This thread has been started in anticipation of my latest Gedrosia K15 calculator, which I will upload by next Sunday. This calculator features a large number of W and S Asian individuals from my latest merged datasets.
The calculator's primary focus is the Indian subcontinent. Many different Indian populations from various merged datasets were used to source allele frequencies, from both transition, as well as transversion SNPs. South and West Asians may notice that their S Asian or S Indian component score is lower here, than in some other calculators. The reason is I have broken up S Asian/ S Indian into its various sub-components; Burusho, Kalash, Balochi, NE Indian Tribal, and Paniya.
Here is a brief description of the calculator's components:
1- SW Asian - Peaks in Saudis & Yemenite Jews
2- SE Asian- This component is modal in the Ami tribe of Taiwan, who speak an Austronesian language
3- E Asian - This component peaks in the Ulchi and Nivkh peoples of Russia's far east, followed by the Yukagir of E Siberia
4- Siberian - This component modal the in the Nganasans of N Siberia, who are believed to be descendants of Paleo-Siberians. It is also high in the Yukagir of E Siberia
5- WHG- West European Hunter Gatherer peaks in various NE European populations
6- Early European Farmers (EEF)- Represents the expansion of farming communities from the near east into Europe during the Neolithic. It peaks in Sardinians
7- Balochi- This component is modal in the Balochi, Brahui, and Makrani populations of Pakistan
8- Burusho - This component peaks in the Burusho of N Pakistan
9- Kalash - This component is modal in the isolated and drifted Kalash people of the Hindu Kush mountains of Pakistan
10- Caucuses - This component peaks in Abkhasians, Georgians, and Adygei
11- NE_Indian_Tribal - This component peaks in:
a- Bhumij, who are a tribal Adivasi people living primarily in the Indian states of Assam, West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand. They are speakers of an Austroasiatic language.
b- Birhor, who are a tribal Adivasi forest people, traditionally nomadic, living primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand. They also are speakers of an Austroasiatic language.
c- Kharia, who are a tribal Adivasi people, inhabiting Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal, with some in Assam and the Andaman islands. They also speak an Austroasiatic language.
d- Gond, who are a Dravidian people of central India, spread over the states of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Western Odisha.
12- Paniya - This component peaks in:
a- Paniya, who are a scheduled Indian tribe, inhabiting primarily the state of Kerala. They speak a Dravidian language
b- It is also high in the Kattunayakkan, who are an ancient scheduled tribe in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. They are one of the earliest known inhabitants of the Western Ghats, who are engaged in the collection and gathering of forest produce, mainly wild honey and wax.
13- Onge - This component is modal to Onge, who are a scheduled Indian tribe of the Andaman Islands. They are on the brink of extinction with less than 200 surviving. They are believed to have split from the mainland Asia "Out-of-Africa" migrations around 48,000 years ago.
13-E African - This component peaks in Somalis and the Masai
14-W African - This component peaks in the Yoruba and Esan of W Africa