Autosomal DNA results doesn’t affect the look of an ethnicity so much. Right?

[Zmey Gorynych]

Of course it does and it's the most important factor. Adaptation to environment is BS as europeans that moved to Americas or Africa did not turn into mongoloids or blacks. The same is true for asians and africans that moved out of their homelands.

[Dorian]

Yes, they usually look distinct. But they are Caucasoid of course. It's their European HG that is low. Otherwise their Mongoloid and South Indian is almost non-existent. I believe Laz in NE Turkey are only 5% North_European on average. Georgians in Georgia are close to 10%, I think.

The HG level is irrelevant since Laz or Georgians will have the alleles for "Russian" looks to some extent ,at some point a proto-ancestor group of Russians would be "like" Georgians too , the difference is that the first heavily selected and also/or drifted and "bleached" the rest of 99,99% irrelevant-to-shaping-phenotype autosomal "profile" that you later associate with their look.

It's just a 0,01% that shapes it and selection ,the only reason that you can predict looks based on such "profiles" is because(it seems) there's no reason to select against most types(which are not that many anyways) or in favor of others or it happens gradually and we're not aware ..not because the majority of autosomal has effect.

Just saying this though for the sake of the topic.It's right in the sense that you can kinda predict based on it , wrong in the sense that it's not because of the whole autosomal.

[Nomansman]

Most of Tajik sampes from Tajikistan I've ever seen are mostly +20%. Even my friend sent me a half Tajik half Kurdish sample who scores 22% Mongoloid

You seen uzbekis then. Many uzbeks are tajikfied and vice versa

[Leto]

You seen uzbekis then. Many uzbeks are tajikfied and vice versa

Yes, because the two republics were created by the Bolsheviks and before them there was no stark delineation between ethnicities in Central Asia, people mostly identified with a lifestyle (sedentary vs. nomadic). Tajiks and Uzbeks were all Sunni Muslim farmers, many were even bilingual. Their clothes and food are also very similar.

[Fiko0]

They're not very dark most of the time though. Lighter than Azerbaijanis and no, I'm not saying this because they are Christians. For that matter all Caucasians and West Asians are considered "black" in Slavic Russia. Not that I personally use it indiscriminately. Georgians do have a higher percentage of light eyes and hair than both Armenians and Azerbaijanis.

I'm Caucasian. My brother has green eyes, father, uncle and grandpa light blue eyes. My mothers side also all are light eyed.
Dont know if this means something.

[Leto]

I'm Caucasian. My brother has green eyes, father, uncle and grandpa light blue eyes. My mothers side also all are light eyed.
Dont know if this means something.

That's pretty cool. Go ahead and share your HarappaWorld results here if you can
https://www.theapricity.com/forum/sh...sian-results-2

[thenewestmember]

Of course it does and it's the most important factor. Adaptation to environment is BS as europeans that moved to Americas or Africa did not turn into mongoloids or blacks. The same is true for asians and africans that moved out of their homelands.

yes but these whites in Americas and Africa are very new to the lands. consider Persians that they looks more Afghan or Paki but automatically closer to Georgians and Armenians.

[Zmey Gorynych]

yes but these whites in Americas and Africa are very new to the lands. consider Persians that they looks more Afghan or Paki but automatically closer to Georgians and Armenians.

Trivial and most likely erroneous observation.

[Leto]

yes but these whites in Americas and Africa are very new to the lands. consider Persians that they looks more Afghan or Paki but automatically closer to Georgians and Armenians.

Maybe closer but certainly not identical. Persians are much more Southern than Georgians.

[Kyp]

Maybe closer but certainly not identical. Persians are much more Southern than Georgians.

Lol

Distance to: Swedish
69.02195882 Iran_Central_East
70.97543378 Iranian_Fars
73.82641804 Iranian
74.11922827 Iranians
74.81218751 Iran_Mazandaran
80.07840720 Georgian_Gurian
80.33956560 Georgian_Svan
80.53956419 Georgia_Jews
82.05911710 Georgian_Imereti
82.41166908 Georgian_Mingrelian


But yes Iranians have more non-caucasoid DNA than Georgians.