How come North Caucasians are genetically closer to Middle Easterns rather than Eastern Europeans?

[cyberlorian]

Most common phenotypes among North Caucasians people are Caucasid, Alpinid, Turanid, Dinarid, Norid, Baltid, East Nordid, Pontid, North Pontid and Armenoid.

Most common phenotypes among Eastern Europeans are Baltid, Gorid, Alpinid, Dinarid, Norid, East Nordid, Pontid and North Pontid.

Most common phenotypes among Middle Easterns are Iranid, Arabid, Cappadocid (halfway between Iranid and West Mediterranid), Alpinid, Armenoid and Assyroid.

In other words, the only two common types between North Caucasians and Middle Easterns are Armenoid and Alpinid. However, there are seven phenotypes which are commong in both North Caucasians and Eastern Europeans. They are Baltid, Alpinid, Dinarid, Norid, East Nordid, Pontid and North Pontid.

However, the chart shows that North Caucasians are genetically closer to Middle Easterns rather than Eastern Europeans:



How come

[Jana]

Baltid and East Nordid are not common among North Caucasians at all.

They are not genetically related to eastern Europeans but not much to middle easterners either, north caucasian cluster is on it's own.

[cyberlorian]

Baltid and East Nordid are not common among North Caucasians at all.

They are not genetically related to eastern Europeans but not much to middle easterners either, north caucasian cluster is on it's own.

But in the chart they are pretty close to Turks and Iranians. I considered greater Middle East. Not only Arabian Middle Easterns.

[Jana]

But in the chart they are pretty close to Turks and Iranians. I considered greater Middle East. Not only Arabian Middle Easterns.

As a whole they look more like lighter Turks or Iranians to me than like Russians for example (facial features)

[Jana]

btw, lightness of North Caucasians is exegerrated on anthrofora, they are clearly brunet population with often very fair skin

Chechens

[cyberlorian]

btw, lightness of North Caucasians is exegerrated on anthrofora, they are clearly brunet population with often very fair skin

Chechens

I think I screwed up when saying Baltid and East Nordid. Most of their faces are either Caucasid or Dinarid.

[Pahli]

North Caucasians = West Asians with decent NE_Euro admix, they are Eastern European shifted West Asians

[Marmara]

I think I screwed up when saying Baltid and East Nordid. Most of their faces are either Caucasid or Dinarid.

First time i'm hearing "caucasid". Mtebid and Taurid are associated with Caucasia.

[cyberlorian]

First time i'm hearing "caucasid". Mtebid and Taurid are associated with Caucasia.

Caucasid is the synonym of Mtebid.

[Leto]

North Caucasians = West Asians with decent NE_Euro admix, they are Eastern European shifted West Asians

This. And the Northeastern Caucasus has more European than Northwestern. Chechens are over 20% NE European on calculators while Ossetians are below 20%. Mongoloid admixture is also stronger in Circassians, Balkars and Ossetians (up to 10%).