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🇹🇿 Hadza genetics

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

📍 Reference Hadza
🧬 Closest match Sandawe
🗺️ Heatmap Modern genetic distance

Who are Hadza?

Hadza is included in the World Genetics modern G25 database as a reference population. This page uses that reference average to compare Hadza 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 Hadza.

What is Hadza DNA closest to?

In the World Genetics modern G25 comparison, the closest non-self match for Hadza is Sandawe. Other nearby references include Gumuz Ethiopia, Sengwer, Ari Blacksmith, and Hema (low res). This gives the Hadza profile its nearest modern genetic context inside the current reference database.

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What does Hadza ancestry look like?

The ancestral breakdown below loads the best-fitting World Genetics calculator for the Hadza 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 Hadza DNA closest on the map?

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

Hadza Genetic Distance Heatmap Warmer areas show closer modern population averages.
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Hadza genetics FAQ

What populations are genetically closest to Hadza?

The closest non-self match in this World Genetics comparison is Sandawe. Other nearby references include Gumuz Ethiopia, Sengwer, Ari Blacksmith, and Hema (low res).

Is Hadza DNA closest to Sandawe?

In the current modern G25 reference set, Sandawe is the closest listed match to the Hadza average after removing Hadza itself from the table.

What does the Hadza heatmap show?

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