Which populations are included in the ancestry analysis?

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Our database includes 93 genetic populations across 7 major regions:

  • Europe: 36 populations, including those from the Iberian Peninsula, the British Isles, Eastern, Central and Northern Europe, Ashkenazi Jews, and Italian populations.
  • East Asia: 17 populations, including Chinese, Mongolian, Japanese and Korean populations.
  • West Asia: 14 populations, including Bedouins, Turks, Arabs and populations from the Caucasus.
  • Africa: 9 populations from East and West Africa (Gambia, Senegal, Nigeria, Ghana), other sub-Saharan regions and the Maghreb.
  • Central and South Asia: 9 populations, including those from Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Sri Lanka.
  • Americas: 5 Indigenous populations from North, Central and South America and the Amazon region.
  • Oceania: 3 populations from Melanesia, including Papua New Guinea.

Genetic populations do not always correspond to countries, whose borders are political and often relatively recent. If your population is not listed, it is because it does not yet meet our quality criteria: a sufficient number of individuals, genetic homogeneity and distinguishability from other populations. Our team is working to include new populations. When we do, we will update your results free of charge with Starter and Advanced, and with Ultra if you have tellmeGen+, and notify you.