šŸ‡³šŸ‡æ Māori genetics

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

šŸ“ Reference Māori
🧬 Closest match Hawaiian
šŸ—ŗļø Heatmap Modern genetic distance

Who are Māori?

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

What is Māori DNA closest to?

In the World Genetics modern G25 comparison, the closest non-self match for Māori is Hawaiian. Other nearby references include Kambera Wunga, Kambera Rindi, Anakalangu, and Tahitian. This gives the Māori profile its nearest modern genetic context inside the current reference database.

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What does Māori ancestry look like?

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

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

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Māori Genetics FAQ

What populations are genetically closest to Māori?

The closest non-self match in this World Genetics comparison is Hawaiian. Other nearby references include Kambera Wunga, Kambera Rindi, Anakalangu, and Tahitian.

Is Māori DNA closest to Hawaiian?

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

What does the Māori heatmap show?

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