestern part of Asia, including the Middle East and parts of the Arabian Peninsula, with deep historical links to early human civilizations.

Caucasian

• Traditionally refers to populations from the Caucasus region and historically extended to a broad group including Europeans, West Asians, and some North African groups, though now the term is used more carefully.

Dravidian

• Refers to the indigenous peoples of southern India and parts of Sri Lanka, who speak Dravidian languages and are thought to have ancient roots in the Indian subcontinent.

Continent: Europe

• Easteuropean
  • Populations from Eastern Europe, including Slavic, Baltic, and other ethnic groups, with genetic links to both Europe and West Eurasia.
• Westeuropean
  • Populations from Western Europe, including groups such as the Celts, Germanic peoples, and others, with predominantly Caucasian ancestry and deep historical roots in the region.

Continent: Oceania

• Papuan
  • Indigenous peoples of Papua New Guinea and nearby islands, with distinct genetic heritage from mainland Eurasian populations, related to early migrations from Africa.
• Polynesian
  • Refers to the indigenous peoples of Polynesia, a subregion of Oceania, who are descended from the Austronesian-speaking Lapita culture and later oceanic migrations.

Continent: Siberia

• Northsiberian
  • Indigenous populations from northern Siberia, often hunter-gatherer and reindeer herding groups with genetic links to both Eurasian and Native American populations.
• Siberian
  • Populations native to Siberia, with great genetic diversity, including both ancient links to East Asia and some with connections to Native American ancestors.
• WestSiberian
  • Populations from the western Siberian region, with a mix of European and Asian ancestry, often linked to ancient migrations and modern indigenous Siberian peoples.
• Volga_Ural
  • Populations from the Volga and Ural regions of Russia, including Finno-Ugric ethnic groups with unique linguistic and genetic traits.

Eastasian

• Refers to populations from East Asia, including Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, and other related ethnic groups.