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Are Anatolians Persian?
Anatolia fell under Achaemenid Persian rule c. In the aftermath of the Greco-Persian Wars, all of Anatolia remained under Persian control except for the Aegean coast, which was incorporated in the Delian League in the 470s BC. Alexander the Great finally wrested control of the whole region from Persia in the 330s BC.
What is hunter-gatherer DNA?
Caucasus hunter-gatherer (CHG), also called Satsurblia Cluster is an anatomically modern human genetic lineage, first identified in a 2015 study, based on the population genetics of several modern Western Eurasian (European, Caucasian and Near Eastern) populations.
Are Persians and Qashqais genetically close to each other?
The results of AMOVA and MDS analyses did not associate any regional and/or linguistic group of populations in the Anatolia/Caucasus and Iran region pointing to close genetic positions of Persians and Qashqais to each other and to Armenians, and Azeris from Iran to Georgians.
How similar is Turkish DNA to other ethnicities?
According to a 2012 study of ethnic Turks, “Turkish population has a close genetic similarity to Middle Eastern and European populations and some degree of similarity to South Asian and Central Asian populations.” The analysis modeled each person’s DNA as having originated from K ancestral populations and varied the parameter K from 2 to 7.
Turkish people, and other Western Asian populations, may also be closely related to Central Asian populations such as those near Western Asia. This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.
Is there a genetic link between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula?
Previous examinations of the maternal gene pools of Iranians have revealed a genetic connection between Iranian populations and the Indian sub-continent and the Arabian Peninsula, likely the result of both ancient and recent gene flow.