Scientists at RIKEN analyzed whole-genome sequencing data from 3,200 people across Japan and discovered evidence of a previously overlooked third ancestral group linked to the ancient Emishi people of northeastern Japan, challengi
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Who are the Japanese? Huge DNA discovery rewrites history

3 Ancestral groups identified
28.5% Jomon ancestry in Okinawa
13.4% Jomon ancestry in western Japan
Whole-Genome Sequencing Analysis method
3,000x more data
3,200+ genomes studied