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by wolfretcrap 1822 days ago
Too bad no such projects in India despite having such a huge genetic diversity in the subcontinent
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igitur 1822 days ago
In general, genetic differentiation in populations of India is low (0.26-1.7%), but overall genetic differentiation in 18 mixed populations of India is higher (2.23%), similar to the largest single study on 16 tribal groups from central India (2.18%).

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8908794/

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SideburnsOfDoom 1821 days ago
"The genetic diversity in Africa is greater than in any other region in the world"

https://blogs.bcm.edu/2018/07/19/genetic-diversity-in-africa...

"Africans have world's greatest genetic variation"

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna30502963

This is not surprising, it supports the "out of Africa" model of human origins.

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bongoman37 1821 days ago
Genetic diversity is actually not that high in India. There have been genetic sequencing projects in Indian groups (look up Dr. Thangaraj's publications from CCMB), and Indian caste groups have low diversity due to strict endogamy.
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wesleywt 1821 days ago
Cultural diversity is not the same as genetic diversity.
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