Can a person of one ethnic group obtain their strongest match with another group or even world region?
Yes. Each population includes a spectrum of gene frequencies. Within that spectrum, some alleles (genes) will be typical of that general region, some will be typical of nearby regions, and some might be more unique to that ethnic group. It is common for people to imagine a population in terms of general or distinctive characteristics. However, individuals within any population exhibit a range of variation. While red hair might seem typical of Irish descent, red hair is only found in a minority of Irish people and can be found in many other populations and even continents. The same is true of genetic ancestry. Some individuals in an ethnic population group might carry alleles (genes) that are highly typical of that group. However, all will retain genetic connections to other nearby populations, and some will retain a primary affiliation with other world regions.
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