Canarian Genetic Study

[MysteriousWays]

I think this makes some sense and describes why canarians are where they are on a pca plot.

[Isleño]

I think this makes some sense and describes why canarians are where they are on a pca plot.

Yes, I agree. There is a wide range among Canarians. But I do want to say, when you average all these into one average, you get 83% Iberian, 17% North African.

[Zuh]

That's what the peninsulares say about us. They think we sound like Cubans and Venezuelans when we speak Spanish. I was watching a video once by two peninsulares and one was supposed to be playing a Canarian and he kept saying "Chico" like a Cuban, because they were trying to make us seem like we sound like Cubans. We don't say chico, we say chacho, mijo or mi niño. But they think our accents sound like Cubans and Venezuelans. But anyway, it was a comedy skit.

That's very interesting because Mexicans use mijo or mija word a lot how is that possible when no Canarian influenced in Mexico to make an impact??

[Leo Iscariot]

I fall into the largest group, whom are those of predominantly European ancestry with minor North African admixture as my genetic make-up is 90% European, 10% North African.

That's interesting, because I (Despite not being a 'full Canarian') scored 84% European and 10% North African.

If that's about the average, I really wonder what my parents and grandparents would score for North Africa.

[Isleño]

That's very interesting because Mexicans use mijo or mija word a lot how is that possible when no Canarian influenced in Mexico to make an impact??

It’s coincidence. Mijo is just a corrupted form of mi hijo (my son). However, there was a few Canarians that settled in Mexico as well as founding San Antonio, Texas, which was Mexico when they founded it. So it’s possible it transferred to Mexico, but that’s only if we’ve been using mijo that long. There is a Mexican food called pinole which is extremely similar to a food invented by our Canarian ancestors called gofio. Pinole is sometimes called gofio pinole. So it’s obvious this dish came from Canarians.

[Isleño]

That's interesting, because I (Despite not being a 'full Canarian') scored 84% European and 10% North African.

If that's about the average, I really wonder what my parents and grandparents would score for North Africa.

It all depends. Canarians have a wide range for Guanche mixture. Several of my maternal family members tested and got 13%,17%, 20% and 26%. It just depends on the family and what town or island they came from. I seem to have the lowest amount. It’s because my father’s family has a lower amount as the higher amounts all come from my mothers family. I have two cousins that tested on my father’s side and they had 11% and 9%. So it makes sense for me. However, we are all predominantly Iberian descent. Your full blooded Canarian relative could have had 20%. You never know. Sometimes the ancestry is not cut in half and you receive all of it or most of it or less of it. DNA is random like that.

[rajputprincess]

Interesting people.

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[Nassbean]

I'm surprised to see that there are still canarians who are predominantely berber do you know where the majority of them live ?

[Cristiano viejo]

I'm surprised to see that there are still canarians who are predominantely berber do you know where the majority of them live ?

Yes. The most recent genetic study about Canarians was published only a few months ago, and it is very interesting because precisely they speak about where the native blood exists the most.

Los valores más altos de ascendencia aborigen se observan para la población de La Gomera (55,5%) y La Palma (41,0%), mientras que los valores más bajos se encuentran en El Hierro (0,0%) y Tenerife (22,0%).

https://www.ull.es/portal/noticias/2...o-de-canarias/

[Daos777]

Canarians are commonly perceived to be predominantly European with minor North African ancestry, some more, some less. But is this true? Let's take a closer look at Canarian genetics in comparison to Iberian genetics and North African genetics. This look into Canarian genetics is based on the study from Pino-Yanes et al., 2011.

Since it's anticipated that Canarians are predominantly European, this thread will examine the North African admixture percentage in Canarians.

Looking at the samples from the study this thread is based on, I counted the number of samples that made up the Canarian sample as a whole. I also counted the number of samples with no North African ancestry, those that are around half to mainly North African ancestry and those with minor North African admixture whom are predominantly European. From what I can tell (I'm rounding the percentage), it looks like about 50% of the samples are mainly European with minor North African admixture, about 30% have no North African admixture and look to be completely European or near full with just a few percent, and about 20% are around half to mainly North African. {50%/30%/20%} Again, this look into Canarian genetics is based on the study from Pino-Yanes et al., 2011.

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%...l.pone.0018389

IBE=Iberians NWA=North Africans CAN=Canarians_1 CBN=Canarians_2




Calculated North African total averages among Canarians as a whole and per island, in comparison to Iberians and North Africans




My conclusion of the study is that half of the population of the Canary Islands is predominantly European with minor admixture. Almost One-third of the population is completely European or having around 1-5% admixture and one-fifth is at least half or mostly North African. So it does hold true that most Canarians are predominantly European with minor North African admixture. But surprisingly, a significant portion of the population is purely European and a smaller population is at least half to predominantly North African.

To break it down even further, we can say that 50% are predominantly Euro with minor NA admix (10-20%), 30% are a mix of full and near full Euros (1-5% NA admix), 10% are mestizo types (half Euro/half Berber) and 10% are predominantly Guanche Berber. Of course these numbers have been rounded off. {50/30/10/10}

I fall into the largest group, whom are those of predominantly European ancestry with minor North African admixture as my genetic make-up is 90% European, 10% North African.

Topic open for discussion

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