Are Belarusians more Baltic than Slavic?

[Loki]

Are they genetically closer to Lithuanians than to Russians and Poles? From reports I've seen, it appears to be the case.

Please correct me if wrong.

[sevruk]

Are they genetically closer to Lithuanians than to Russians and Poles? From reports I've seen, it appears to be the case.

Please correct me if wrong.

it is not

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0066499

[Loki]

it is not

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0066499

That's a long study. Can you perhaps point me to something specific?

[JeanBaMac]

Actually Russians have more Baltic genes than Belarusians.

[Wild North]

My guess is that they are more Slavic than Baltic.

[Hevo]

They are more Slavic.

[Dombra]

They are more Slavic but closer to the Balts than to either Poles or Russians

[Dani Cutie]

Báltics and slavic is the same but báltics are more scandinavic-finnic .

[Äijä]

I think their Gothic and Finnic admix is pretty strong.

[Rugevit]

There are only two Baltic peoples today: Lithuanians and Latvians.

[undashing]

They're just Russians with Baltic influence.

[Rugevit]

They're just Russians with Baltic influence.

Different tribes took part in the ethnogenesis of Russians, Belarusians and Ukrainians.

[Äijä]

Different tribes took part in the ethnogenesis of Russians, Belarusians and Ukrainians.

Btw, do you have info on the Belarus I2, I1 and N1c?

[Stanislav]

There are only two Baltic peoples today: Lithuanians and Latvians.

By genes Estonians also more baltic than finnic.

[Stanislav]

Btw, do you have info on the Belarus I2, I1 and N1c?

R1a-292- 50,87%
I2a- 91- 15,85%
N1c-55- 9,58%
R1b-32- 5,57%
I1-25- 4,36%
E-18- 3,14%
J- 17- 2,96%
G- 10-1,74%

Y chromosome gene pool of Belarusians - clues from biallelic markers study, Kushniarevich et al. 2007

[Красавчик]

They're more Slavic, because Slavic is only an ethnocultural term.

[Rugevit]

R1a-292- 50,87%


R1a1 for Belarusians ~ 55%. Sample size 267. Data on R1a1 clade distribution is from the latest study Underhil et al 2014. See table S4 : http://www.nature.com/ejhg/journal/vaop/ncurrent/extref/ejhg201450x5.xls

[Stanislav]

To Armstrong01

It is not so different. Mainly Belarusians have R1a (more than 50%), next is I2 and N1c1. I1 less. What's wrong?

[Rugevit]

By genes Estonians also more baltic than finnic.

I meant there are only two peoples, who are culturally and linguistically are Baltic today. Genetic continuum exists in many regions but it's not as important.

[Rugevit]

To Armstrong01

It is not so different. Mainly Belarusians have R1a (more than 50%), next is I2 and N1c1. I1 less. What's wrong?

There is nothing wrong. Just provided up to date data for R1a1 clade distribution.

[Stanislav]

I meant there are only two peoples, who are culturally and linguistically are Baltic today. Genetic continuum exists in many regions but it's not as important.

You are right about linguistic, but by the Autosomal DNA Estonians belong to Balto-Slavic cluster.

[Wild North]

Belarus, indeed, became part of Lithuania in the 1300-1400s. And old Belarusian became the official language.

[LightHouse89]

They are more Slavic but closer to the Balts than to either Poles or Russians

are Finns closer to Swedes or Russians? Are Swedish Finns closer to Finns or Swedes? :cool::thumb001:

I agree with your answer to Lokis question.

[Guapo]

Slavs or both. One of my Belarusian "relatives" on 23andme, he has no Finnish:

http://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=52424&d=1416367130

[Rugevit]

Belarus, indeed, became part of Lithuania in the 1300-1400s. And old Belarusian became the official language.

Contacts between ancestors of Belarusians and Lithuanians and Latvians are much older.