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. 2011 Oct 7;89(4):516–528. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2011.09.005

Table 1.

Estimates of Denisovan and Near Oceanian Ancestry from SNP Data

Population Information
pD(X): Denisovan Ancestry as % of New Guinea
pN(X): Near Oceanian ancestry
p value for Difference
Broad Grouping Detailed Code N Estimated Ancestry Standard Error in the Estimate Z Score Estimated Ancestry Standard Error in the Estimate Z Score pN(X) − pD(X)
New Guinea Highlander SH 24 100% 0% n/a 100% 0% n/a n/a
Australian all 10 103% 6% 17.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Northern Territories AU1 8 103% 6% 16.6 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Cell Cultures AU2 2 103% 7% 14.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Fiji Fiji FI 25 56% 3% 17.7 58% 1% 94.6 0.38
Nusa Tenggaras all 10 40% 3% 12.8 38% 1% 54.7 0.34
Alor AL 2 51% 6% 8.3 49% 1% 35.6 0.69
Flores FL 1 40% 8% 5.0 37% 2% 19.8 0.68
Roti RO 4 27% 4% 6.4 27% 1% 29.4 0.85
Timor TI 3 50% 5% 9.8 45% 1% 41.7 0.29
Philippines all 27 28% 3% 8.2 6% 1% 10.6 3.4 × 10−10
Mamanwa (N) MA 11 49% 5% 9.2 11% 1% 11.4 1.5 × 10−12
Manobo MN 16 13% 3% 4.2 4% 1% 5.7 0.0018
Moluccas all 10 35% 4% 10.1 34% 1% 46.0 0.59
Hiri HI 7 35% 4% 9.0 32% 1% 38.4 0.36
Ternate TE 3 36% 5% 7.2 38% 1% 33.7 0.67
Polynesia all PO 19 20% 4% 5.1 27% 1% 34.8 0.052
Cook 2 16% 6% 2.5 24% 1% 17.3 0.21
Futuna 4 28% 5% 5.3 29% 1% 26.9 0.87
Niue 1 27% 8% 3.3 30% 2% 16.3 0.72
Samoa 5 13% 5% 2.6 24% 1% 23.3 0.024
Tokelau 2 22% 6% 3.5 31% 1% 23.8 0.14
Tonga 2 17% 7% 2.5 31% 1% 22.5 0.027
Tuvalu 3 21% 6% 3.6 28% 1% 22.8 0.28
Andamanese Onge (N) AN 10 10% 6% 1.6 3% 1% 1.8 0.27
Taiwan all TA 12 4% 3% 1.2 1% 1% 1.5 0.35
Puyuma 2 4% 6% 0.6 2% 1% 1.8 0.79
Rukai 2 0% 6% 0.0 2% 1% 1.6 0.74
Paiwan 2 5% 6% 0.8 3% 1% 2.2 0.67
Atayal 2 −5% 5% −0.9 0% 1% 0.3 0.34
Bunun 2 12% 6% 2.1 −2% 1% −1.6 0.01
Pingpu 2 7% 6% 1.2 1% 1% 1.1 0.30
Malaysia all 18 5% 3% 1.4 0% 1% −0.2 0.16
Jehai (N) JE 8 7% 5% 1.4 1% 1% 0.8 0.21
Temuan TM 10 3% 4% 0.8 −1% 1% −0.9 0.32
Sumatra All 17 4% 3% 1.4 0% 1% 0.3 0.17
Besemah BE 8 5% 3% 1.5 1% 1% 0.9 0.20
Semende SM 9 3% 4% 0.9 0% 1% −0.3 0.31
Borneo all 49 1% 2% 0.6 1% 1% 1.3 0.79
Bidayuh BI 10 6% 4% 1.7 1% 1% 1.4 0.80
Barito River BO 23 0% 3% 0.2 1% 1% 1.7 0.18
Land Dayak DY 16 0% 3% −0.1 0% 1% 0.2 0.94
India Dravidian SI 12 −7% 5% −1.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a

We provide each population's estimated ancestry, the standard error in the estimate, and the Z score for deviation from zero (Z). Negrito populations are marked with (N). The New Guinea highlanders by definition have 100% Denisovan and 100% Near Oceanian ancestry because they are used as a reference population for computations. Results are not provided for Australians and Dravidians for whom the phylogenetic relationships do not allow the estimate (n/a). The last column reports the two-sided p value for a difference based on a block jackknife and a Z test.