ProudPersian
05-07-2006, 02:48 PM
Studies on y-chromosome and mtDNA have revealed that most Iranian populations share a common heritage and all exhibit high amounts of West Eurasian lineages.
Influx of South Asian (Dravidian) and east Eurasian (Mongol) DNA markers has been very limited.
For a summary follow the link below. There will also be a link to the full study as reported by the American Journal of Human Genetics
link (http://www.parsaworld.com/Anthropology/Genetics.html)
click below to view a map of all Iranian populations around the world.
Map Link (http://www.parsaworld.com/Anthropology/IranAnthro.html)
Influx of South Asian (Dravidian) and east Eurasian (Mongol) DNA markers has been very limited.
For a summary follow the link below. There will also be a link to the full study as reported by the American Journal of Human Genetics
link (http://www.parsaworld.com/Anthropology/Genetics.html)
click below to view a map of all Iranian populations around the world.
Map Link (http://www.parsaworld.com/Anthropology/IranAnthro.html)