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What happens if you have certain genetics of asians are you part asian?
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Probably: Genetic ancestry testing looks at how an individuals genetics may compare across ethnic backgrounds. Genetic alterations in the Y-chromosome, Mitochondrial DNA and Single base pair changes (SNPs). These are compared to registry databases. If you have genetic traits of Asians it means that you have Asian ancestry. How you define being part Asian is more of a personal question then a genetic one
Answered 11/9/2015
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No asian genetics: the difference between ethnic groups is primarily different frequencies of the same genetic variants. It is quite rare to find a single genetic variant in one ethnic group. There are likely hundreds of different asian ethnic groups.
Answered 7/12/2015
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