Who are American Indians' genetic ancestors?

Nearly one-third of Native American genes come from west Eurasian peoples with ties to the Middle East and Europe, according to the oldest human genome yet sequenced, a new study says. read more

In terms of Y-DNA (which indicates your male-side ancestors), most Native Americans belong to an unique family labelled as Y-DNA Q. This is a very young Y-DNA family, belong to the most recent wave of human group come out of africa: Y-DNA K family. read more

Native American Ethnicity Stretching from Alaska to the Tip of Argentina. Discover more about your ethnicity with AncestryDNA. By comparing your genetic signature to the DNA of people from the Americas, AncestryDNA can give you a clearer picture of your ethnic origins. read more

According to an autosomal genetic study from 2012, Native Americans descend of at least three main migrant waves from East Asia. Most of it is traced back to a single ancestral population, called 'First Americans'. read more