Table 5.

Autosomal Genetic Distances[i] between Caste Groups from Andhra Pradesh and Continental Populations

Caste group Africans Asians Europeans
Upper.140 (0.074 ± .018).058 (0.024 ± .009).032[ii] (.011 ± .003)
Middle.149 (0.082 ± .018).032 (0.013 ± .005).057[iii] (.020 ± .006)
Lower.147 (0.083 ± .017).044 (0.017 ± .005).073  (.027 ± .006)
All castes.147.039.045

[i] Nei standard distances ± standard errors are in parentheses.

[ii] If the Kshatriya and Vysya are excluded, the genetic distance between the upper castes and Europeans is 0.038.

[iii] If the Kshatriya and Vysya are grouped in the middle castes, the genetic distance between the middle castes and Europeans is 0.050.