Table 1.

Descriptive parameters of the studied populations

Region	Population	Abbreviation	N chromosomes^a	Common SNPs^b
Africa
	Bantu	BAN	40	92
	Mandenka	MAN	48	92
	Yoruba	YOR	50	92
	San	SAN	14	92
	Mbuti Pygmies	MBU	30	92
	Biaka Pygmies	BIA	70	92
Europe
	Orcadian	ORC	32	97
	Adygei	ADY	34	97
	Russian	RUS	50	97
	French Basque	FBAS	48	97
	French France	FRA	58	97
	Continental Italian	CIT	44	97
	Sardinian	SAR	56	97
Middle East/North Africa
	Mozabite	MOZ	60	120
	Bedouin	BED	94	120
	Druze	DRU	88	120
	Palestinian	PAL	98	120
Central/South Asia
	Balochi	BAL	50	78
	Brahui	BRA	50	78
	Makrani	MAK	50	78
	Sindhi	SIN	50	78
	Pathan	PAT	50	78
	Burusho	BUR	50	78
	Hazara	HAZ	50	78
	Kalash	KAL	50	78
East Asia
	Han	HAN	90	89
	North China	NCH	138	89
	South China	SCH	140	89
	Cambodian	CAM	22	89
	Japanese	JAP	60	89
	Yakut	YAK	50	89
Oceania
	NAN Melanesian	NAN	44	63
	Papuan	PAP	34	63
America
	Karitiana	KAR	48	50
	Surui	SUR	42	50
	Colombian	COL	28	50
	Maya	MAY	50	50
	Pima	PIM	50	50

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