A focused population profile of Dinka, with modern genetic matches, ancestry modeling, and a World Genetics G25 heatmap.
📍 ReferenceDinka
🧬 Closest matchSouth Sudanese
🗺️ HeatmapModern genetic distance
Who are Dinka?
Dinka is included in the World Genetics modern G25 database as a reference population. This page uses that reference average to compare Dinka 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 Dinka.
What is Dinka DNA closest to?
In the World Genetics modern G25 comparison, the closest non-self match for Dinka is South Sudanese. Other nearby references include Shilluk, Anuak Ethiopia, Nuer, and Bari. This gives the Dinka profile its nearest modern genetic context inside the current reference database.
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What does Dinka ancestry look like?
The ancestral breakdown below loads the best-fitting World Genetics calculator for the Dinka 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 Dinka DNA closest on the map?
The heatmap gives the Dinka profile a geographic shape. Warmer areas mark regions where available modern reference populations sit closer to the Dinka average, while cooler areas represent more distant matches.
Dinka Genetic Distance HeatmapWarmer areas show closer modern population averages.
What populations are genetically closest to Dinka?
The closest non-self match in this World Genetics comparison is South Sudanese. Other nearby references include Shilluk, Anuak Ethiopia, Nuer, and Bari.
Is Dinka DNA closest to South Sudanese?
In the current modern G25 reference set, South Sudanese is the closest listed match to the Dinka average after removing Dinka itself from the table.
What does the Dinka heatmap show?
The heatmap shows where modern reference populations are closer or farther from the Dinka G25 average, giving the closest-match results a geographic view.