We are pleased to announce the addition of 13 new populations to our global database:

New European populations:

• Allia, Sicilia, Italy (50)
• Bobovica, Bosnia (26)
• Bosnian Mountain Villages (83)
• Dejcici, Bosnia (30)
• Lukomir, Bosnia (27)
  

New Native American populations:

• Gaviao (Brazil) (29)
• Pooled Native Amazonian (Brazil) (146)
• Surui (Brazil) (24)
• Wai Wai (Brazil) (29)
• Xavante (Brazil) (34)
• Zoro (Brazil) (30)
  

The inclusion of additional population data allows us to refine our regional clusters and their geographical boundaries. We have now identified twenty three well defined genetic clusters present in our global population database:


Native American:

• Alaskan: Inuit peoples of Alaska.
• Athabaskan: Athabaskan speaking peoples ofWestern North America.
• Northeast Amerindian: Native peoples of Northeastern North America.
• Salishan: Salish speaking peoples of the American Pacific Northwest.
• South Amerindian: Native peoples of South America.
• Mestizo (“mixed”): Native Americans blended with Europeans and Africans.

African and Near Eastern:

• Arabian: The Arabian Peninsula.
• Asia Minor: The East Mediterranean and Anatolia to the Tarim Basin.
• North African: North Africa.
• North Indian: Northern India.
• South Indian: Southern India.
• Sub-Saharan African: Africa south of the Sahara Desert.

European:

• Eastern European: The Slavic speaking region of Eastern Europe.
• Basque: The Basque speaking peoples of Western Europe.
• Finno-Ugrian: The Uralic speaking region of Northeastern Europe.
• Mediterranean: The Romance speaking region of Southern Europe.
• Northwest European: The Celtic and Germanic speaking region of Northwestern Europe.

Asia/Pacific:

• Australian: Aboriginal peoples of Australia.
• Chinese: The Chinese region of East Asia.
• Japanese: The Japanese Archipelago.
• Polynesian: The Polynesian Islands.
• Southeast Asian: Southeast Asia and the Malay Archipelago.
• Tibetan: The Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau.

Previous customers who would like to update their results to include these new clusters can order an Update through our secure online checkout.

We are pleased to announce the addition of 14 new populations to our global database:

European populations:

• Denmark (156)
• Dundee, Scotland (228)
• Estonia (150)
• Finland (469)
• Glasgow, Scotland (494)
• Ireland (300)
• Lille, France (200)
• Netherlands (231)
• Northern Ireland (207)
• Norway (302)
• Sweden (205)
• Toulouse, France (335)
• Wales, United Kingdom (437)
  

New Near Eastern populations:

• Afghan (333)

Previous customers who would like to update their results to include these new clusters can order an Update through our secure online checkout.