Some have asked what the point is in poking around African population structure when Tishkoff et al. and Henn et al. have done such a good job in terms of coverage. First, it is nice to run your own analyses so you can slice & dice to your preference, and not rely on the constrained menu provided by others. There's value in home cooking; you can flavor to your taste. Second, you never know what data people might leave on your doorstep. I've received the genotypes of three Somalis. Nothing too surprising, a touch more Cushitic than the Ethiopians in Behar et al., but interesting nonetheless. Also, you can see how ADMIXTURE tends to come to weird conclusions in certain circumstances. Below is a K = 12 run ~50,000 SNPs. I've included in a few Behar et al. and HGDP populations to the Henn et al. set, as well as ...
Africa in 12 ADMIXTURE chunks
Explore the African population structure and the intriguing insights from genetic distance and cultural distinctiveness among diverse groups.
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