Population distance meaning

[land owner]

If your distance to a population is 15% does that mean you share 85% of your autosomal dna with that population?

 

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[Apollo]

If your distance to a population is 15% does that mean you share 85% of your autosomal dna with that population?

Not really.

Distance calculations are complicated by all kinds of factors. Stuff like the African vs Out-of-Africa split is the most important factor. So a half Igbo half Swede will be more distant to Swedes than a full Tamil would be to Swedes due to the OOA stuff without having ties to the aforementioned group.

 

[land owner]

Not really.

Distance calculations are complicated by all kinds of factors. Stuff like the African vs Out-of-Africa split is the most important factor. So a half Igbo half Swede will be more distant to Swedes than a full Tamil would be to Swedes due to the OOA stuff without having ties to the aforementioned group.

What’s the best method in measuring distance between populations?