A focused population profile of Yao, with modern genetic matches, ancestry modeling, and a World Genetics G25 heatmap.
Yao is included in the World Genetics modern G25 database as a reference population. This page uses that reference average to compare Yao 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 Yao.
In the World Genetics modern G25 comparison, the closest non-self match for Yao is Chewa Malawi. Other nearby references include Nyanja, Sena, Changana, and Ndau. This gives the Yao 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 Yao 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 Yao profile a geographic shape. Warmer areas mark regions where available modern reference populations sit closer to the Yao average, while cooler areas represent more distant matches.
The closest non-self match in this World Genetics comparison is Chewa Malawi. Other nearby references include Nyanja, Sena, Changana, and Ndau.
In the current modern G25 reference set, Chewa Malawi is the closest listed match to the Yao average after removing Yao itself from the table.
The heatmap shows where modern reference populations are closer or farther from the Yao G25 average, giving the closest-match results a geographic view.
