Why Amerindians scoring Central Asians in their population sharing distance?

[Qamdalan]

I notice that in certain calculators, Amerindians are showing Central Asians such as Uzbek, Uyghur, Hazara, Tajik, etc. in their population sharing distance. I wonder is it because Central Asians are one of the closest old world population genetically to Native Americans or is the similarity due to both groups being a mix of Eastern Eurasian-related+ANE/West Eurasian-like ancient populations?

Example 1: Karitiana, an Amerindian tribe from the Amazon

Using HarappaWorld Admixture

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Single Population Sharing:

#	Population (source)

[TD="align: right"] Distance [/TD]

[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]colombian (hgdp)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]0.79[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]karitiana (hgdp)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]1.04[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]surui (hgdp)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]1.07[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]totonac (xing)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]4.74[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]pima (hgdp)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]4.89[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]bolivian (xing)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]10.55[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]maya (hgdp)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]10.79[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]peruvian (1000genomes)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]24.05[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]ecuadorian (bryc)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]56.91[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]mexican (1000genomes)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]60.96[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]11[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]colombian (bryc)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]76.73[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]colombian (1000genomes)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]85.45[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]13[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]puerto-rican (bryc)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]97.44[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]14[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]puerto-rican (1000genomes)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]99.34[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]15[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]dominican (bryc)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]108.24[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"] 16 [/TD]
[TD="width: 220"] uzbek (behar) [/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"] 110.8 [/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"] 17 [/TD]
[TD="width: 220"] uyghur (hgdp) [/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"] 111 [/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"] 18 [/TD]
[TD="width: 220"] tajik (yunusbayev) [/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"] 111.59 [/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"] 19 [/TD]
[TD="width: 220"] hazara (hgdp) [/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"] 111.77 [/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"] 20 [/TD]
[TD="width: 220"] turkmen (yunusbayev) [/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"] 111.82

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Using puntDNAL Global K13

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Single Population Sharing:

#	Population (source)

[TD="align: right"] Distance [/TD]

[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Colombian[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]0.2[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Karitiana[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]0.2[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Surui[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]0.2[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Mayan[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]4.21[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Pima[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]4.43[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Ecuadorian[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]59.78[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Mexican[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]70.43[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Eskimo[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]88.32[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Colombian[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]89.81[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Puerto_Rican[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]104.33[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]11[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Chukchi[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]107.48[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Aluet[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]107.56[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]13[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Dominican[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]111.55[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"] 14 [/TD]
[TD="width: 220"] Afghan_Hazara [/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"] 114.15 [/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"] 15 [/TD]
[TD="width: 220"] Afghan_Uzbeki [/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"] 114.56 [/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"] 16 [/TD]
[TD="width: 220"] Tadjik [/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"] 115.59 [/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]17[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Nogay[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]116.39[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]18[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Tatar[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]116.46[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]19[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Burusho[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]116.85[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]20[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Turkish_Aydin[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]117.29

[/TD]

Example 2: Pima, an Amerindian tribe from North America

Using HarappaWorld Admixture

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Single Population Sharing:

#	Population (source)

[TD="align: right"] Distance [/TD]

[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]pima (hgdp)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]2.78[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]totonac (xing)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]4.17[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]maya (hgdp)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]6.99[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]bolivian (xing)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]7.8[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]colombian (hgdp)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]8.16[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]karitiana (hgdp)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]8.4[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]surui (hgdp)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]8.42[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]peruvian (1000genomes)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]19.72[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]ecuadorian (bryc)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]52[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]mexican (1000genomes)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]55.95[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]11[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]colombian (bryc)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]71.81[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]colombian (1000genomes)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]80.54[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]13[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]puerto-rican (bryc)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]92.44[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]14[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]puerto-rican (1000genomes)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]94.37[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]15[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]dominican (bryc)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]103.31[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"] 16 [/TD]
[TD="width: 220"] uzbek (behar) [/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"] 105.51 [/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"] 17 [/TD]
[TD="width: 220"] uyghur (hgdp) [/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"] 105.8 [/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"] 18 [/TD]
[TD="width: 220"] tajik (yunusbayev) [/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"] 106.4 [/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"] 19 [/TD]
[TD="width: 220"] hazara (hgdp) [/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"] 106.59 [/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"] 20 [/TD]
[TD="width: 220"] turkmen (yunusbayev) [/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"] 106.62

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Using puntDNAL Global K13

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Single Population Sharing:

#	Population (source)

[TD="align: right"] Distance [/TD]

[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Pima[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]10.36[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Mayan[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]11.23[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Colombian[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]14.78[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Karitiana[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]14.78[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Surui[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]14.78[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Ecuadorian[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]48.21[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Mexican[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]58.22[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Eskimo[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]73.99[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Colombian[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]77.86[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Puerto_Rican[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]92.42[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]11[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Chukchi[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]93.17[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Aluet[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]94.92[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]13[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Dominican[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]100.14[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"] 14 [/TD]
[TD="width: 220"] Afghan_Hazara [/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"] 101.1 [/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"] 15 [/TD]
[TD="width: 220"] Afghan_Uzbeki [/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"] 102.06 [/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]16[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Koryak[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]102.97[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"] 17 [/TD]
[TD="width: 220"] Tadjik [/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"] 103.3 [/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]18[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Nogay[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]103.61[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]19[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Tatar[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]103.78[/TD]

[TD="width: 40, align: center"]20[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]Altaian[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]103.82

[/TD]

Thoughts?? :grin: