Table 1.

MtDNA (HVR1 Sequence) Genetic Distances between Caste Groups from Andhra Pradesh and Continental Populations

Caste group Africans Asians Europeans
Upper.179.037.100 (0.106)[i]
Middle.182.025.086 (0.084)[ii]
Lower.163.023.113
All castes.196.026.077

[i] Genetic distance between upper castes and Europeans if the Kshatriya and Vysya are excluded from the analysis.

[ii] Genetic distance between the middle castes and Europeans if the Kshatriya and Vysya are grouped in the middle castes.