A focused population profile of Lao, with modern genetic matches, ancestry modeling, and a World Genetics G25 heatmap.
Lao is included in the World Genetics modern G25 database as a reference population. This page uses that reference average to compare Lao 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 Lao.
In the World Genetics modern G25 comparison, the closest non-self match for Lao is Cambodian. Other nearby references include Htin Mal, Khmer Cambodia (low res), Kuy Thailand, and Blang. This gives the Lao profile its nearest modern genetic context inside the current reference database.
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The ancestral breakdown below loads the best-fitting World Genetics calculator for the Lao 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.
The heatmap gives the Lao profile a geographic shape. Warmer areas mark regions where available modern reference populations sit closer to the Lao average, while cooler areas represent more distant matches.
The closest non-self match in this World Genetics comparison is Cambodian. Other nearby references include Htin Mal, Khmer Cambodia (low res), Kuy Thailand, and Blang.
In the current modern G25 reference set, Cambodian is the closest listed match to the Lao average after removing Lao itself from the table.
The heatmap shows where modern reference populations are closer or farther from the Lao G25 average, giving the closest-match results a geographic view.
