The core of the gene research trajectory originates from three ancestral populations spanning thousands of years
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The Coorgi or Kodava community in Karnataka can trace its origins to at least three different ancestral populations, including as diverse as Palliyar, a tribe from the southwest west to the North Indian Sikhs. The largest of these dates back about 3000 years ago, while the most recent report of a first study analyses genetic data from local Kurkis.
The study was published in the latest edition of peer review Communication Biology,,,,,Emphasizing that several ethnic communities in India are not homogeneous, this is the result of a mix of different ethnic groups over the past millennium.
The study points out that although socially and culturally homogeneous communities have aroused great interest among anthropologists, their origins and population history are quite controversial with the surrounding populations. ”
Their population is about 300,000 people and has 1,200 large families.
Based on the study of the genetic histories of 144 individuals, including authors from the University of Delhi, the South Campus and the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology of Hyderabad, it was found that the oldest Kurg 3 (called Kurg 3) share a shared genetic history, associated with the palliyar population and this lineage, which is approximately 98 generations (98 generations before GBP).
A pound is about 25 to 30 years, so it can be traced back about 3,000 years ago. Then, Coorg-1 branched out for 64 generations or about 1,900 years ago. The third set of COORG-2 started with a mixture of Coorg-1 and Coorg-3, which was relatively new about 330 years ago.
The authors concluded that the frequency of certain genes in Kodavas was compared with a database of genetic structures of other caste groups and tribes. The frequency distribution of mutations in certain genes can be in the era of certain population combinations, or whether individuals in the population are largely isolated from the surrounding population.
Paper notes that traditionally a group of agriculturalists with martial arts customs intersect their daily lives, and Coorgis practices family out-of-marriage and caste intra-marriage.
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Author BK Thelma, K. Thangaraj, Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Loumos Kumar and Kiran Sran Note are “those are totally anecdotes or from early population dates, lacking scientific evidence.”
“These insights into ancient and diverse genealogies not only explain their unique position among Indian diaspora, but also encourage further research to identify unknown migration to the Indian subcontinent, thus further revealing their unique populations,” the author noted.
The population groups of India (some of whom maintain unique physical and cultural practices, all trace their ancestors to two large population groups: South Indian ancestors (ASI) and North Indian ancestors (ANI). The former traces their lineage to a hunter-gathering South Indian ancestors (AASI) group, starting from 65,000, and from the Indus Valley civilization. The latter, or ANI, is a mixture of IVC and late Bronze Age grassland cultures (Central Asian origin).
The mixing of ASI and ANI between 1,900 and 4200 forms the main caste and tribal groups of North India.
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