🇺🇾 Afro-Uruguayan genetics

A focused population profile of Afro-Uruguayan, with modern genetic matches, ancestry modeling, and a World Genetics G25 heatmap.

📍 Reference Afro-Uruguayan
🧬 Closest match Afro-Colombian
🗺️ Heatmap Modern genetic distance

Who are Afro-Uruguayan?

Afro-Uruguayan is included in the World Genetics modern G25 database as a reference population. This page uses that reference average to compare Afro-Uruguayan with other modern populations in the database.

The label should be read as a population reference name rather than a complete description of every individual, family, language, region, or community history connected with Afro-Uruguayan.

What is Afro-Uruguayan DNA closest to?

In the World Genetics modern G25 comparison, the closest non-self match for Afro-Uruguayan is Afro-Colombian. Other nearby references include Afro-Costa Rican, Afro-Venezuelan, Afro-Puerto Rican, and Panamanian Mestizo (Highly SSA-Mixed). This gives the Afro-Uruguayan profile its nearest modern genetic context inside the current reference database.

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What does Afro-Uruguayan ancestry look like?

The ancestral breakdown below loads the best-fitting World Genetics calculator for the Afro-Uruguayan average. It should be read as a model of deep ancestry components, while the closest-match table is the better guide to which modern populations are most similar in G25 space.

Ancestral Breakdown

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Where is Afro-Uruguayan DNA closest on the map?

The heatmap gives the Afro-Uruguayan profile a geographic shape. Warmer areas mark regions where available modern reference populations sit closer to the Afro-Uruguayan average, while cooler areas represent more distant matches.

Afro-Uruguayan Genetic Distance Heatmap Warmer areas show closer modern population averages.
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Afro-Uruguayan genetics FAQ

What populations are genetically closest to Afro-Uruguayan?

The closest non-self match in this World Genetics comparison is Afro-Colombian. Other nearby references include Afro-Costa Rican, Afro-Venezuelan, Afro-Puerto Rican, and Panamanian Mestizo (Highly SSA-Mixed).

Is Afro-Uruguayan DNA closest to Afro-Colombian?

In the current modern G25 reference set, Afro-Colombian is the closest listed match to the Afro-Uruguayan average after removing Afro-Uruguayan itself from the table.

What does the Afro-Uruguayan heatmap show?

The heatmap shows where modern reference populations are closer or farther from the Afro-Uruguayan G25 average, giving the closest-match results a geographic view.