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A 2020 genetic study on Southeast Asian populations by Liu et al. 2020, found that most Southeast Asians are closely related to East Asians and carry mostly “East Asian-related” ancestry.
A 2008 study about genome-wide SNPs of East Asians by Chao Tian et al. reported that Japanese along with other East Asians such as Joseon Koreans and Han Chinese are genetically distinguishable from Southeast Asians Another study (2017) shows a relative strong relation between all East and Southeast Asians.
Where do Southeast Asians originate from?
They discovered that present-day Southeast Asian populations derive ancestry from at least four ancient populations. In the study, the team extracted DNA from 8,000-year-old skeletal remains from Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Laos and Japan.
Is East Asia diverse?
Abstract East Asian nations have become increasingly diverse in their ethnic composition since the 1990s. A large proportion of recent immigrants consists of women from China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines, who migrated following their marriage to male citizens from South Korea and Taiwan.
What makes Southeast Asia a region of diversity?
Southeast Asia is a geographically expansive and populous region characterized by fascinating social and cultural variation. The majority of the countries in this region are home to dozens of different ethnic groups (and in some cases, hundreds), many with their own distinct languages, cultures, and styles of dress.
What’s the difference between the Middle East and Asia?
The term Middle East originated with the British Foreign Office in the 19th century. West Asia refers to countries west of Afghanistan to the westernmost part of Asia and with the exception of Israel, Turkey and Iran. The region has predominantly Arab-Muslim population.
Are modern East/s Southeast Asians genetically distinct from early humans?
Genetic research indicates that populations related to modern East/Southeast Asians existed as distinct genetic lineage already during early human times (see Tianyuan man or Liujiang man ).
Are the Ainu genetically closely related to other East Asian populations?
Unlike all other East Asian populations investigated, the Ainu have a closer genetic relationship with northeast Siberians than with central Siberians, suggesting ancient connections among populations around the Sea of Okhotsk.
Why are East Asians so different from Europeans?
It turns out that modern East Asians, unlike Europeans, are very genetically similar to their ancestors — and this information tells us more about the origins of farming and how populations migrated or stayed put.
A recent study (2018) shows that the Japanese are predominantly descendants of the Yayoi people and are closely related to other modern East Asians, especially Koreans and Han Chinese. It is estimated that the majority of Japanese only has about 12\% Jōmon ancestry or even less.