How does Population Finder determine the percentages of different ancestries?
Population Finder determines the percentages of different ancestries that comprise your genetics by matching your autosomal DNA against a multi-dimensional data table (a matrix). In a multi-step process, the most likely combination of contributing population groups and the amount of each is determined. These are the basic steps. Your sample is processed by the Population Finder program and is compared to each reference sample in our world DNA population database (see FAQ #1039 for current populations). • A smaller data table is created using your sample and the following ten ancestral groups. Ancestral Population Representative Population Russia/Caucasus Adygei Middle East/North Africa Bedouin [South] India Southeast Indian Central Africa Mbuti Pygmi Melanesian Melanesian Central America Pima Western Europe Orcadian (Orkney Islands) East Central Asia Tujia Siberia Yakut West Africa Yoruba • The best matching ancestral population from step 2 is used to determine which of the reference p
Population Finder determines the percentages of different ancestries that comprise your genetics by matching your autosomal DNA against a multi-dimensional data table (a matrix). In a multi-step process, the program finds the most likely combination of contributing population groups and the amount (percentage) of each. These are the basic steps. Your sample is processed by the Population Finder program. It is compared to each reference sample in our world DNA population database (see FAQ #1039 for current populations). • A smaller data table is created using your sample and one representative population for each of the seven Continental groups. The populations represent the ancestral populations for each group. Ancestral Population Representative Population Middle East/North Africa Druze India North Indian Melanesian Melanesian Central America Pima Western Europe Orcadian (Orkney Islands) East Central Asia Tujia West Africa Yoruba • The best matching ancestral population from step 2 is
