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In this study there were spanish basques (I don't know if the samples are available) and they also clustered with french basques :Quote:
Originally Posted by Polako
http://web.bioinformatics.cicbiogune...010-HumGen.pdf
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ish7688voT...00/basques.jpg
^ French Basques appear like a subset of Spanish Basques on that PCA. So it seems as if Spanish Basques do have more genetic diversity (ie. they might be less of an isolate). In which case, their admixture results might look different, and closer to the Spanish average.
The Dr. McDonald results of the Iraqi Mandaean appear to cast doubt on the speculated Kerala Christian origin (at least principally) of my father's predicted South Asian segments. The Mandaean, interestingly, has even greater (albeit slightly) predicted possible European ADMIX. What I find most interesting, though, is the location of his red dot. It is, as with the brown dot, within close proximity to my father's spots. Is it a possible signal of back-migration from the general area of the two red spots, in ancient times? Although it may not have any specific thing to do with the position of the red dots, I could not help but think of the recent aDNA paper on Late Neolithic farmers in southern France.Quote:
Originally Posted by Transhumanist
The first attachment is a map containing the combined dots for my father and the Iraqi Mandaean. The second attachment is a map of modern Iraq (among other nations), with points "A" and "B" representing the approximate center points of the McDonald green dots for my father and the Iraqi Mandaean respectively. The third attachment is the entire approximate green dot of the Mandaean, including Assyrian city names and one Hurrian city name (Nuzi), most of which (if they still exist) have since been changed by the Arabs and Kurds. If you have read my posts on ABF, you likely know of my speculation regarding the origins of the Iraqi Mandaeans. I have stated, it is possible, Iraqi Mandaeans are the best preserved remnants of the Assyro-Babylonian religious caste. My father's center spot is a bit (~45 miles) northeast of the Assyrian capital of Nineveh (modern Mosul). The Iraqi Mandaean's spot, despite living for possibly the better part of the last 2000 years in extreme southern Iraq, is situated nearly due east, by roughly 110 miles, of the ancient center of the Assyrian religion, and also former capital, Assur/Ashur.
Not surprised he ditched v2. Figured something was up given the lack of updates over the course of the last week or two:
The design of Dodecad v3
I attached something I posted over at ABF, in case anyone here has an interest in viewing. It is an image of the Dodecad v3 K=12 population averages for the Near East and a few other populations in the general area.Quote:
Dodecad v2 was short-lived, as I discovered a way to improve it shortly after I announced it.
PCA based on most of the v3 population averages thus far reported:
Interesting. Spaniards seem closer to Germanics than to Greeks/South Italians.Quote:
Originally Posted by Transhumanist
We knew all along that you guys were aryan ubermenschen we just need to look at you, you're beating a dead horse. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Iberia
Distances between populations on the PCA do not necessarily represent true genetic distances. I am not saying you are incorrect. Simply, that we cannot reach that conclusion based solely on the results of a PCA of ADMIXTURE component percentages.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iberia
Is there a Northern Italian sample as well? Do you know where are the "C_Italian_D" from by any chance?Quote:
Originally Posted by Transhumanist
And big surprise.. the Spanish are closest to the French (and if northern Italians were on there, you'd see the usual clustering situation).Quote:
Originally Posted by Iberia