Genetic and Linguistic Diversity of 14 Eurasian Populations
Based on the most complete current data-set on Y-DNA and mtDNA haplogroups and SNP frequency, 14 Eurasian populations were analyzed. The contribution of each part of genome to the genetic distances between the populations was estimated. The degree of the correlation between genetic, geographic and linguistic distances was determined. The phylogeography of some Y-chromosome and mtDNA lines was considered. Certain populations take unexpected places in the multidimensional scaling plot due to different percentages of European and Asian haplogroups in their genetic structure.