New Bio-Geographical Test

[Noaide]

Are the Karitiana and Surui also from Central and South America?

Yes, only the Pima seem to come from north america, but all these groups cluster together despite their large geographic spread.

[burto]

Are the Karitiana and Surui also from Central and South America? Otherwise I don't see how it can give a true representation of the diversity of Native peoples, we have seen it already causes problems in the other autosomal tests. What other ethnic groups does it compare against-I couldn't find any info on populations?
Is anyone going for the Ethnoancestry test when it comes out? Feel free to PM me if you'd rather not say here.

[Noaide]

I have read that there is other companies working on a bio-geographical test similar to ABDNA 2.5. Has anyone heard if there is any other test available that compares you to 4 or 5 different nationalities.

There new deCODEme test with 1 mill SNP compares you to 5 native american populations from the 52 populations in the Hapmap project: Karitiana, Surui, Colombian, Pima and Maya.

[Black Dutch]

Citation on these studies, please!

I will try to look for it, saw it a couple of years ago on one of the DNA forums.
Ethno-Ancestries has been promising a new version for 3 years now.

[tomcat]

... There has been some recent studies that show the Cherokee may actually match closer to Japanese, so their statement may not be true.
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Citation on these studies, please!

[juan carlos]

Ethnoancestry states it plans to have one of those this year, but there is no date.

[Black Dutch]

I have read that there is other companies working on a bio-geographical test similar to ABDNA 2.5. Has anyone heard if there is any other test available that compares you to 4 or 5 different nationalities.
Think we are all ready for something else to come out. After DNA Tribes said they would give us SE Native American data and did not, I quit testing since that is my primary reason for testing. Then they stated that the other Native American tribes in their data base would be similar to the Cherokee or other SE Tribes. There has been some recent studies that show the Cherokee may actually match closer to Japanese, so their statement may not be true.

Tom K.