Table 4 Variance in populations of Orissa due to ethnicity, language and history of origin at three different levels of hierarchy analysed with 15 autosomal STR loci
Basis | Grouping | Populations in group | % of total variance (p values) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Within population | Between population within group | Between groups |
Ethnicity | Castes vs Tribes | (OB, KY, KR, GP) vs (JU, PR, SA) | 98.84 (0.00) | 0.83 (0.00) | 0.34 (0.03) |
Language | Indo-European vs Austro-Asiatic vs Dravidian | (OB, KY, KR, GP) vs (JU, SA) vs (PR) | 98.86 (0.00) | 0.79 (0.00) | 0.34 (0.05) |
History of Origin | European vs Austro-Asiatic vs Admixed Gene Pool | (OB, KR) vs (JU, SA) vs (KY, GP, PR) | 98.91 (0.00) | 0.84 (0.00) | 0.25 (0.06) |