DENTAL MORPHOLOGY AND HAPLOTYPIC DIVERSITY

IN THE MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS OF SWAT AND DIR

DISTRICTS

INAMULLAH

DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS
HAZARA UNIVERSITY MANSEHRA
2018
DENTAL MORPHOLOGY AND HAPLOTYPIC DIVERSITY
IN THE MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS OF SWAT AND DIR
DISTRICTS

By

Inamullah

This research study has been conducted and reported as partial fulfillment of
the requirements of PhD degree in Genetics awarded by Hazara University
Mansehra, Pakistan

The Friday 03, March 2017

DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS
HAZARA UNIVERSITY MANSEHRA
2018
 DENTAL MORPHOLOGY AND HAPLOTYPIC DIVERSITY
IN THE MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS OF SWAT AND DIR
DISTRICTS

Submitted by INAMULLAH
PhD Scholar

Research supervisor PROF. DR. HABIB AHMAD

Vice Chancellor
Islamia College Peshawar

Co supervisor DR. BRIAN E. HEMPHILL

Associate Professor
Department of Anthropology
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK 99775
United States

DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS
HAZARAUNIVERSITY MANSEHRA
2018
 AL QURAN

"O Mankind, we created you from a single pair of a male and a female, and made
you in to tribes and nations so that you may know each other (not that you
despise each other). Verily, the most honored of you in the sight of Allah is he
who is most righteous of you, Surely Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware."

(Al-Hujurat, 49: 13)

 AUTHOR’S DECLARATION

I Inamullah hereby state that my PhD thesis titled “Dental morphology and

haplotypic diversity in the major ethnic groups of Swat and Dir Districts” is

my own work and has not been submitted previously by me for taking any

degree from this University (Hazara University Mansehra Pakistan) Or

anywhere else in the country/world.

At any time if my statement is found to be incorrect even after my Graduate the

university has the right to withdraw my PhD degree.

Inamullah
Date: 16-02-2018
 Plagiarism Undertaking

I solemnly declare that research work presented in the thesis titled ‘’ Dental

morphology and haplotypic diversity in the major ethnic groups of Swat and Dir

Districts ’’ is solely my research work with no significant contribution from any

other person.

Small contribution/help wherever taken has been duly acknowledged and that
complete thesis has been written by me.

In understand the zero tolerance policy of the HEC and University (Hazara

University Mansehra) towards plagiarism. Therefore I as an Author of the above

titled thesis declare that no portion of my thesis has been plagiarized and any

material used as reference is properly referred/cited.

I undertake that if I am found guilty of any formal plagiarism in the above titled
thesis even after award of PhD degree, the university reserves the rights to
withdraw/revoke my PhD degree and that HEC and the University has the right
to publish my name on the HEC/University Website on which names of students
are placed who submitted plagiarized thesis.

Student/Author Signature: ____________

Name: Inamullah
 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Although feelings are deep, unfortunately the words are too shallow. The names
may be mentioned but the extent and the level of my gratitude is impossible to
capture. All praises and thanks to the greatest Almighty Allah, Omnipresent, Lord of
the lords who blessed me to complete this task within specified time. One and only
who made my dreams come true. "I can do everything through Him who gives me
strength. I also offer the humble words of respect and profound gratitude to the
Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be upon Him) the most perfect and glorious
among all the creatures born on surface of the earth and has been sent for
enlightening our conscience and who is forever the city of knowledge for the whole
humanity.

Completion of this doctoral dissertation was possible with the support, help and
inspiration of many people. It is a pleasure to convey my gratitude to them all in my
humble acknowledgment. In the first place, I would like to express my sincere
appreciation and gratitude to my research supervisor Prof. Dr. Habib Ahmad, Vice
Chancellor, Islamia College Peshawar, for the continuous support in my PhD
dissertation, for his patience, motivation, enthusiasm, and immense knowledge. His
guidance helped me in all the time of research and writing of this thesis. I could not
have imagined having a better advisor and mentor for my PhD study. A person with
an amicable and positive disposition, he has always made himself available to clarify
my doubts despite his busy schedule and I consider it a great opportunity to do my
doctoral programme under his guidance and to learn from his research expertise.

I also extend sincere thanks to my research co-supervisor Dr. Brian E. Hemphill

Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks,
United Sates for his splendid guidance and assistance in the completion of this work
and I am indebted to him for his advice, supervision, and crucial contribution, which
made him a backbone of this research and to this dissertation.

I am grateful to Prof. Eske Willeslev, Director of Center for Geogenetics, University

of Copenhagen, Denmark for giving me opportunities in their group and leading me
to work on diverse exciting projects.

I am also thankful to my lab colleagues and group members i.e. Morten E. Allentoft,
Martin Sikora Ashot Margaryan and Constanza de la Fuente Castro at Centre for
GeoGenetics Denmark for their excellent guidance.

I am also thankful to Dr. Jill K. Olofsson Department of Animal and Plant Sciences,
University of Sheffield, for helping me in statistical data analysis.

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I express my heart-felt gratitude especially to Dr. Muhammad Shahid Nadeem,
Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King
Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia, who guided me with his intelligent ideas,
thought provoking discussions and comprehensive understanding to help me sail
through the initial fumbling. His attitude of living every moment as it comes,
making unexpected observations and converting them to new possibilities,
correlating ideas and understanding the obvious has helped me come a long way
and will always guide me in future.

I would also like to express my appreciation to Dr. M. Ilyas, Director of the Centre
for Human Genetics Hazara University, Mansehra for his help in statistical data
analysis, sharing of scientific ideas, and his help in approaching scientific
communities.

I am grateful for the funding source that allowed me to pursue my study: The
Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan. The technical and generous
financial support from the HEC sponsored project (NRPU- 20-1409), entitled
“Ethnogenetic elaboration of KP through dental morphology and DNA analysis” of
the Department of Genetics Hazara University Mansehra, is highly acknowledged.

I acknowledge Secretary Education KP, Directorate of schools and colleges of Swat

and Dir districts and all the volunteers’ for their help and support in providing
samples for this research. I feel most pride in expressing my deepest sense of
gratitude to the Department of Genetics and everybody related to it was important
in my comprehension of the work, which boosted my self-confidence during
achievement of my goal. Some faculty members of the department have been very
kind enough to extend their help at various phases of this research, whenever I
approached them, and I do hereby acknowledge all of them.

Members of Human Genetics Lab deserve my sincerest thanks, their friendship and
assistance has meant more to me than I could ever express. I could not complete my
work without influential outgoing support of the participants of the Ethnogenetic
project in the lab. I should also mention Ethnogenetic project for allowing me to be
part of a great professional community. I am indebted to my many student
colleagues for providing an encouraging and pleasurable environment. My thanks
go in particular to Dr. Muhammad Tariq, Assistant Professor at Islamia College
University, Peshawar, Mr. Numan Fazal, Mr. Murad Ali, Mr. Muhammad Ismail
Khan (Research Associates), Mr. Faridullah, Mr. Sheraz Khan and Mr. Zakaria Khan
for their help and support during lab work. I would like to express my deep thanks
to Miss Mehreen Amin and Miss Shakeela Umar, who made possible the collection

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of female samples for my PhD research. Special thanks to Dr. Nazia Akbar for her
guidance, encouragement and support. I am also thankful to Dr. Khushi
Muhammad for his valuable guidance and moral support during my stay at the
human genetics lab. I would like to record words of honour for all my fellows,
colleagues and teachers who shaped me with their vast knowledge.

I am very thankful to Functional Genomics lab in the department of Genetics and all
its members especially Dr. Inamullah, Associate Professor, Dr. Ikram Muhammad,
Dr. Israr Ahmad and Miss Nazish Gul (MPhil Scholar) for their instrumental support
and help throughout my research work.

I would like to express my sincere thanks to FANTA`s members, (Mr. Ikram

Muhammad, Muhammad Ali, Mr. Israr Ahmad and the special one among them all,
Mr. M. Jawad) for their thoughtful guidance, insightful decision and sincere
encouragement during the critical situations of my PhD.
Finally, I would also like to thank my family for the support they provided me
through my entire life and in particular, I must acknowledge my mother, father
(late) and brothers, without whose love, encouragement and prayers, I would not
have finished this thesis.

Inamullah

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 Dedication

To My

Beloved Parents

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 CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I

CONTENTS V

LIST OF TABLES X

LIST OF FIGURES XII

ABBREVIATIONS XV

ABSTRACT XVII

INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 Modern human history 1

1.1.1. Dispersal of anatomically modern humans 2

1.1.2. Time line and routes of Modern Human dispersal throughout the world 9

1.2. Pakistan 11

1.3. Study Area 15

1.3.1. District Swat 16

1.3.2. District Dir 18

1.4. The Pashtuns\Pakhtuns 20

1.4.1. The Yousafzai 22

1.4.2. The Utmankheils 23

1.4.3. The Tarklanis 23

1.5. The Kohistani 24

1.6. The Gujars 25

1.7. The genetic characterization of human 27

1.8. Dental Morphology/ Dental Anthropology 30

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 1.8.1 The Birth of Dental Anthropology 32

1.8.2. Dental anthropology investigations in South Asia 34

1.8.3. Non-metric dental morphological traits 36

1.8.4. Basic terminology use in dental morphology 36

1.8.5. Analysis of dental morphology traits 38

1.9. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) 46

1.9.1. MtDNA in human lineages 48

1.9.2. mtDNA Variation 49

1.10. The Y-chromosome 53

1.10.1. Phylogenetic Tree based on human Y-chromosome 55

1.10.2. Y-chromosomal haplogroup distribution across the globe 58

CHAPTER 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS 61

2.1. Samples collection for dental morphology study 62

2.1.1. Collection of dental Casts 62

2.1.2. Selection of volunteers 63

2.1.3. Biosafety Measures 63

2.1.4. Dental casting and labeling 64

2.1.5. Grading and scoring of dental morphology traits 65

2.2. Analyzing the DNA 66

2.2.1. Collection of saliva samples 66

2.2.2. Genomic DNA extraction 66

2.2.3. Screening of the purified gDNA 67

2.2.4. Agarose gel electrophoresis 68

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2.3. Mitochondrial DNA characterization 68

2.3.1. PCR Amplification of target DNA 68

2.3.2. Thermocycling conditions for PCR 69

2.3.3. Visualization of the PCR Products 71

2.3.4. Elution of PCR Product 71

3.3. Y-chromosome analysis 72

3.3.1. Y-STR and Y-SNP datasets 72

3.1.2. Multiplex PCR profile 73

3.4. Statistical Analysis 74

3.4.1. Dental morphology Analysis 74

3.4.2. MtDNA Analysis 74

3.4.3. Y-STRs and Y-SNPs analysis 75

CHAPTER 3 RESULTS 83

3.1. Dental Morphology 83

3.1.1.1. Shovelling 85

3.1.1.2. Median Lingual ridge 88

3.1.1.3. Y-Groove Pattern 89

3.1.1.4. Hypocone 90

3.1.1.5. Metaconule 92

3.1.1.6. Major Cusp number 94

3.1.1.7. Entoconuild 96

3.1.1.8. Metaconulid 97

3.1.2. Mean Measure of Divergence 100

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 3.1.3. Living Northern Pakistanis Only 100

3.1.3.1. Neighbor-joining Cluster Analysis 102

3.1.3.2. Multidimensional Scaling —Kruskal’s Method 103

3.1.3.3. Multidimensional Scaling —Guttman’s Method 106

3.1.3.4. Principal Coordinate Analysis 107

3.1.4. Living Pakistanis Considered in Light of Living Peninsular Indians and

Prehistoric Inhabitants of the Indus Valley and South-Central Asia 110

3.1.4.1. Neighbor-joining Cluster Analysis 110

3.1.4.2. Multidimensional Scaling—Kruskal’s Method 113

3.1.4.3.Multidimensional Scaling—Guttman’s Method 115

3.1.4.4. Principal Coordinate Analysis 117

3.2. Mitochondrial DNA analysis 119

3.2.1. Genomic DNA isolation 119

3.2.2. PCR amplification 119

3.2.3. MtDNA Haplogroups determination 121

3.2.3.1 MtDNA Haplogroups determination in the individuals of Gujars 121

3.2.3.2. MtDNA Haplogroups of the sampled Tarklani population of District Dir 130

3.2.3.3. MtDNA Haplogroup variation among the Utmankheil of District Dir 140

3.2.3.4. Haplogroups of the sampled Yousafzai of District Swat 149

3.2.3.5. Haplogroup distribution among the sampled Kohistanis of District Swat 158

3.2.4. Overall mtDNA haplogroup distribution among the five sampledethnic

groups of Swat and Dir districts 165

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 3.2.4.1. Diversity comparison among the five sampled ethnic groups of Swat and

Dir Districts 173

3.2.4.2. Mitochondrial Genetic Differntiation 174

3.2.4.3. Multi Dimensional Scaling 175

3.2.4.4. Network Analysis based on mtDNA sequences 176

3.3. Y-chromosome STRs and Y-SNPs analysis 177

3.3.1. Multiplex performance 177

3.3.2. Genetic diversity 178

3.3.3. Genetic differentiation 181

3.3.4. Genetics, ethnicity and geography 184

3.3.5. Detailed analysis of two Y-chromosomal haplogroups 190

DISCUSSION 193

CONCLUSIONS 217

RECOMMENDATIONS 220

REFERENCES 221

APPENDIX I 257

APPENDIX II 258

APPENDEX III 259

APPENDEX IV 261

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 LIST OF TABLES
Table 1 Details of samples collected from Swat and Dir districts ............................ 62
Table 2 Details of the primer sequences used in the present study for the
amplification of the target fragment of the mtDNA control region. .......... 69
Table 3 Components and concentration of PCR reaction mixture/sample ............ 69
Table 4 Components and concentrations of the multiplex PCR reaction. ............... 72
Table 5 Cycling profile for multiplex PCR reaction.................................................... 73
Table 6 Population samples included in the larger comparative analyses.
Sample sizes and references to the original studies are shown. ................. 78
Table 7 Details of the living\modern and prehistoric samples used in this
study for comparative analysis ........................................................................ 84
Table 8 Frequencies of dental traits among the five ethnic groups (%). .................. 85
Table 9 Mean measure of divergence (MMD) distance matrix obtained from the
pairwise group comparisons of the five populations and the other
population used in this study. ....................................................................... 101
Table 10 Statistical analysis of the Gujar sample from Swat ..................................... 121
Table 11 Haplogroup frequencies and their respective variants found in the
Gujar sample from of Swat ............................................................................. 124
Table 12 Diversity comparison of the sampled Gujar population from Swat with
the other reported ethnic groups of Pakistan. ............................................. 129
Table 13 Statistical analysis of Tarklanis of District Dir ............................................. 130
Table 14 Haplogroup frequencies and their respective variants found among the
sampled Tarklanis of Dir District .................................................................. 131
Table 15 Diversity comparison of among the sampled Tarklanis of District Dir
with the other reported ethnic groups of Pakistan. .................................... 139
Table 16 Statistical analysis of sampled Utmankheil population of District Dir.... 140
Table 17 Haplogroup frequencies and their respective variants in the
Utmankheil sample from District Dir ........................................................... 141
Table 18 Diversity comparison among the sampled Utmankheil individuals of
Dir District with the other reported ethnic groups of Pakistan. ............... 148
Table 19 Statistical analysis of Yousafzai of District Swat ......................................... 149
Table 20 Haplogroup frequencies and their respective variants among the
sampled Yousafzai individuals of Swat District ......................................... 150
Table 21 Genetic diversity of the Yousafzai sample from District Swat in
comparison to the other reported ethnic groups of Pakistan. ................... 157
Table 21 Statistical analysis of the Kohistani sample from District Swat ................ 158
Table 23 Haplogroup frequencies and the respective variants of the Kohistanis
sampled from Swat District ............................................................................ 159

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Table 24 The genetic diversity of the sampled Kohistani population from
District Swat in comparison with the other reported ethnic groups of
Pakistan. ............................................................................................................ 164
Table 25 MtDNA haplogroup frequencies distribution in the five sampled
populations of Dir and Swat Districts. .......................................................... 165
Table 26 Haplogroups distribution among the individuals of Swat and Dir
district by associated geographic region of origin. ..................................... 170
Table 27 Genetic diversity in the mtDNA data within the five ethnic groups ....... 173
Table 28 Pairwise Fst genetic distances (below the diagonal) and corresponding
p-values (above the diagonal) between five ethnic groups from Swat
and Dir districts based on mtDNA sequence data. ..................................... 175
Table 29 Genetic diversity in the Y-STR (27 loci) and frequencies of Y-SNP
haplogroups within five ethnic groups from Dir and Swat Districts.
The values for the Y-SNP haplogroups in brackets represent 90%
confidence interval. .......................................................................................... 180
Table 30 The genetic distances among the five ethnic groups, calculated as
pairwise FST values based on 23 of the 27 STR loci. FST values below
the diagonal and the corresponding P-values above the diagonal. ......... 181
Table 31A AMOVA results when population samples are grouped based on
country of origin............................................................................................... 185
Table 31B AMOVA results when population samples are grouped based on
ethnicity. ............................................................................................................ 187

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 LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1. The Multi-Regional hypothesis of modern human migration 4
Figure 2. The representation of the Replacement hypothesis about human migration. 5
Figure 3. Diagram representing of the Assimilation model. 8
Figure 5. Geographic location of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan 13
Figure 6. Geographic distribution of primary languages spoken in KP, Pakistan 15
Figure 7. Graphical representation of population samples from Swat and Dir districts. 19
Figure 8. The generally accepted genealogy of the Pakhtuns originof KP, Pakistan. 21
Figure 9. Diagram represents the positional terms for the teeth and jaws 37
Figure 10. Morphological traits of canines and incisors with respect to ASUDAS. 39
Figure 11. Morphological traits of premolars. 40
Figure 12. Morphological traits with respect to ASDUAS reference plaques (a) reference
plaque representing the metacone in upper molars (b) reference plaque for
scoring hypocone (c) reference plaque for metaconule (d) reference plaque for
Carabelli’s trait (e) reference plaque for scoring parastyle. 42
Figure 13.1. Morphological traits (a) reference plaque for the anterior fovea in lower molars
with an example to its right (b) reference plaque for the deflecting wrinkle with
an example to its right side (c) reference plaque for the protostylid with an
example to its right side. 44
Figure 13.2.Dental morphological traits and reference plaques (a) the Y- and X-pattern (b)
reference plaque for the hypoconulid (c) reference plaque for the entoconulid
reference plaque for the metaconulid. 45
Figure14. Diagrammatic view of human mtDNA. 47
Figure 15. Human migration and haplogroup distribution across the world 49
Figure 16. mtDNA PhyloTree and partitioning scheme representing subtrees. 50
Figure 17. Modified structure of human Y chromosome. 53
Figure 18. Structure of the most recent and updated human Y-chromosome tree. 56
Figure 19.Geographic location of the study area. The colored circles represent location of
villages where samples were collected. 61
Figure 20. Filling, signing of consent form, and cleaning of teeth by volunteer individuals. 63
Figure 21. Placement and removal of the alginate-filled tray from the subject’s mouth. 64
Figure 22. Pouring of diestone mixture into the alginate impression mold and labeling. 65
Figure 23. Scoring of dental morphology traits using the ASUDAS reference plaques 65
Figure 24.Representation of thermocycling profile for PCR. Figure (A) represents PCR
conditions for HVSI, while figure (B) represents PCR conditions for HVSII. 70
Figure 25.Frequencies of shovelling among living Pakistani ethnic groups, living ethnic
groups from peninsular India and samples of the prehistoric inhabitants of the
Indus Valley, South Central Asia (A) SHOVUI1 (B) SHOVUI2. 87
Figure 26. Frequencies of Median Lingual ridge among living Pakistani ethnic groups, living
ethnic groups from peninsular India and samples of the prehistoric inhabitants of
the Indus Valley, South Central Asia. 88

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Figure 27. Frequencies of Y-Groove Pattern among living Pakistani ethnic groups, living
ethnic groups from peninsular India and samples of the prehistoric inhabitants of
the Indus Valley, South Central Asia. 89
Figure 28. Frequency distribution of hypocon (A) HYPOCONM1 (B) HYPOCONM2. 91
Figure 29. Frequencies of metaconule at upper molars (A) HYPOCONM1 (B)
HYPOCONM2). 93
Figure 30. Frequency Distribution of major cusps numbers at lower molars (CSPNLM)
among all samples (A) Frequency of CSPNLM1 (B) Frequency of CSPNLM2 95
Figure 31. Frequencies distributions of entoconuild at lower molars (C6LM) among all
samples included in this study (A) C6LM1 (B) C6LM2 97
Figure 32. Frequencies distributions of Metaconulid at lower molars (C7LM) among all
samples included in this study (A) C7LM1 (B) C7LM2 98
Figure 33. Neighbor-joining cluster analysis of modern populations of northern Pakistan,
peninsular Indian populations and their comparison to the major ethnic groups
of Swat and Dir districts, Pakistan. 102
Figure 34. Multidimensional scaling (Kruskal's method) of the major ethnic groups residing
in Swat and Dir districts in comparison with other living Pakistani and
peninsular Indian ethnic groups. 104
Figure 35. Multidimensional scaling (Guttman’s method) of the major ethnic groups
residing in Swat and Dir districts in comparison with other living Pakistani and
peninsular Indian ethnic group samples. 106
Figure 36. Principal coordinate analysis of the major ethnic groups residing in Swat and Dir
districts in comparison with other living Pakistani and peninsular Indians. 109
Figure 37. Neighbor-joining cluster analysis of the living Pakistani, other living and
prehistoric inhabitants of the Indus Valley, South-Central Asia with the major
ethnic groups from Swat and Dir districts. 110
Figure 38. Multidimensional scaling with Kruskal's method of Smith’s MMD pairwise
distances among living Pakistani ethnic groups, living ethnic groups of
peninsular India, prehistoric inhabitants of the Indus Valley, South Central Asia
and the major living ethnic groups of Swat and Dir districts. 114
Figure 40. Principal coordinate analysis of living Pakistani, peninsular Indians, samples of
prehistoric inhabitants of the Indus Valley and South Central Asia. 118
Figure 41. Photographs representing quality and concentretion of gDNA (A) Agarose gel
electrophoresis (B) electropherogram 119
Figure 42. Agarose gel electrophoresis photograph of mtDNA control region (a) amplfied
PCR fragment of HVSI (b) amplfied PCR fragment of HVSII 120
Figure 43. Agarose gel electrophoresis photographs (a) eluted PCR products of mtDNA
HVSI (b) eluted PCR products of mtDNA HVSII. 120
Figure 44. Graphical representation of mtDNA haplogroups frequencies present in Gujar
sample from Distict Swat. 123
Figure 45. Mega-haplogroup frequencies observed in the sample of Gujars from District
Swat through mtDNA control region. 128
Figure 46. Distribution of Tarklanis haplogroup by Origins. 135

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Figure 47. Graphical representation of haplogroup frequencies among the sampled Tarklani
individuals from District Dir. 136
Figure 48. Haplogroup frequencies observed among the sampled Tarklani individuals from
District Dir through mtDNA control region. 137
Figure 49. Graph representing haplogroup frequencies among the sampled Utmankheil
individuals from District Dir. 145
Figure 50. The frequency of Mega-haplogroups observed among Utmankheils. 147
Figure 51. The distribution of Yousafzai haplogroups among the individuals sampled from
District Swat by associated geographic origin. 153
Figure 52. The frequencies of mtDNA haplotypes of Yousafzai individuals sampled from
District Swat with respect to their associated geographic origins. 154
Figure 53. The frequency of Mega-haplogroups observed in Yousafzai individuals from
District Swat through mtDNA control regions. 155
Figure 54. Haplogroup distribution among the sampled Kohistanis from District Swat by
associated geographic region of origin. 161
Figure 55. The frequencies of mtDNA haplotypes of Kohistanis sampled from District Swat
with respect to their associated geographic regions of origin. 162
Figure 56. Mega-haplogroup distribution among the sampled Kohistani individuals from
District Swat. 163
Figur 57. Mega-haplogroup distribution among members of the five sampled ethnic
groups of Swat and Dir districts. 169
Figure 58. Haplogroup distribution among the individuals of the five sampled populations
of Swat and Dir district by associated geographic region of origin. 171
Figure 59. Distribution of mtDNA lineages (A) West Eurasian (B) South Asian (C) East
Eurasian 172
Figure 60: MDS plot of the five major ethnic groups of Swat and Dir districts derived from
Fst genetic distances. 175
Figure 61. Network analysis of five population samples from Swat and Dir districts based
on mtDNA sequence data. 176
Figure 62. An example of typical electropherogram for Y-STRs multiplex reaction. 177
Figure 63. Multi Dimensional Scaling derived for the five major ethnic groups of Swat and
Dir districts. 182
Figure 64. Median joining network based on the Y-STR haplotypes (23 loci) of the five
population samples. 183
Figure 65. Multi-dimensional scaling analysis for 38 selected populations from the Indo-
Pakistani sub-continent and neighboring countries. 188
Figure 66. Worldwide multi-dimensional scaling analysis of pairwise genetic distances,
estimated as FST 190
Figure 67. Y-chromosome haplogroup-specific networks based on Y-STR haplotypes (10
loci) with individuals assigned to (A) Y-SNP haplogroups G-Page94 and H1-M69
(B) Y-SNP haplogroup L1-M22(xM274). 192

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 ABBREVIATIONS

AMHs Anatomically Modern Humans

AWAm1 Awans collection from Mansehra District by BE Hemphill

AWAm2 Awans collection from Mansehra District by Nazia Sidiq

ChlMRG Early Chalcolithic Period collection from the archeological site of

Mehrgarh (c. 4500 BC)

CHU Living tribal Chenchus from central Andhra Pradesh, India

DJR Djarkutan Period collection from the archeological site of Djarkutan

(2000-1800 BC), Uzbekistan

GPD Low-status Dravidian-speaking Gompadhompti Madigas from

southern Andhra Pradesh, India

GUJm2 Gujars collection from Mansehra District by Nazia Sadiq

GUJsw Gujars from Swat District (present study)

HAR Mature Period collection from the archeological site of Harappa (c.
2300-1800 BC), Punjab Province, Pakistan

INM Late Jorwe Period collection from the archeological site of Inamgaon (c.
1400 BC), Maharashtra, India

KARa Karlaars collection from Abbottabad District by Nazia Sadiq

KHO Khowars from Chitral City, Chitral District

KOHsw Kohistanis from Swat District (present study)

KUZ Kuzali Period collection from the site of Djarkutan (1800-1650 BC),
Uzbekistan

MDK Living inhabitants of the village of Madak Lasht, Chitral District

MDA Living Madia Gond tribals from Eastern Maharashtra, India

MDS Multidimensional Scaling

MHR Living Indo-Aryan-speaking low-status Mahars from Western

Maharashtra, India

MRT Living Indo-Aryan-speaking high-status Marathas from Western

Maharashtra, India

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MOL Molali Period collection from the site of Djarkutan (1650-1500 BC),
Uzbekistan

NeoMRG Aceramic Neolithic Period collection from the site of Mehrgarh(c. 6000
BC), Baluchistan Province, Pakistan

PNT High-status Dravidian-speaking Pakanati Reddis from southern

Andhra Pradesh, India

PCO Principal Coordinates Analysis

SAP Sapalli Period collection from the site of Sapalli tepe (c. 2200-2000 BC),
Uzbekistan

SKH Iron Age collection from the site of Sarai Khola (c. 200 BC), Punjab
Province, Pakistan

SWT Living Swatis collection from Dhodial and Baffa, Mansehra District by
BE Hemphill

SYDm2 Syeds collection from Mansehra District by Nazia Sadiq

TANm2 Tanolis collection from Mansehra District by Nazia Sidiq

TMG Late Bronze/Early Iron Age collection from the site of Timargarha
(1400-800 BC), Dir District, Pakistan

TRKd Tarklani from Dir District (present study)

WAKg Living Wakhis from Gulmit, Gilgit-Baltistan

WAKs Living Wakhis from Sost, Gilgit-Baltistan

MtDNA Mitochondrial DNA

CRS Cambridge Reference Sequence

HV Hypervariable

HVS Hypervariable Sequence

HVSI Hypervariable Segment I

HVSII Hypervariable Segment II

TANm2 Tanolis from Mansehra District collected by Nazia Sadiq

UTHd Utmankheil from Dir District (present study)

YSFsw Yousafzai from Swat District (present study)

GOP Government of Pakistan

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 ABSTRACT
The ethnic groups inhabiting Dir and Swat Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Province, Pakistan are known to exhibit cultural and physical diversity. Genetic
diversity however among the people of this region remains largely unknown. A
research endeavor based on dental anthropology and molecular phylogenetic was
conducted in for elaborating phenetic and molecular affinities among the major
ethnic groups of the area. The morphological variants of permanent tooth crown
were recorded for phenotypic analyses, whereas mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and
Y-Chromosoal STRs/SNPs were considered for maternal and paternal variation,
respectively, among the individuals and in between Gujar, Kohistani, Tarklani,
Utmankheil and Yousafzai tribes. Dental casts and oral swabs were collected from
volunteers of all the tribes/ethnic groups. Morphological variants of the permanent
tooth crown were scored from maxillary and mandibular dental castes in accordance
with the Arizona State University Dental Anthropology System (ASUDAS). Two
mitochondrial DNA control segments viz Hypervariable segment I (HVSI),
Hypervariable segment II (HVSII), 27 Y-STRs and 331 Y-SNPs were used to explore
molecular phylogenetic relationships. Dental casts were obtained from 823 healthy
unrelated individuals of the five ethnic groups of the two districts. The casts were
analyzed for 14 tooth-trait combinations. The data was then compared with 27
samples encompassing 3,185 prehistoric and living individuals representing ethnic
groups of the Hindu Kush-Karakoram highlands and Indus Valley of Pakistan,
peninsular India, and Central Asia. Inter-sample affinities were computed with
C.A.B. Smith’s pairwise Mean Measures of Divergence (MMD) statistic. Patterning of
phenetic affinities were assessed with neighbor-joining cluster analysis (NJ),
multidimensional scaling (MDS), and principal coordinate analysis (PCA). The
results obtained vary with respect to data reduction technique. Neighbor-joining
cluster analysis assort Gujars, Kohistanis and Utmankhels with possessing affinities
to the ancient Harappans peop;e of the Indus Valley whereas Yousafzais assorted for
having affinities with ethnic groups of the Hindu Kush-Karakoram highlands. The
Tarklanis exhibit no close affinities to Gujars, Kohistanis, Utmankheils or Yousafzais.

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The results of mtDNA generated 126 haplotypes among which, 75 were unique and
51 were shared. The results further revealed that 45% of the individuals possess
matrilineages of West Eurasian derivation, 36% of South Asian derivation, 6% of
individuals possessed lineages of East Eurasian derivation, while frequencies of
lineages of other derivations are of extremely low frequency. The West Eurasian
haplogroup R was found 62% of individuals was the most frequent haplogroup,
followed by South Asian haplogroup M (32%), East Eurasian haplogroup N (5%),
while one individual was found to possess the African haplogroup L. The results of
Y-STRs analysis revealed 82 haplotypes in which 75% were unique and 25% were
shared, yielding a haplotypic diversity of 0.99. High and statistically significant
levels of genetic differentiation were obtained in nine of the 10 pairwise comparisons
(FST= 0.148-0.596), the exception being the contrast between Tarklanis and Yousafzais
(FST = 0.008). Members of the Utmankheil, also considered Pashtuns tribe, were
found to be not closely related to any of the other population samples (FST= 0.445-
0.596). The high genetic differentiation was also visible in Y-chromosomal SNPs,
showing very little overlap between the five population samples, except for
Tarklanis and Yousafzais. When analyzed in a larger continental-scale, it is clear that
the paternal lineages of these five ethnic groups fall mostly outside the previously
characterized Y-chromosomal gene pools of Indo-Pakistani sub-continent. Our
findings presented here contribute towards the understanding of the genetic
complexity exhibited by the apparently related ethnic groups residing in the
northern parts of Pakistan. It provides a sound baseline for elaborating the historical
profile and anthropological standings of Pakistani people for the fastly approaching
era of personal genomics and personalized medicine.

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 Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION

1.1 History of modern human

Ever since from the development of human civilization the questions like; where did

the human race come from? Where are we going? Who were the closest relatives

and what are the circumstances that led to the evolution of Homo sapiens (H.sapiens);

are some of the questions for which the scientists seeks answers using the principles

of evolution and molecular genetics (Whale, 2012; Stoneking, 2008). The human are

unique due to: 1) an evolved intelligence, 2) hyperprosociality, and 3) a psychology

for social learning (Marean et al., 2015). Ultimate explanations for this evolutionary

information are better explained through synthetic studies of biology, genetics,

anthropology and archaeology etc. The evidence of fossil records shows that the

lineage that leads to extant modern humans appeared approximately ∼300 and 100

thousand years ago (Poznik et al., 2013; Scally and Durbin, 2012; Endicott et al., 2010;

Underhill and Kivisild, 2007). The fossil records also suggest that the world had a

diverse set of hominin lineages between ∼800 and 40 thousand years ago (kya).

There was a modern human lineage in Africa i.e., Omo-Kibish No. 2, Ngaloba, Jebel

Irhoud, Herto, at least one archaic African lineage H. heidelbergensis represented by a

number of fossil specimens (i.e., Bodo, Kabwe, Elandsfontein, Saldana, two archaic

Eurasian lineages (Neanderthals and Denisovans) and a widespread archaic Eurasian

lineage commonly referred to Homo erectus which shows considerable temporal and

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geographic variation (Meyer et al., 2014; Prufer et al., 2014; Mendez et al; 2013;

Lachance et al. 2012; Hammer et al. 2011; Harvati et al., 2011).

Around 700 kya, and perhaps earlier, H. erectus in Africa gave rise to H.

heidelbergensis, a species more similar to modern humans in terms of body

symmetries, dental adaptations and cognitive factors (Rightmire, 2009).

Archeological and DNA evidence suggests that H. sapiens evolved in Africa about

200 kya, probably from H. heidelbergensis (Rightmire, 2009; Relethford, 2008). H.

heidelbergensis, often referred to as an "archaic" H. sapiens, was a dynamic big-game

hunter, produced sophisticated tools, and by at least 400 kya had the ability to

control fire (Roebroeks and Villa, 2011). Due to special characteristics and the advent

of good quality hunting techniques, H. sapiens was able to flourish in sub-Saharan

Africa, from which they dispersed to Eurasia, Australia, the Americas and Oceania

(DeGiorgio et al., 2009).

1.1.1. Dispersal of modern man

Despite the broad consensus that Africa represents the main place of origin for

Anatomically Modern Humans (AMHs), the routes of dispersal of man from the

continent remains a subject of considerable debate.

One of the most highly debated issues that focused on the origins of modern humans

is that, roughly 100,000 years ago, the Old World was occupied by a morphologically

diverse group of hominins. In Africa, as well as in the Middle East, there was H.

sapiens; in Asia, Homo erectus; and in Europe, Homo neanderthalensis (Klein, 2008).

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However with the passage of time about 30,000 years ago this taxonomic diversity is

disappeared and all that remained were anatomically as well as behaviorally

modern humans (Johanson, 2001; Klein, 1999; Tattersall and Schwartz, 1999; Clark

and Willermet, 1997; Stringer and McKie, 1996; Wolpoff and Caspari, 1996; Nitecki

and Nitecki, 1994; Smith and Spencer, 1984). The evolution of Modern Man from

previous hominin species is disputed, nor which archaic human species from which

modern humans derived, but where, geographically. Three hypotheses are currently

quoted for popularity among paleoanthropologists. These include:

(i) The multi-regional hypothesis

(ii) The replacement hypothesis

(iii) The assimilation hypothesis.

Each of these hypotheses are based on fossil, archaeological, anthropological and

genetic evidences (Stringer, 2002; Mellars, 2006; Schick and Tooth, 1994). An

introduction to all these hypotheses is given bellow:

The multi-regional hypothesis

Proponents of the multi-regional hypothesis (Fig. 1), or the Regional Continuity

Model, suggest that Homo erectus migrated out of Africa to the various regions of the

world nearly 2.0 million years ago (MYA), which gradually evolved into AMHs,

providing our current worldwide distribution (Wolpoff et al., 1984; Nei, 1995). For

example, Asian H. erectus evolved into Asian modern humans, African H. erectus

evolved into African modern humans etc. It has also been reported that the multi-

regional model does not suggest parallel evolution, independent multiple origins or

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the simultaneous appearance of characteristics within different regions (Wolpoff et

al., 2000). This hypothesis also states that the regional characteristics of modern

humans can be traced back to H. erectus remains that date nearly 1 mya (Nei, 1995).

The Genomic study reveals that AHMs had no evidence of Homo neanderthalensis

mtDNA contribution (Hodgsonand Disotell, 2008). This might be due to the high rate

of polymorphisms found between Neanderthal and modern human mtDNA with

respect to any two modern human mtDNA. However, some sequences of Homo

erectus X-chromosome were identified in the genome of modern humans (Cox et al.,

2008). This phenomenon provides some genetic support for the multi-regional

hypothesis.

Africa Asia Austo Asia Europe

Africa

Figure 1. The Multi-Regional hypothesis of modern human migration

(Stoneking, 2008)

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It should be noted that the model doesn’t support the possibility of different H.

erectus populations breeding with one another; however it says that the main form of

breeding took place within isolated H. erectus members. Hence, proponents of this

hypothesis conclude that, each inhabited region showed a continuous anatomic

sequence leading to the development of modern humans, and those non-African

populations exhibited no special African influence. (Stringer, 2002).

The Replacement hypothesis

The Replacement hypothesis, or Out-of-Africa theory, is the primary alternative to

the multi-regional hypothesis (Fig. 2).

Africa Asia Austral-asia Europe

Africa

Figure 2. The representation of the Replacement hypothesis about modern

human migration (Stoneking, 2008).

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This hypothesis also describes an African origin, but proponents of the multi-

regional hypothesis focus mainly on H. erectus and not all of the AMHs. By contrast,

proponents of the replacement hypothesis suggest that modern humans originated

from an African H. erectus population about 100,000-200,000 years ago (Nei, 1995) or

maybe ~150000 years ago (Forster and Matsumura, 2005).

This indicates that the modern humans first expanded inside Africa, then migrated

to the Middle East and then onwards to other regions. Advanced genetic techniques

were used to test this hypothesis (Whale, 2012). DNA obtained from Africans,

Asians, Australians, New Guineans and Europeans were analyzed for restriction

fragment length polymorphisms and it was concluded that the common ancestor of

all modern humans lived in East Africa between 140-280 kya (Cann et al., 1987). The

mtDNA sequences obtained from chimpanzees and humans were used to determine

the rate of mtDNA evolution and the results demonstrated that the common ancestor

to all modern humans dates to some 166-249 kya (Vigilant et al., 1991). Another

study also supported the Out of Africa hypothesis and calculated the ancestor of

modern humans to be about 230-298 kya (Hasegawa and Horai, 1991; Ruvolo et al.,

1993). Later the dispersal of AMHs out of Africa proceeded along a northern route

(the Levant) or a southern route through the Horn of Africa. Recently, the initial

single migration that took place through the southern route was supported by many

researchers based on an array of different data sets (Chandrasekar et al., 2009; Kumar

et al., 2009; Hudjashov et al., 2007; Mellars, 2006; Forster and Matsumura, 2005;

Macaulay et al., 2005; Kivisild et al., 1999). The Levantine migration shows lesser

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impact and appears to have occurred recently about 20-10kya (Forster and

Matsumura, 2005; Winters, 2011). A third migration has also been proposed. In this

case the route occurred through the narrow Strait of Gibraltar from North Africa

approximately 40-35 kya, when Neanderthals were still present in western Eurasia

(Winters, 2011). The archeological and molecular genetic evidence supports a single

AMH origin in East Africa (Liu et al., 2006).

Research based on mtDNA and Y-chromosome variations also supports the out of Africa

hypothesis. The results of Y- chromosome and mtDNA haplogroups show that

Australian Aboriginals and Melanesians are from founder haplogroups (haplogroup

N and M for mtDNA, and haplogroups F and C for Y- chromosome) that are related

to the initial movement from Africa about 50-70 kya. Australian Aboriginals and the

indigenous populations of Papua New Guinea and Melanesia are related to each other and

once settled together; however, they were separated by the Timor Strait (Hudjashov et al.,

2007).

The Assimilation model

The Assimilation Model (Figure 3) is the combination of two former theories in that

AMH “arose through the integration of an important African role with multiregional

aspects” (Stringer, 2002). According to proponents of the assimilation model, Africa

is the origin for AHMs; however, it also suggested that the migrations and

replacement of the archaic populations played a pivotal role in the local evolution of

various H. erectus populations into AHMs.

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It has also been reported that the genome of AHMs of Eurasians shares 1-4% of the

Neanderthal genomes and the Neanderthal genome is marked by a greater affinity

to European AHMs relative to the genomes of African AMHs (Green et al., 2010).

We also know from the previous studies that, the genome of Neanderthal is equally

similar to French individuals as to an East Asian (Han Chinese) and Papuan

genomes. This pattern suggests that admixture between AMHs and Neanderthals

occurred soon after modern humans dispersed out of Africa, but prior to the

subsequent divergence of Europeans, East Asians and Papuans (Green et al., 2010).

Africa Asia Austral-asia Europe

Africa

Figure 3. Diagram representing of the Assimilation model about the dispersal

of antatomically modern humans(Stoneking, 2008).

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1.1.2. Time line and routes of Modern Human dispersal

Archaeological and genetic data suggest Africa as the home of AMHs (H. sapiens).

Phylogeographic studies utilizing the uniparental non-recombining DNA, mtDNA

and the male-specific region of the Y Chromosome(MSY), has largely clarified the

initial migration routes of anatomically modern humans (Underhill and Kivisild,

2007). The number of migration events of AMHs out of Africa is still debated, but

studies based on uniparental markers suggest a single migration event

(Oppenheimer, 2012; Underhill and Kivisild, 2007). A simplified sketch of the initial

dispersal of AMH is presented in Figure 4.

35-25 kYA 20-15 kYA

40 kYA
12? kYA

150-100 kYA

150-100 kYA 60-50 kYA

11? kYA

Figure 4. The main migration routes and timing of the migrations of human
out-of-Africa, adapted from Oppenheimer (2012)

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Haak (2015), investigated the massive migration of human from steppe towards

Europe through ancient DNA and support for a steppe origin (steppe hypothesis) of

at least some of the Indo-European languages of Europe (

The timeline for the migration(s) of anatomically modern humans out of Africa is

controversial. However, a number of evidences show that modern humans migrated

out of Africa some 100-72 kya and moved eastwards towards the Indian sub-

continent via the Arabian Peninsula (Oppenheimer, 2012; Relethford, 2008). After the

initial dispersal out of Africa, anatomically modern humans traveled southeast and

reached Australia about 60-50 kya (Oppenheimer, 2012; Rasmussen et al., 2010;

Relethford, 2008). The migration of anatomically modern humans to Europe from

the Arabian Peninsula occurred approximately 40-50 kya (Soares et al., 2010;

Relethford, 2008; Novelletto, 2007) and at about 40 kya, Central Asia was inhabited

by humans from Pakistan through East Asian sea coast (Oppenheimer, 2012). Later

on, approximately 30-20 kya, the population from Central Asia migrated westward

toward Europe and eastward into Beringia while the last geographic region

colonized by human (Oppenheimer, 2012).

Most of the studies indicates that humans from Beringia reached Alaska

approximately 20-15 kya (Oppenheimer, 2012; Raff et al., 2011; O'Rourke and Raff,

2010). However there is an alternative hypothesis about human migration to the

Americas which states that a Pacific coastal route was used for migration from

Siberia to South America followed by a second migration towards the Bering

landbridge into North America (O'Rourke and Raff, 2010; Schurr and Sherry, 2004).

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Most of the study indicated that the last geographic region colonized by

anatomically modern humans was Oceania, specifically Polynesia (Kayser et al.,

2010). Some evidence has also been offered to suggest that anatomically modern

humans migrated to Southeast Asia and Australia about 60-70 kya along the coasts

of Indian Ocean (Lahr and Foley, 1994).

It has also been reported that Pakistan was the first geographic region though which

anatomically modern humans migrated through this postulated southern coastal

route (Wolpert, 2000; Qamar et al., 1999).

1.2. The Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Pakistan is home of more than 2100 million people and at least 18 ethnic groups that

speak more than 60 local languages that have been assigned to a wide array of

linguistic stocks including, but not limited to Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Dardic,

Tibeto-Burman and Dravidian (Grimes and Grimes, 2000; Newcomb, 1986). Pakistan

occupies eastern Hindu Kush, western Himalaya and southern Karakurum. All these

famous mountan ranges meet in Pakistan at Jaglot, near Gilgit. Pakistan lies on the

crossroads of West Asia, Central Asia and South Asia (Ali et al., 2005). This region is

marked by a high degree of ethnic diversity, which historically has been attributed,

at least partially, to a long and dynamic history of repeated invasions by Aryans,

Macedonians, Arabs and Mongols etc (Lapidus, 2002; Bernhard, 1983; Birdwood,

1959). It is also believed that the Coast of Makran-Pakistan and the present day

Afghanistan likely served as passage for human dispersal in prehistoric times,

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making the population dynamics of this region even more interesting (Derenko et al.,

2013). Additionally, the Hindu Kush highlands served as a physical barrier that

channeled trade along the “Silk Route” that linked the Mediterranean Basin and

West Asia to China for more than 16 centuries (Petraglia et al., 2012; Kuzmina 2008;

Elisseeff 2001; Quintana-Murci et al., 1999). Furthermore, Pakistan is one of the South

Asian countries that has two well-known civilizations; the Indus valley or Harappa

civilization, which flourished between 2600 BC and 2000 BC (Kenoyer, 1998) and the

Gandharan civilization that, peaked between 1500 and 1000 BC (Miller, 1985;

Basham, 1963). It is therefore possible that the extant populations of the Hindu Kush

highlands show traces of historic and even prehistoric gene flow from far distant

human populations. Currently, Pakistan is divided into five provinces: Punjab,

Sindh, Baluchistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and the Federally

Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) (Fig. 5).

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Figure 5. Geographic location of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where the Pashtuns are in majority is situated in the

northwestern part of Pakistan, is recognized as the heart of Gandhara civilization

(Zwalf, 1996). About 300 historic sites in different areas of the province have been

identified (Arif, 2014; Docherty, 2007). The presence of the remains of animals,

humans and coins of bronze have disclosed the hidden truth related to Gandhara

culture during excavations in Kashmir (Dani, 1980). The Bronze Age coins, about

3000 BC, old were found to be associated with the Alxon Hunnic Kings of Gandhara,

Bactria and other dynasties. The pre-Harappan civilization (4000 BC) sites were also

discovered at Rehman Dheri, located on the trade route in KP that connects South

Asia, Eastern Iran, southern Afghanistan and Central Asia (Khan, 2013a; Durrani et

al., 1991). Furthermore, about 50,000 petroglyps and inscriptions available on the

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Karakurum Hiway near Shatial and Thag Nala near Astor dates back 5th to 9th

century BC (Khan, 2013b), shows the movement of people of different regions of the

world in Pakistan.. Subsequently, the historical view has been that KP was a region

inhabited by Indo-Aryans in 2000 BC (Renfrew, 1996). The mtDNA haplotypic

diversity shows that the populations of India, Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey and Central

Asia reflect the fact that the genetic influx from the Fertile Crescent to the Indian

subcontinent was more frequent than from East to West (Kaifu et al., 2015; Quintana-

Murci et al., 2004). The historical record documents that KP was ruled by Persians in

550 BC, Macedonian dynasty in 330 BC, the Mauryans Empire in 322 BC, the

Kushana monarchy in 250 BC, the realm of Kabul Shahi in AD 1000, a Ghaznavid

invasion in AD 997, was incorporated into Turk-Mongol Gurkani domain in AD

1200, the Yan Dynasty in AD 1271, experienced influxes of Pashtuns beginning in the

16th century and British Empire in the 18th century (Marbaniang, 2015; Tamimi,

2009; Rome, 2008; Aslamkhan, 1996; Barth, 1956). The merging of forien elements

along with the indigenous inhabitants brought a unique social, cultural and high

level of diversity in the population of KP (Crews, 2015). Hindko, Saraiki, Khowar,

Gujri, Kohistani and Pashto are the primary languages spoken in different regions of

the province (Cunliffe, 2015; Bouckaert et al., 2012) and their respective areas are

illustrated in Figure 6.

The province comprises of 27 districts including Bannu, Buner, Peshawar,

Abbottabad, Mansehra, Shangla, Swabi, Upper Dir, Lower Dir, Tank, Shangla, Swat,

Noshehra, Mardan, Karak, Tor Ghar, Kohistan, Hangu, Haripur, Kohistan,

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Batagram, Lakki Marwath, Kohat, Malaknd, Chitral and D.I. Khan with a population

of approximately 31 million according to the most recent census held in 2017 (GOP,

2002).

Figure 6. Geographic distribution of primary languages spoken in Khyber

Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

1.3. The Study Area

Swat and Dir districts were selected and explored for dental morphology and

molecular anthropology of the major ethnic groups. Brief regarding both the districts

is provided bellow:

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1.3.1. District Swat

Swat is a district located in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province of Pakistan with

a population of around 1.26 million (according to the 1998 census, GOP, 2002). It is

the largest among all the valleys of Hindu Kush and encompasses an area of some

6226 km2 between 34o 30’ to 35o 55’ N longitude and 71o 45’ to 72o 50’ E latitude. The

altitude of Swat ranges from 600m in the South to more than 6000m in the north,

with the highest peak of Falaksair, attaining an elevation of 6261m AMSl (Ali et al.,

2012; Ahmad and Ahmad, 2003). The valley borders on Indus Kohistan and Shangla

to the East, with Chitral and Ghizer to the North, Bunir, Malakand Agency to the

South, and Dir to the West (GPO, 1998). The geographic position of the District Swat

is presented in Figure 5.

The Swat valley, bounded by the mountain of Hindu Raj, occupies an important

position among the Hindu Kush and Himalyan mountains of Pakistan and is famous

for its natural resources and biodiversity (Ahmad et al., 2015). Historical perspectives

confirmed by archeologists indicate that the valley was occupied in prehistoric

period between 2400-2100 BC (Ali and Khan, 1991; Stacul, 1969). Several civilizations

have passed through Swat in different waves. The term Suvastu was referred to Swat

for the first time in the sacrid book Rigveda, the religious account of the Aryans,

which means in Sanskrit as ‘good dwelling’ while the Latin and Greek

historiographers of Alexander’s army referred to the Swat Valley as Soastos named

with Swastu of the Vedic origin. In the literature of Buddhist, Swat is still named as

‘Urgyan’ or ‘Orgayan’ (Tucci, 1958). Both these terms ‘Urgyan’ or ‘Orgayan’ are the

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phonetic versions of Sanskrit word ‘Uddyana’. According to the Chinese travelers

Fa Hien, Wicking, Hiuen Tsang and Song Yun, Swat remained under Gandharan

control in the 5th-8thcentury AD (Hussain 1962; Shah, 1940; McMahoon and Ramsy,

1901). Fa Hien who explored Swat in 403 AD, called it Won Chang in Chinese or park

in English. He also mentioned that the people of Swat spoke the Indo-Aryan

language here (McMahoon and Ramsy, 1901). Swat remained for more than 1000

years and flourished under Buddhist and Brahminic rules, whose carvings

inscriptions are still available on rocks embroidery and wood carvings all over the

area. Ahmed and Sirajuddin (1996), maintain that the major feature of the

vegetational land scap of the area is Sino-Japanese in nature. The Aryans, alleged to

be emigrants from Central Asia, who likely one or several proto-Indo-Iranian

languages, take over the region from Iran to northwest Pakistan in the Second

millennium BC, while the mention of Suvastu (modern Swat) in Rigveda attests to

the Aryan colonization in Swat valley (Allchin and Allchin, 1982). In 327 BC,

Alexander crossed the Hindu Kush and travelled towards Afghanistan and occupied

Swat (Rome, 2008). At the decline of Greek power, Chandragupta Maurya attacked

the Macedonians and occupied the whole Punjab (Smith, 1914). In swat valley

Chandragupta Maurya established his strong hol at Mura Hill, in Malakand Agency,

which remaind as the last stronghold of Gujars Dynasty in the Hindu Kush region

(Anonymos, 1998; Ahmad et. al, 2011). He expanded his empire and, during the

reign of his grandson known as Asoka the great, Buddhism was predominated in

Swat in 3rd century BC (Khattak, 1997).

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After the falldown of Mauryan Dynasty, the Bactrian Greeks took over the whole

regions of Gandhara, Khyber Pass, Hunza and Swat. Swat was retained until Turk

Shahi invasion, who expanded its reign of Kabul from the borders of Seistan to the

North of Punjab during 7th century AD and in 745 AD Swat was completely occupied

(Rehman, 1979). After the downfall of Turks, the Hindu Shahi dynasty established

their rule in AD 822 AD and that lasted until the 11th century AD (Rehman, 1993).

Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi (Mahmud of Ghazna) occupied the valley of Swat in the

11th century AD defeating Raja Gira, wherein the Pushto Language and Islamic laws

were introduced. Later on the valley was occupied by Dilazak and Swati

Pathans/Pashtuns (Swati, 1997). The Yousafzai Afghan Pashtuns/ Pathans placed

their mark on the valley in the 16th century defeating the Swatis (Rome, 2008; Qasmi,

1939). Today the Swat valley is identified by three ethnic groups Pashtuns/Pashtuns,

Gujars and Kohistanis (Barth, 1956).

1.3.2. District Dir

Dir District comprises hilly and mountainous trrain coprising of the main Dir Valley,

several side valleys, narrow mouhtain gorges and part of plains of Ranizai Area. It

high peaks ranging from 4876m to northeast and 3048m to East with Swat and to

West with Afghanistan (Rahatullah et al., 2011). The total area of District Dir is

5284km2 when it was considered as one District now divided into to two newly

separate districts (i.e. lower Dir 15,85km2 and upper Dir 36,99km2) that lies in Hindu

Kush range between 71°50 to 71° 83E longitude and 35°10 to 35°16N latitude (Ali et

al., 2008). The census report of 1998 revealed that the total population of the area is

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approximately 1.38 million (GOP, 2002). To the western border, from North to South,

stretches the mountain range known as the Koh-i-Hindu Raj (Fig. 1). To the East

from North to South, there is the mountain range of Swat and Dir, which serves as a

boundary between the two districts and in the North which separates Swat Kohistan

from Dir Kohistan (Hazrat et al., 2007). The District is also bounded by Bajaur

Agency to the west, Malakand District to the south and Chitral is situated in the

north (Figure 5). Dir was invaded by Alexander, Buddhists, Mughals, but the most

important event was the settlement of the Yousafzai in the 16th century (Shah, 2013).

As in Swat, Pashtuns/Pakhtuns are also the major ethnic group of District Dir,

followed by Gujars and Kohistanis, while majority of the people speaks Pashto

language, followed by Gojari and Kohistani (Bellow, 1994). A brief historical review

of the selected ethnic groups of the study areas are described below in Figure 7.

Selected Population for present

study

Pashtu Gujar Kohistan

ns s is

Utmankhei Tarklani Yousafza

l i
Figure 7. Graphical representation of the present study population samples
from Swat and Dir districts

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1.4. The Pashtuns\Pakhtuns

Pashtuns are an Eastern-Iranian-speaking Afghan ethnic group with a widespread

geographic distribution in southern and eastern parts of Afghanistan and in the

northwestern portion of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as well as in Baluchistan provinces of

Pakistan (Haber et al., 2012; Caroe, 1976).The terms Afghan, Pukhtun, Pathan and

Pashtun are synonyms used in different literatures (Glatzer, 1998). The origins of

Pashtuns are rather poorly understood, not only in terms of population genetics, but

also in terms of history (Sabitov, 2011).

There are many hypotheses about the origins and inter-relationships among the

various ethnic groups subsumed under the more general term “Pashtun.” Some

historians are of the opinion that Pashtuns are the descendants of Jews (Qamar et al.,

2002; Caroe, 1958). Some of the European authors maintain that Pashtuns are a

Caucasian ethnic group descended from Armenians, while perhaps the strongest

argument is that Pashtun Afghans are basically belongs to Aryans (Elphinstone,

2011; Mirabal et al., 2010; Robson and Lipson, 2002). Some genetic evidence also

suggests that there is a very close relationship between Ashkenazi Jews and

Pashtuns (Bhatti et al., 2016a). It has also been reported that Pashtuns originated

from Greeks (Firasat et al., 2007). Furthermore, the Pashtuns cannot be defined by

their ethnicity only; instead, they are also defined by speaking Pukhto/Pashto and

by practicing a set of traditional cultural values known as

Pakhtunwali/Pashtunwali, also called Pukhto (Barfield, 2010; Coningham and

Young 2015; Bohner and Lucarini, 2015; Khan, 2008; Nusser and Dickore, 2002;

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Caroe 1958). Among these ethnic subgroups of Pashtuns (Fig. 8), Yousafzai,

Tarklanis and Utmankheils were selected for this dissertation, because these ethnic

groups are representative of the study area.

The genealogy of the Pashtuns is summarized in Figure 8.

Afghanan

Qais Khalid Bin Waleed

Sarbani Bitan Ghurghakhti Karlanri

Sharkbun Hussainkhel Krozai Sanzarkheil Bangash

Karshbun Dotani Mattizai Essakheil Mehsuds
Ghoryakhel Khattak Sahak Yasinzai Orakzai
Kasi Stanikzai Kakar Wazir Wardak
Tareen Lodhi Jadoon Utmankheil
Shinwari Niazi Musakheil Afridi
Tarklani Ghilzai Safi Khatak
Yousafzai Zadran
Mohmand
Daudzai
Abdali
Alikozai
Barakzai
Achakazai

Figure 8. The generally accepted genealogy of the Pakhtuns origin of Khyber

Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (Modefied from Caroe, 1958).

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1.4.1. The Yousafzai

The Yousafzai (literally meaning “Sons of Joseph”) are a sub-tribe of Pashtuns that is

found in the northern areas of KP, Pakistan (Tokayer, 2007). The Yousafzai have

spread over a large area that stretches from the Bajaur Agency contiguous with the

Durand line, to the Easternmost reaches of Mansehra (Caroe, 1958). The Pakhtuns

residing in Swat, Dir, Buner, Shangla, Mardan, Swabi and Malakand mainly belong

to the Yousafzai sub-tribe (Barth, 1959).

It is clear from history that the Yousafzai inhabited Kabul, along with other Pakhtun

tribes like Muhammad Zai and Khalil Mumand, but due to clashes with the Mughal

ruler, Mirza Alagh Beg, they migrated from Kabul to Peshawar at the end of 15th

century under the guidance of their leaders Malik Ahmad and Sheikh Malli

(Sirajuddin, 1970). After expelling the Delazak from Peshawar, the Yousafzai

occupied Mardan, Swabi, Swat, Buner, Dir and Bajaur valleys pushing the native

population of the area into other areas like Hazara or the inaccessible mountain

gorges (Yasin, 2008; Barth 1959; Caroe 1958). Due to the historic position of

Yousafzai among the other Pashtuns, they are the most widely studied and

recognized population in terms of tribal and clan structures, genetic profile, politics,

history, language and marriage practices (Lindholm, 1982; Ahmed, 1976; Barth, 1959;

Caroe, 1958). According to (Ilyas et al., 2015) all popula-tions share a similar

demographic history between 1 mil-lion to 200kyr ago. From 200kyr ago to 20kyr

ago, the Pathan follow a similar trajectory to other Asian and European populations,

with an inferred effective population size smaller than African populations,

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reflecting the out of Africa bottleneck, over the last 20 k years, the Pathan shows an

explosion in effective population size, contemporaneous to other Eurasian

populations but much greater in magnitude. The very large effective population size

likely reflects admixture between European and Asian lineages giving rise to

modern Pathans rather than an actual increase in census sizes.

1.4.2. The Utmankheils

Utmankheils are a Pathan subtribe who inhabits a large portion of the country that

spread across the hills surrounding the valley of Peshawar and includes the country

west and southwest of the junction of Swat, Dir (Panjkora rivers), Bajour, Malakand

Agency and some parts of Mardan (Murray, 1899; FATA, 2010; International Crisis

Group, 2006). The Utmankheil appear to have acted in concert with the Tarklani and

Yousafzai in the campaigns just referred to, and at about the same time as the

conquest of Swat and Dir by the Yousafzai were settled in the country they currently

occupy. The Utmankheil belongs to the Karlanri subtribe of Pashtuns and within the

Karlanri, the origin of the Uthmankhel clan is debated as their current sub-

populations are descended from an adopted child of unknown origin by the

Pashtuns (Barfield, 2010; Caroe, 1958). The Utmankheil are further divided into

Ismailzai, Bimmarai, Mandal, Muttakai, Alizai, Sanizai, Aseel, Gorai, Boot Khel and

Shamozai clans (Yaad, 1986).

1.4.3. The Tarklanis

Tarklanis (Tarkanis) are a clan within the Sarbani subtribe of Pashtuns and they are

mainly found in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan, while

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a large number also reside within Kunar Province of Afghanistan and District Dir

lower of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Province of Pakistan (Rehman et al., 2016; Caroe,

1958; FATA, 2010; Tareekh-e- kakzai, 1993; International Crisis Group, 2006).

Tarklanis are further divided into four clans. These include: Mammund, Salarzai,

Isazai and Ismailzai (Yaad, 1986). They came along withYousafzai from central

Afghanistan replacing Dilazak of the Peshawar valley and moved towards Swat, Dir

and Malakand Agency in the 15th A.D., where they got a separate ownership

(Political and Secret Department, 1933). Among the Pashtun ethnic groups of the

present study, Utmankheils and Tarklanis have not been as widely as the Yousafzai,

therefore a brief account is provided for two of the three sampled populations.

1.5. The Kohistani

The word “Kohistan” literally means “the place of mountains.” As a physical

features, Kohistan is divided into three areas: Dir Kohistan, Indus Kohistan and

Swat Kohistan, while the people living in all three of these regions are referred to as

“Kohistanis” (Hamayun, 2005). Kohistanis speak an array of Dardic languages and

practice a wide range of agricultural and transhumant herding subsistence strategies

(Bangash, 2012; Barth, 1956). The Kohistanis are commonly thought to be the

descendants of the ancient nomadic herders of the area who were forced into the

mountainous highlands from the low-lying fertile plains of Dir and Swat by Pashtun

invaders from the west during the 16th century A.D. (Shah, 2013; Rome, 2008; Barth,

1956). Prior to the 15th or 16th centuries, the Kohistanis were non-Muslim, but due to

the influence of the Yousafzai immigrants, they converted to Islam (Baart and Sagar,

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2002).The population of Kohistanis in districts Swat and Dir is estimated to be

between 60,000 and 70,000 individuals (Hamayun, 2005).

1.6. The Gujars

Gujars, who speak Gujari/Gojri (a lowland Indo-Aryan language), are an ethnic

group found in northern India and the mountainous regions of northern Pakistan,

northern Afghanistan and Kashmir (Grimes and Grimes, 2000; Lalata et al., 1971;

Barth, 1956). The spellings of Gujar are not homogeneous and they may be referred

to by any of the following: Gurjara, Gojar, Gujjar, Goojar, Gujar, Gurjjara and

Gurjara. Gujars are the ancient pastoralists/farming communities who herd

livestock or dairy buffalo, and mostly settled agriculturalists or semi-settled

agriculturalists who practice seasonal transhumance (Gooch, 1992; Barth, 1956). The

pastural Gujars who speaks Gojari, along with other local lnguages are said to be the

descendants of the ancient Gurjaras. There are many hypotheses regarding the origin

of the Gujars and their inter-relationship. Some anthropologists recognize the Gujars

as Kushan, which are of the Indo-Scythian tribe (Cunninghum, 1865). They are

considerd as Central Asian in origin from where they reached to India along with

Huns Population in 5th century AD and setled in Rajasthan. In 16th century AD they

moved from Rajastan towards Himachal Pradesh following Kashmir and Punjab It

has also been reported that the Gujars migrated from Georgia also called Gurjistan

(in Persian, Turkish and Arabic) through Afghanistan and reached to India (Tyagi,

2009). Previous genetic work found the Gujars to be genetically closer to the pastoral,

cattle farming Gola ethnic group in India than to other Pakistani ethnic groups (Raza

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et al., 2013). Gujars all over the sub-continent claim to be indigenous natives since

time immemorial. Indeed, many Gujars also claim with confidence that they are

Kashtriyas by origin; descendents of the Suryavanshi Kshatriyas (Sun Dynasty) and

connect themselves with the Hindu deity Rama without having any traces of of so-

called foreign origin (Lalata et al., 1971).

According to the 1941 census report of India, the tribe called "Gurjaras" were

established in the area near Mount Abu in Rajasthan, around 6th century A.D. The

“Gurjaras" were Hindus at the time they were first appeared in India and established

their own kingdom in A.D. 640. It seems that the Gujars successfully resisted the

Arab invasion from the north early in the eighth century A.D. It is alleged that about

A.D. 750 A.D. the Chapa dynasty of the Gurjaras, which was in power for about 200

years, were displaced by the Pratiharas in A.D. 1000. They embraced Islam after

being defeated by Mahmud of Ghazni and their kingdom fully flourished during the

reign of Akbar. In India the Hindu Gujars are assimilated into several other groups

of Hinduism, while in Pakistan the Gujars are considered a tribe (Parishad and

Bharatiya, 1996).

Today the Gujars are famous in agriculture, urban professions and have great

contribution in civil cervices, occupying large scales of land especially in northern

parts of Pakistan and India. The population of Gujars in India is approximately 30

million while, in Pakistan their population is about 33 million. Due to the lack of

food and disasters caused by wars the Gujars migrated to northwards toward

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Kashmir and occupied many areas of the region including Rajasthan, Gujarat and

Kathiawar (Wreford, 1943). The portion of some migrating Gujars also moved to the

northern areas of Pakistan including Swat and Dir some 400 years ago (Chauhan,

2001; Rome, 2008; Barth, 1956). Despite being a country inhabited by a population of

tremendous ethnic diversity, however the diversity among the people of this region

remains largely unknown genetically.

1.7. The genetic characterization of human

Genetic characterization of modern human populations is very important for

investigating or confirming archeological, anthropological and other information

related to human history, genetic polymorphisms, racial biases and medical

relevance (Bodmer, 2015; Macaulay et al., 2005; Renfrew, 2000; Ingman et al., 2000;

Excoffier and Langaney, 1989; Cann et al., 1987). The evaluation of molecular

techniques used to study the genetic structure of human populations and the results

obtained can yield much insight into human health and history (Bodmer, 2015).

Previous studies have interpreted the presence of genetic sub-structures in human

populations as the consequence of migration patern of subgroups and genetic drift.

Consequently, individuals of the same group are very similar to each other

genetically as compare to the individuals of another group (Henn et al., 2016;

Novembre, 2011; Tishkoff et al., 2009; Jakobsson et al., 2008; Rosenberg et al., 2002;

Cavalli-Sforza et al., 1994).

Genetic divergence in a population may occur due to non-random mating among

isolated populations as well as the genomic diversity within and among populations,

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which is determined primarily by mutation and certain demographic factors like

effective population size and the extent of migration (i.e., gene flow) among

populations (Slatkin, 1987; Wright, 1951). Population subdivisions, extension

dynamics and migration patterns can be analyzed through the use of different

molecular techniques (Risch et al., 2002). Several other fields have been and remain

actively engaged in elucidating human history and evolution in addition to

molecular evolution and genetic approaches to the origins and distribution of the

human species across the globe.

The human story in the form of recorded text goes back only as far as 4,000 years.

Historical linguistics and the languages spoken today hold the evidence of their

origin for more than 10,000 years (Jobling et al., 2004). Archaeological evidence

provides the ability to study human history, sometimes at great time depth, through

the analysis of such physical remains as bones, teeth, stone tools, pottery, waste

deposits, coins, inscriptions and dwellings left by members of past populations.

Paleontology however, provides a very deep ancestral record of human beings while

molecular anthropology is the most recent approach to estimate human history

(Jobling et al., 2004; Cavalli-Sforza et al., 1994).

Genetic variation at the individual level only yields insight into the past, but can also

be used to shape the future with respect to possible ramifications in the field of

medicine, prevention methods, disease susceptibility and response to drug

treatment. Several studies have demonstrated individual differences in terms of

disease risk and response to medicines (Bamshad et al., 2004; Jorde et al., 2001).

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Consequently, the variation among members of different races at the genetic level is

obligatory for the effective planning of prevention and treatment strategies.

At the beginning of the 20th century, genetic differentiation within and across the

various major geographic groups of humanity was explored through ABO blood

group patterning (Landsteiner, 1901). Furthermore, the importance of such genetic

variation was only observed apparent when individual differences in proteins were

systematically studied in the 1950s and 60s (Cavalli-Sforza et al., 1994). Genetic

variation is widely studied with the expansion of evolutionary genetics, the

availability of analytical tools and more effective and economical means for DNA

amplification (Jobling et al., 2004; Cavalli-Sforza et al., 1994). Recently, variation in

uniparental markers found on the Y-chromosome and mtDNA are being studied to

investigate the dispersal and origin of modern humans (Torroni et al., 2006; Forster,

2004; Jobling and Tyler-Smith; 2003). However, these studies were usually on

particular genes and were investigated under the influences on a specific phenotypic

property or disease risk; therefore, the variation investigated would have been

subject to selection pressures. The completion of the Human Genome Project and

with the advent of sequencing technologies, such as Sanger sequencing and Next

Generation Sequencing (NGS), have permitted molecular geneeticists the ability to

access large amounts of information within the genome as a database for

investigating human evolution and diversification (Garrigan and Hammer, 2006;

Margulies et al., 2005; Przeworski et al., 2000; Sanger et al., 1977). Exploring

information contained in mtDNA, Y-STRs and dental morphology/dental

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anthropology are also very important tools for phylogenetic studies as well as for the

investigation of human origins (Larmuseau et al., 2015; Nesheva, 2014; Bailey, 2002).

1.8. Dental Morphology/ Dental Anthropology

Dental anthropology is the study of humans present and past from the evidence

provided by teeth (Hillson, 1996). Teeth provide valuable evidence about prehistoric,

historic and modern populations—not just interms of morphological features of the

crown and root, but teeth also have the potential to preserve a high-quality DNA for

molecular anthropological analyses (Damgaard et al., 2015; Higgins and Austin,

2013; Brook and Scheers, 2006).

Dental morphology is a field of study that arose initially in the 19th century that is

used to register, analyze, interpret and understand all aspects of dental crown and

root morphology that yield insight into human groups, their cultural activities,

biological conditions and quality of life (Irish and Scott, 2016; Moreno et al., 2004;

Carabelli, 1842).The traits present on human teeth are used for population-based

studies, they can serve as identification markers, and they provide the bases for

comparisons of genetic origin, thereby allowing the classification of human groups

in taxonomic, phylogenetic and evolutionary categories by means of their frequency,

expression of sexual dimorphism, bilateral symmetry and morphological

characteristics (Rodriguez, 1999; Rodriguez, 2003). The fact that the morphological

traits present on teeth are often preserved in good condition among post-industrial

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modern humans is due to the presence of enamel, which makes it resistant to

unfavorable conditions for a long time (Moreno and Moreno, 2005).

These biological traits are expressed in humans and are transfered to subsequent

generations in a manner much like other genetically controlled traits, such as blood

groups, fingerprint patterns, skin colour, height, which are of varying utility the

reconstruction of phylogenetic relationships among various species, evolutionary

changes in dentition, the impact of diet upon the dentition and for estimating the

degree of biological distance observed among various communities (Scott and

Turner, 1997; Walimbe and Kulkarni, 1993).

Teeth have long been used by anthropologists for the reconstruction of life through

the examination of pathological afflictions suffered by members of ancient

populations that shed light on the general health conditions, diet and even the social

status of individuals (Hemphill, 2012; Eshed et al., 2006; Cucina and Tiesler, 2003;

Hillson, 1979). Similarly the status of dental eruption can be used for the

determination of age at death for infants and juveniles, while both micro- and

macroscopic tooth wear, when calibrated for local conditions, can be used for

recording adult death age and information regarding the foods consumed (Teaford

and Lytle, 1996; Smith, 1991). Teeth may also be used by the forensic anthropologist

for the identification of individuals, human evolution and, most recently, certain

dental traits are used for the estimation of human ancestry (Edgar, 2013; Pretty and

Sweet, 2001).

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1.8.1 The Birth of Dental Anthropology

The history and origin of dental anthropology goes back to late 19th century when

researchers first focused on the teeth of mammals and reptiles and compared them

to the human dentition (Osborn, 1888). The early researchers used teeth to categorize

fossils, record pathological status, describe natural variations in human teeth and

comparing their presence and frequency in various populations distributed

throughout the world (DeSantis, 2016; Drennan, 1929; Hellman, 1928; Gregory, 1926;

Bolk, 1922; Gregory, 1922; Sullivan, 1920; Osborn, 1907; Owen, 1845). Georg von

Carabelli (1842) was the first researcher who reported and described the presence of

a small accessory cusp on the mesiolingual surface of the protocone of the maxillary

molars of Europeans (Scott and Turner, 1997). This was given the name Carabelli’s

trait and is found and recorded in most of dental anthropological evaluations

(Marado and Campanacho, 2013; Hsu et al., 1999; Reid et al., 1991; Hassanali, 1982;

Townsend and Brown 1981; Scott, 1980). Variations in enamel and root anatomy

were also observed among various races (Hellman, 1928; Tomes, 1889; Flower, 1885;

Owen, 1845). Ales Hrdlicka (1920) identified the shovel-shaped incisor, which plays

a pivotal role in the classification system and researchers consider it a basic dental

morphological trait in the field of dental anthropology (Scott and Turner, 1997;

Hrdlicka, 1920). Hrdlicka also observed similarities, variations and the level of

shovelling expression in American Indian and Asian populations and its clear

departure from that observed in African and European dentitions (Hrdlicka, 1924;

Hrdlicka, 1920). The identification of stable morphological traits in canines, incisors,

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premolars and molars improved the analytical ability of dental morphology-based

investigation of human biological differences (Dahlberg, 1945).

Recently, studies on dental variations of both hominins and modern humans are

significantly improved. Dental anthropological studies have illuminated Plio-and

Pleistocene hominin dental morphology (Gomez-Robles et al., 2008; Gomez-Robles et

al., 2007; Bailey, 2004; Wood et al., 1988; Wood and Engleman, 1988; Wood and

Uytterschaut, 1987; Wood et al., 1983; Wood and Abbott, 1983), new information in

the study of Neanderthals (Bailey et al.,2011; Bailey, 2002), analysis of microwear-

based investigations of dietary variability among hominins (Lucas et al., 2008; Scott et

al.,2005; Teaford and Ungar, 2000), identification of behavioral patterns and wear-

related remodeling (Margvelashvili et al., 2013), and phylogenetic relationships of

the newly discovered hominin, Australopithecus sediba and other hominine species

(Irish et al.,2013).

Research based on variations in dental development between modern humans and

ancestral hominins have revealed new insights into dental relationships between

these taxa and new techniques to visualize internal and external dental structure

from two-dimensional surfaces using low magnifying microscope (DeSantis, 2016;

Smith and Tafforeau, 2008).

Single and multiple dental morphological traits are commonly used to investigate

different groups of human populations for phylogenetic relationships (Mihailidis et

al., 2013; Matsumura et al., 2009; Townsend et al., 1990; Kieser, 1984; Mayhall et al.,

1982; Scott and Dahlberg, 1982; Kaul and Prakash, 1981; Kieser and Preston, 1981;

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Townsend and Brown, 1981; Scott, 1980; Suzuki and Sakai, 1973). About 100

morphological dental traits combinations have been reported till now while new

traits are added frequently soon (Cunha et al., 2012). In 1990, a standardize

methodology was introduced for dental morphological scoring and observation

following the techniques introduced by Hrdlicka (1920) and Dahlberg (1945) (Scott

and Turner, 2008). A series of rank-scaled reference plaques for 36 dental non-metric

traits were developed, called the Arizona State University Dental Anthropology

System, or ASUDAS. These plaques were accompanied by a set of rules and

guidelines for observers (Turner et al., 1991), which need to be followed carefully to

minimize inter- and intraobserver error and ultimately maximize comparability.

1.8.2. Dental anthropology investigations in South Asia

To find out the biological affinities between prehistoric and living South Asian

populations it is important to understand the dispersal route of early humans in

South Asia also called Indo-Pak subcontinent. Therefore dental morphological

features should be used because, once they are expressed within a given tooth, they

remain unaffected until pathological or physical damages.

Moderate to highly heritable dental features means that these traits provide a

reliable picture of the genetic relationship between the past populations and may be

used to test hypotheses about past human migration patterns within and across the

continents. Dental anthropology is a recently emerging field to explore variations

within and among the various populations of Indo-Pak subcontinent (Hemphill,

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2013; Hemphill, 2012; Hemphill, 2009a; Blaylock, 2008; Sharma, 1983; Kaul and

Prakash, 1981; Sharma and Kaul, 1977). Variation in the frequency of non-metric

dental traits of the permanent teeth has been used to determine biological distances

among South Asian prehistoric skeletal series. Relevant studies have focused on

early agriculturist chalcolithic groups of the Deccan Plateau (Lukacs, 1987),

Chalcolithic and Neolithic samples from Mehrgarh, a site located in Baluchistan

Province of Pakistan (Lukacs and Hemphill, 1991; Lukacs, 1986), and Iron Age series

from Sarai Khola, Timargarha (Lukacs, 1983), Parwak (Ali et al., 2005), located in

northern Pakistan, respectively. The first descriptions of dental morphology of early

Holocene hunters focused on the site of Sarai Nahar Rai in the mid-Ganga Plain of

North India, but due to small sample size assessment of biological relationships was

prevented (Kennedy et al., 1986). Non-metric dental trait frequencies and inter-group

bio-distances were reported from a site nearby known as Mahadaha (Lukacs and

Hemphill, 1992). Researchers at the Anthropological survey of India, the University

of Chandigarh, and the University of Sri Venkateswara, Tirupati have also been

reported dental morphological trait frequencies from skeletal samples from South

Asian and living ethnic groups. The researchers from Chandigarh University

worked on Jats (Kaul and Prakash, 1981), Tibetans (Sharma, 1983), Punjabis (Sharma

and Kaul, 1977) and Andhra Pradesh (Rami- Reddy, 1985). Hindu caste Vaghelia

Rajputs and Garasias, as well as tribal Bhils were reported from Gujrat while caste

Marathas and Mahars, along with tribal Madia Gonds and urban mixed caste

samples from the city of Pune were reported from the State of Maharashtra in west-

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central India (Hemphill et al., 2000; Lukacs and Hemphill, 1992). Recently 2,455

living individuals were also reported from samples of seven populations living in

the northern areas of Pakistan including the residents of Madak Lasht and Swatis

(Hemphill et al., 2010; Hemphill, 2009b). Additional dental morphology studies have

been conducted among the Khows of Chitral District (Hemphill et al., 2008) and

Awans of Mansehra District (Hemphill, 2012).

1.8.3. Non-metric dental morphological traits

Non-metric dental traits are morphological variants of the root and crown that vary

among populations and because of these variations researchers can get access

towards human ancestry (Maula, 1993).

The non-metric traits are usually scored in two ways: (i) the traits such as groove

patterns, accessory ridges, supernumerary cusps and roots are represent as

“Presence- absence,” or (ii) as the differences in form such as curvature and angles

(Scott and Turner, 1997; Hillson, 1996). When present, many of these traits vary in

the degree to which a particular morphological structure is expressed (e.g. cusp or

ridge size) (Scott and Turner, 1997).

1.8.4. Basic terminology use in dental morphology

Dental anthropologists use basic terms when describing specific regions or

expressions of the dentition that helps the researchers orient themselves within the

dentition, and makes it easy to describe morphological traits --onin a specific tooth.

These specific terms are mesial: toward the anatomical midline or the sagittal plane

than runs between the two central incisors, distal: away from the midline, buccal:

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towards the cheek, labial: toward the lip, lingual: towards the tongue and occlusal:

the chewing surface of a tooth (Scott, 1997).

Figure 9. Diagram represents the positional terms for the teeth and jaws

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1.8.5. Analysis of dental morphology traits

Dental morphological traits are analyzed with the help of an internationally

recognized system called the Arizona State University Dental Anthropology System

(ASUDAS), which features 36 rank-scale reference plaques that illustrate minimum,

maximum and intermediate expressions of specific traits. The ASUDAS procedures

also help to standardize the observations and scoring of about more than 40 specific

crown, root and intraoral osseous morphological traits of the human permanent

dentition (Turner et al., 1991). The most frequently occuring dental morphological

traits are: winging, which is present in central incisors of the maxilla and can be

identified when the lateral margins of the antimeres are rotated labially (Enoki and

Dahlberg, 1958) (Fig. 10a). The peg-shaped (reduced and cone shaped) character

found in the upper lateral incisors and is very rare as compare to the other tooth

traits (Scott and Turner, 1997) (figure 10b).

Labial Convexity of the upper incisors, mostly found in upper incisor 1 (UI1), is

defined as the roundness of labial surface of UI1 (Nichol et al., 1984; Scott and

Turner, 1997). Shoveling (Figs. 10c & d) is found in canines, upper and lower incisors

with well differentiated distal and mesial lingual ridges (Hrdlicka, 1920; Dahlberg,

1956; Scott and Turner, 1997). Double-Shoveling occurs in canines, first premolars,

upper and lower incisors while UI1 is said to be the key tooth for this trait (Dahlberg,

1956) (Fig. 10e). The Interruption Groove (IG), also called the corono-radicular

groove that appears in upper incisors and is sometime common in UI2 (Scott and

Turner, 1997) (Fig. 10f).Tuberculum dentale, also known as the median lingual ridge,

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is present in upper canines and incisors (Nichol and Turner, 1986) as shown in figure

10g.
(a) (b)

(c) (d)

(e) (f)

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(g) (h)

Figure 10. Morphological traits of canines and incisors with respect to

ASUDAS. (a) Winging of central incisors (b) Peg-shaped upper lateral incisors
(c) Reference plaque for shoveling UI1 (d) shovel-shaped UI2 (e) Reference
plaque for double-shoveling (f) Interruption groove in upper lateral incisors (g)
Tuberculum dentale (median lingual ridge) for UI1 (h) reference plaque for
distal accessory ridge upper canines (DAR UC).

The Bushman canine (canine mesial ridge) is common in canines, especially in upper

canines, and is said to be the combination of mesial marginal ridge of the canine

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with a projection of the cingulum on the primary tubercle (Morris, 1975; Scott and

Turner, 1997). Canine distal accessory ridge appears in upper and lower canines

(Morris, 1975; Scott and Turner, 1997) (Fig. 10h).

The “Uto-Aztecan premolar” also known as the disto-sagittal ridge (Fig. 11a) found

in the first maxillary premolars (Morris et al., 1978). Premolar mesial and distal

accessory cusps (Fig. 11b) occur in the upper premolars (Turner, 1967). Assessments

of the number, conformation, and position of the lingual cusp is assessed among the

lower premolars (figure 11c) (Scott and Turner, 1997; Kraus and Furr, 1953;

Pedersen, 1949).

(a)

(b) (c)

Figure 11. Morphological traits of premolars (a) Reference plaque for Uto-Aztecan
premolars (b) Premolar accessory cusps (c) Premolar lingual cusp.

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The metacone, hypocone, metaconule, Carabelli and parastyle traits are the most

common traits studied in the upper molars (Dahlberg, 1951; Turner, 1979; Scott and

Turner, 1997; Harris, 1977; Bolk, 1916).

The metacone or cusp 3 is a primary cusp of the upper molars (i.e. M1, M2 andM3)

found in the distobuccal quadrant of the tooth (Fig. 12a). The metacone is almost

unformly fully developed on M1, shows some reduction on M2, and is often reduced

or even absent on M3 (Hillson, 1996). The disto-lingual cusp found on the upper

molars is the hypocone or cusp 4 (Fig. 12b). This trait is most common on M1, while

on M2 and M3 it can be found in reduced form or sometimes absent (Hillson, 1996).

The trait found in the distal fovea between metacone and hypocone on the distal

marginal ridge of upper molars is known as the metaconule or cusp 5 (Fig. 12c).

Carabelli’s trait is an extra tubercular structure found at the base of meso-lingual

surface of cusp 2 (protocone) in upper M1, M2 and M3 (Fig. 12d). The parastyle

(extra cusp) is a trait found on on the buccal surface of the upper molars (Fig. 12e). It

may be very small or sometimes is expressed as a well-defined extra cusp mainly

found on M3 while rare on M1 (Hillson, 1996). The parastyle is regarded by some

dental anthropologists as one of the most important features in the field of dental

anthropology found on buccal surface of molars (Scott and Turner, 1997).

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Figure 12. Morphological traits with respect to ASDUAS reference plaques (a)
reference plaque representing the metacone (cusp 3) in upper molars
(b) reference plaque for scoring hypocone (cusp 4) in upper molars (c)
reference plaque for metaconule (cusp 5) in upper molars (d)
reference plaque for Carabelli’s trait (e) reference plaque for scoring
parastyle in upper molars with a well-pronounced example to the
right side of the scale.

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The anterior fovea (precuspidal fossa) is a dental morphological trait found on the

anterior and occlusal surface of all three mandibulars molars, but it is only scored on

lower M1 (Turner et al., 1991; Hrdlicka, 1924). Its identification and scoring need

well-experienced researchers (Scott and Turner, 1997). In some cases it forms a deep

triangular fossa distal to the mesial marginal ridge (Fig. 13.1a). The deflecting

wrinkle is demonstrated as the median occlusal ridge of the metaconid that goes

down from the tip of the cusp toward the central fossa in lower molars M1, M2 and

M3 (Scott et al., 1997) (Fug. 13.1b). The protostylid is an extra cusp or outgrowth

present on the buccal surface of cusp 1 (protoconid) of the lower molars (Turner et

al., 1991). This trait can be observed on the buccal surface of the lower molars (Fig.

13.1c).

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(a)

(b)

(c)

Figure 13.1. Morphological traits (a) reference plaque for the anterior fovea in
lower molars with an example to its right (b) reference plaque for
the deflecting wrinkle with an example to its right side (c)
reference plaque for the protostylid with an example to its right
side.

The groove pattern is identified as the configuration of contacts among different

cusps (Turner et al., 1991), which may be in the form of letters X, Y or the (plus) +

mark (Fig. 13.2a). The Y-pattern is recognized as the connection between cusps 2 and

3, the X-pattern is recognize as the connection between cusps 1 and 4, while a +

pattern is recognize as the connection of all four major cusps (Turner et al., 1991). The

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major cusp numbers are commonly reported in the lower molars (Gregory, 1916;

Scott and Turner, 1997). The most common major cusps of lower M1 are five in

number and are reported as mesio-buccal (metaconoid), mesio-lingual (entaconoid),

centro-buccal (hypoconulid), disto-buccal (protoconoid), and disto-lingual

(hypoconoid), while four or three cusps may also be found in lower molars

respectively. The hypoconulid, or cusp 5, is the distal cusp found on the occlusal

surface of the lower molars (figure 13.2b). Its size can be calculated in the absence of

entoconulid (Turner et al., 1991).

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

Figure 13.2.Dental morphological traits and reference plaques (a) the Y- and X-
pattern (b) reference plaque for scoring the hypoconulid (cusp 5) (c)
reference plaque for scoring the entoconulid (cusp 6) (d) reference
plaque for scoring the metaconulid (cusp 7).

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Cusp 6, also called the tuberculum sixtum or entoconulid, is found lingual to cusp 5 in

the distal fovea of the lower molars (Fig. 13.2c). Both cusps 5 and 6 in terms of size

are similar to each other in grading (Turner et al., 1991). It is located between cusps 4

and 5 in lower M1, M2 and M3. The metaconulid, also known as tuberculum

intermedium or shortly cusp 7, is situated between cusps 2 and 4 in the lingual groove

of the lower molars (Fig. 13.2d). The key tooth for scoring cusp 7 is M1 of the lower

jaw (Turner et al,. 1991).

1.9. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)

A typical somatic cell performs many complex metabolic processes that are specific

for that cell; for example, the synthesis of a specific protein required for a specific

function and cellular energy in the form of Adenosine Tri Phosphate (ATP) is

required for life activities (Guimaraes-Ferreira, 2014; Davey et al., 2002). The cell

contains many organelles required for essential cellular functions. Among these

organelles the nucleus and mitochondria are the most important. The DNA within

the nucleus is called nuclear DNA, or the nuclear genome, while the DNA within the

mitochondrion is called mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), which synthesises its own

proteins and is therefore known as the power house of the cell (Butler, 2005; Jobling

et al., 2004; Holland and Parsons, 1999). The endosymbiotic theory about the origin

of the mitochondrion is widely accepted that is based on the mutual symbiotic

relationship between the cell and a bacterium, which eventually led to the

integration of the bacterium to form the mitochondrion (van der Giezen, 2011; Joblin

et al., 2004; Anderson et al., 1981).

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Human mtDNA (Fig. 14) is a double-stranded circular molecule with length of

approximately 16,569 base pairs (bp), having 37 genes of which 13 code for proteins,

22 for transfer RNAs (tRNAs), 2 for ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs)(Ebner et al., 2011), a

non-coding region, a displacement loop (D-loop), also called control region, as well

as the regulatory sequences for the mtDNA origin of replication, the promoters for

transcription (Chang et al., 2010; Taanman, 1999; Anderson et al., 1981), cytochrome

b, cytochrome c, ATPase and NADH dehydrogenase (Liu et al., 2011; Mckenzie et al.,

2010; Ketmaier and Bernardini, 2005).

16024 16383 57 372 438 574

(D-Loop)

tRNA

Cytochrome c

Figure14. Diagrammatic view of human mtDNA.

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The major portion of the non-coding region of mtDNA is the D-loop of 1122bp,

which is composed of the Hyper Variable Sequences (HV); HV-I (nucleotide position

[np] 16024-16383), HV-II (np 57-372) and HV-III (np 438-574) (Butler, 2012; Butler,

2005). These regions have mutation rates that are approximately ten times that

observed in the coding sequence (1.64273 x 10-7 for HVS-I, 2.29640x10-7 for HVS-II)

(Soares et al., 2009).

The mitochondrion is present several hundred times in the cell and its inheritance is

unilineal via the maternal line (Butler, 2005; Jobling et al., 2004; Lightowlers et al.,

1997; Robin and Wong, 1988). Paternal inheritance of mtDNA in humans has also

been reported up to the blastocyst stage in embryos (St John et al., 2000), but this

phenomenon is very rare and its contribution is considered negligible (Kraytsberg et

al., 2004).

1.9.1. MtDNA in human lineages

The Cambridge Reference Sequence (CRS), also called the original sequence of

mtDNA, was first obtained from the placenta of a European individual that describes

the characteristics of European mtDNA lineage (Achilli et al., 2004; Anderson et al.,

1981).

The mtDNA, along with autosomal DNA and Y chromosomal DNA, have long been

used in evolutionary biology, historical perspectives and population genetics

(Kivisild, 2015; Cann et al., 1987; Wallace et al., 1985). The high copy number per cell

(Piko and Matsumoto, 1976; Michaels et al., 1982), lack of recombination, maternal

inheritance (Kivisild, 2015; Hutchison, 1974), and high mutation rate (Brown et al.,

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1979), have made mtDNA a unique tool for human evolutionary studies and

population genetics.

Phylogenetic study of mtDNA has a central role in the identification of the human

maternal ancestors, known as the “mitochondrial Eve,” who inhabited Africa around

124,000-157,000 years ago (Fu et al., 2013; Poznik et al., 2013) and then subsequently

dispersed to the rest of the Old World and eventuially into the New World as well

(Stewart, 2015; Behar et al., 2008; Torroni et al., 2006). mtDNA migration pattern is

illustrated in Figure 15.

Figure 15. Human migration and haplogroup distribution across the world
(Stewart, 2015)

1.9.2. MtDNA Variation

Human mtDNA differs broadly across the globe, with populations of similar descent

or geographical origin sharing many of the same characteristics. In some cases, these

characteristics may indicate various historical events of the population including

admixtures with other populations or migrations (Whale, 2012).

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A mtDNA haplotype is the combinations of polymorphisms that differ from the CRS

and transmitted together from mother to offspring and which cannot be affected by

recombination. Thus, similar mitochondrial haplotypes share a set of common

mutations and can be traced to a common maternal ancestor. Individuals from the

similar or same populations may share the same mtDNA sequences (haplotypes) and

can be clustered together to form haplogroups (Wallace et al., 1999). A haplogroup is

a set of slowly mutating markers shared by peoples of the same geographic region

(Jobling et al., 2004), and are mostly continent-specific, leading to indicate modern

human history and migration paths. MtDNA haplogroups are indicated by letters of

the Latin alphabet and all of these letters, except “O,” have been utilized (van Oven

and Kayser, 2009). Among these letters (Fig. 16) L1, L2, L3, L4, L5 and L6 represent

African-specific mtDNA haplogroups and belong to the “L” clade (Behar et al., 2008).

Figure 16. mtDNA PhyloTree and partitioning scheme representing subtrees

(van Oven et al., 2015).

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All of the non-African lineages are said to have originated from L3 about 60,000 to

70,000 years ago (Soares et al., 2012; Behar et al., 2008). The African haplogroups L1,

L2 and L3, are also found in Makrani population of Baluchistan province of Pakistan

among whom frequencies range from 28% to 39.4% (Siddiqi et al., 2015; Quintana-

Murci et al., 2004). Haplogroups M and N separated from haplogroup L3 about

77,000 years ago (Forster and Matsumura, 2005).

The M clade (including haplogroups C, D, E, G, Q and Z) is distributed in Asia,

Indonesia, Australia and the Americas. Indeed, more than 70% of mtDNA lineages

identified among the inhabitants of India belong to haplogroup M (Chandrasekar et

al., 2009; Metspalu et al., 2004).

Similar lineage was also found among South Indian tribes and caste populations that

accounts for all but three lineages among the Chenchus (Kivisild et al., 2003).

Haplogroup M is also common in the populations living in the southern region of

the Makran coast of Pakistan and northwest India, with the frequencies of 30-35%,

respectively (Quintana-Murci et al., 2004). On the other hand the frequency of

haplogroup M is low or absent among populations residing the west of the Indus

Valley, while it is found at frequencies of less than 12% among the populations of

Central Asia (e.g, Uzbeks, Turkmen and Shugnan) (Quintana- Murci et al., 2004).

Haplogroup N is widely distributed in Europeans and Oceanic populations in

addition to Indians, Native Americans and Asians. The parahaplogroup N* of

haplogroup N includes haplogroups A, I, S, W, X, and Y. Clade R is also included

within the clade N, which is also very common in Europeans and is further divided

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into parahaplogroups R* and RO. R* is divided into haplogroups B, F, J, P, and T

while RO is further divided into HV, H, and V and U, the latter of which includes

haplogroup K (Fig. 16). Equal distributions of haplogroup U and M are found in

Asia, especially in India and Pakistan (Quintana-Murci et al., 2004). Haplogroup H is

the most common and most recent haplogroup of Europe with a total frequency of

40-45%, 20% in the Caucasus and 10% in Arabian Gulf populations (Heinz, 2015).

Haplogroup H has been reported in different populations from Pakistan, with

frequencies of 28% among Sindhis, 26.3% among Brahuis, 20.5% among Baluchis,

13% among Hazaras and 12.3% among Burushos, respectively (Bhatti et al. 2016a;

Szecsenyi-Nagy et al., 2014; Brandt et al., 2013; Mikkelsen et al., 2008; Quintana-Murci

et al. 2004; Richards et al., 2000). Recently, South Asian haplogroups M (28%), R (8%),

and West Asians haplogroups U (17%), HV (15%), H (9%), K (8%), J (8%), W (4%), T

(3%) and N (3%), were also found among members of the various Pashtun ethnic

groups sampled in northern Pakistan (Bhatti et al., 2016b).

MtDNA variation can be studied by the direct sequencing of the control region or

via restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLP). Haplogroups are separated

by the combination of HVS-I, HVS-II polymorphisms, and RFLPs (Schurr, 2004a).

MtDNA is a very useful tool to characterize variation, estimation of elapsed time of

divergence on a branched tree using either coalescence or distance methods of

estimation (Schurr, 2004b). It also plays a pivotal role in answering different

questions related to local populations in addition to those related to human origins

and evolution in general (Torres, 2016). Therefore, in the present study, mtDNA was

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selected to find out more information about the local population samples from Swat

and Dir districts of Pakistan.

1.10. The Y-chromosome

The human Y-chromosome (Fig. 17) is about 60 megabases (Mb) in length, which

is inherited unilaterally through the paternal line (Li et al., 2008; Jobling et al.,

2004). The Y-chromosome carries the sex-determining region Y (SRY) gene that is

responsible for the genetic and sex determination mechanism by the activation of

the SOX9 gene, which in turn activates sex differentiating glands in males (Jiang

et al., 2013; Foster and Graves, 1994; Berta et al., 1990; Sinclair et al., 1990).

It also carries the male-specific region Y (MSY) and the pseudoautosomal regions

(PARs) (Fig. 17). The MSY encompasses about 95% of the entire Y-chromosome is

composed of the euchromatic and some of the repeat-rich heterochromatic parts

(Li et al., 2008; Skaletsky et al., 2003). The total size of euchromatin on the Y-

chromosome is approximately 23 Mb of which 8 Mb is found on the Yp arm and

14.5 Mb on the Yq arm (Skaletsky et al., 2003).

Figure 17. Modified structure of human Y chromosome (Skaletsky et al., 2003;

Olofsson, 2015).

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The Y-chromosome also has three classes of euchromatin sequences known as X-

transposed, X-degenerate and ampliconic (Skaletsky et al., 2003).

The size of the ampliconic sequences is about 10.2 Mb which is highly repetitive,

polymorphic and composed of 1 to 8 palindromes (Li et al., 2008; Skaletsky et al.,

2003).

The euchromatin exhibits Long Interspersed Nuclear Elements 1 (LINE 1), which

accounts for about 36% of the X-transposed sequences (Skaletsky et al., 2003).

About 400kb of the heterochromatic region is present in the euchromatin, while

the major part about 35Mb of the heterochromatin can be identified at the lateral

long arm of the Y-chromosome (Hughes et al., 2012; Skaletsky et al., 2003). It has

also been reported that tandem repeats present in the heterochromatic region

have no transcription factors (Alechine et al., 2016; Skaletsky et al., 2003). The

length polymorphism in the heterochromatin is responsible for human Y-

chromosomal variation (Repping et al., 2006).

A total of 78 transcriptional units have been recognized in the modern MSY and

among these units 17 are present in single copies (Navarro-Costa, 2012; Navarro-

Costa et al., 2010; Skaletsky et al., 2003). The majority of these genes are

responsible for sex determination and sperm formation in testis (Olofsson et al

2015; Li et al., 2008).

The X-transposed regions carry TGIF2LY and PCDH11Y (also called

Protocadherin 11 Y). The TGIF2LY is testis specific, while PCDH11Y assists in

brain development in the fetus (Navarro-Costa, 2012; Skaletsky et al., 2003). The

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X-degenerate region contains 27 genes of single copy also called pseudogenes

whose function is to code for approximately 15 proteins. Among these 27 genes,

13 show similarities with exons and introns of the functional X- homologue while

the remaining 14 are transcribed to functional genes and show similar features

with the X- and Y- linked genes of non-identical features. Furthermore, all the

twelve ubiquitously expressed MSY proteins are found within the X-degenerate

region and are involved in sex-determination and spermatogenesis (Skaletsky et

al., 2003; Lahn and Page, 1997).

The ampliconic region has nine coding genes that range from 2-35 copies that

belong to the protein coding family and are expressed only in testes (Navarro-

Costa, 2012; Navarro-Costa et al., 2010; Skaletsky et al., 2003). Approximately 75

non-coding genes are also identified in the ampliconic region, of which 65 are

specific to MSY families and 10 are found as single copies (Skaletsky et al., 2003).

1.10.1. Phylogenetic Tree based on human Y-chromosome

The information found on the haploid Y-chromosome is mostly used as a molecular

marker in anthropology, genotyping, demography, genealogy, forensics, medicine

and in evolutionary studies (Oven et al., 2014). Single nucleotide polymorphisms

(SNPs) and short tandem repeats (STRs) are two widely used markers present in the

non-recombining region of the Y-chromosome (Wang et al., 2015). Y-SNPs are slowly

evolving markers with mutational rates of about 3 × 10–8/ nucleotide/ generation

(Xue et al., 2009). These markers are widely used to study the paternal relationship

between individuals and among members of different populations (Van Oven et al.,

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2014; Underhill et al., 2000). The biallelic properties of Y-SNPs make it an important

tool for constructing phylogenetic trees that link all the human reference populations

(Karafet et al., 2008; Consortium, 2002).

The first phylogenetic tree based on Y-SNPs was published in 2002 and was further

updated in 2003 (Consortium, 2002; Jobling and Tyler-Smith, 2003). The last updated

tree was published in 2008 (Karafet et al., 2008). Since then, the Y-chromosome tree

has been continuously updated and the most recent tree is now publicly available at

http://www.isogg.org/tree/. The main structure of the most recent and updated

tree is shown in Figure 18.

Figure 18. Structure of the most recent and updated version of human Y-
chromosome phylogenetic tree (Van Oven et al., 2014).

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The y- haplogroups (Y-HGs) are named “A” to “T” where Y-HG “A” shows the

deepest root of the Y-chromosomal tree (Karafet et al., 2008).

Today the short revised version of the nomenclatural system, in which the first letter

represents the haplogroup or sub-haplogroup followed by the marker (e.g., R-U106

or R1b-U106) is used, rather than the previous nomenclatural system (e.g.,

R1b1a2a1a1) (Olofsson, 2015).

The second class of mutations found in the NRY consists of microsatellites, or short

tandem repeats (STRs), which have 2–6 base pair (bp) repeat units (Willems et al.,

2016; Roewer et al., 2001; Goldstein et al., 1996), with the mutation rate of 3.83 × 10–4

mutation per generation (mpg) (Willems et al., 2016). Y-STRs have a wide range of

forensic applications (crimes, rapes and paternity), human history and migration

pattern, and phylogenetic tree construction that links human populations with each

other to determine their genetic relatedness and possible origins (Kareem et al., 2015;

Butler, 2011; Underhill and Kivisild, 2007).

Thus Y-STRs are the ideal molecular markers as they are transfer from father to son

without recombination, they have a high level of diversity, they are simple to

genotype, they are sensitivite to genetic drift and permit the prediction of

informative haplotypes (Kareem et al., 2015; Marjanovic and Primorac, 2013; Butler,

2012). Haplotype is referred to as the genetic information received from lineage

markers such as Y-STR (Butler, 2012).

The convergence of Y-STR haplotypes among different haplogroups has

compromised the accuracy of haplogroup prediction. Therefore, samples with

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ambiguous Y-STRs haplotypes, its typing with Y-SNPs is a very promising method

for finding haplogroup finer resolution and confirmation (Wang et al., 2013).

1.10.2. Y-chromosomal haplogroup distribution across the globe

Human migration may be predicted through Y-chromosomal haplogroup

distribution. The variation may be due to bottlenecks, founder effects and genetic

drift occurring along the migration routes across different regions (Olofsson, 2015).

The Y-chromosome haplogroups (Y-HGs) A and B-M60 are said to be very frequent

in African population (Gomes et al., 2010; Hammer et al., 2001; Underhill et al., 2001).

Populations residing in the Horn of Africa and in Noth Africa have a very high

frequencies of Y-HGs E-M96, E-M35, J-M304 and E-M81 (Trombetta et al., 2015;

Bekada et al., 2013; Gomes et al., 2010; Sanchez et al., 2005; Hammer et al., 2001;

Underhill et al., 2001). Y-HG E-M2 has also been reported in sub-Saharan African

populations, with the frequencies as high as 80% in West and 60% in Central Africa,

respectively (Trombetta et al., 2011).

Y-HG C-M130 is very common among the populations of Oceania and Asia

(Stoneking and Delfin, 2010; Karafet et al., 2008; Hammer et al., 2001; Underhill et al.,

2001). The occurrence of that sub-haplogroup among Native Americans confirms

their Asian origins (Geppert et al., 2011; Karafet et al., 2008; Zegura et al., 2004).

Haplogroup D-M174 is more common in Japan and Central Asia, while O-M175, D-

M174 and N-M231 are frequently distributed in East Asians (Zhong et al., 2011;

Karafet et al., 2008). Individuals from Oceania and Indonesia are limited to Y-HG M-

P256 and S-M230, respectively (Karafet et al., 2008; Hudjashov et al., 2007).

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Haplogroups R-M207 and I-M170 are frequently distributed across Europe (Karafet

et al., 2008; Rootsi et al., 2004; Rosser et al., 2000; Semino et al., 2000). Haplogroup R-

M269 is found in Central and Western Europeans (Busby et al., 2012). Y-HG Q-M242

is very common in northern Eurasia and in some Siberian populations, while its sub-

haplogroups are distributed with low frequencies across European, Middle Eastern

and East Asian populations (Karafet et al., 2008).

The Eurasian Y-chromosomal lineages are common in Indo-Pakistani sub-continent

(Karafet et al., 2008; Sengupta et al., 2006). Y-HG R1a-M417 occurs widely throughout

the Eurasian continent, especially among the populations found in South and

Central Asia (Karafet et al. 2008; Novelletto 2007; Rosser et al. 2000; Semino et al.,

2000; Sengupta et al. 2006; Underhill et al., 2015). Haplogroup H-M69 and R1a1-M17

is widely distributed in India and Pakistan, while haplogroup R1a1a-M17 is very

common among the populations residing in the tribal areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

province of Pakistan (Lee et al., 2014; Trivedi et al., 2008).

Exploring information contained in mtDNA, Y-STRs and tooth morphology is very

important for phylogenetic studies; for no such study has ever been conducted to

investigate any relationship among different ethnic groups of Hindu Raj region.

Therefore, the current project was designed to characterize five populations

(Yousafzai, Gujars, Tarkalani, Kohistani, Utmankheil) residing in Swat and Dir

district through dental morphology, mtDNA and YSTRs with the following

objectives.

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Objectives

• To elaborate dental morphological variations among the major ethnic groups

in Swat and Dir districts.

• Genealogical study of the ethnic groups in the area using mitochondrial hyper

variable segments 1 and 2.

• Genetic characterization of Y- chromosomal STRs haplotypes in individuals

from Swat and Dir.

• Studying genetic diversity using human dental morphology.

• Statistical and Bioinformatics analysis of the data produce.

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 Chapter 2

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Samples from five ethnically distinct populations’ viz. Tarklani, Yousafzai,

Kohistani, Gujar and Utmankheil were collected from volunteers residing in

different areas of Swat and Dir districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Sampling

sites wherefrom the sample collection was done is presented in Fig. 19.

Figure 19. Geographic location of the study area. The colored circles represent
location of villages where samples were collected.

Members of three of these population samples (Tarklanis, Yousafzai, and

Utmankheils) are commonly recognized as sub-groups within the Pashtun ethnic

group. Ethnicity was self-declared and first degree relatives were identified and

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excluded from the study. All participants gave their informed written consent after

the aims and procedures of the study were explained to them. The present research

was approved by the Institutional Bioethical Committee of Hazara University,

Mansehra, Pakistan (appendix-I).

2.1. Samples collection for dental morphology study

2.1.1. Collection of dental Casts

A total of 823 dental casts from males and females with signed consent forms were

collected from of Tarklani, Yousafzai, Kohistani, Gujar and Utmankheil volunteers of

Swat and Dir Districts (Table 1).

Table 1: Details of samples collected from Swat and Dir districts

S.No Ethnic Group Sampling site Sex Total No. of

M F Casts

1 Gujars Gabral and Miandam, Swat 85 80 165

2 Kohistani Bahrain and Kalam, Swat 89 85 174

3 Tarklani Miadan, Dir 75 75 150

4 Utmankheil Maidan, Dir 75 75 150

5 Yousafzai Mingora, Swat 94 90 184

The consent form was designed according to the guidelines of the Institutional

Bioethical Committee of Hazara University (Appendix-II). All the information about

the volunteers regarding geography and ethnic affiliation were saved properly for

further analysis. Before sample collection all participants were guided to wash and

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clean their teeth in such a way that the cavities of the teeth should be free from foods

with the help of toothpaste and brushes provided by the research team (Fig. 20). The

optimized procedure was used to reduce the chances of gagging during sample

collection.

Figure 20. Filling, signing of consent form, and cleaning of teeth by volunteer
individuals.

2.1.2. Selection of volunteers

Volunteers for the present research were selected on the basis of ethnicity,

relatedness and condition of teeth. The individuals between 12 to 22 years of age

with teeth in good condition were considered for dental casting. The ethnicity of the

volunteer was self-declared or was provided by the individual’s parents. Those who

did not fulfill the selection criteria were not included in the study sample.

2.1.3. Biosafety Measures

Sterilized and autoclaved dental trays and alginate (Cavex CA37), which is widely

used in dental anthropology research, were selected for dental casting. The alginate

used for template preparation was easy to separate from the sample dental casts. A

mixture of alginate and water in a rubber bowl was prepared in semi-fluid form and

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poured into the appropriate size impression tray. The alginated-filled impression

tray was placed in the mouth for two minutes and then removed gently. After being

removed from the mouth, the tray was rinsed with water to remove saliva to avoid

bubbles and erosion of the impression (Fig. 21).

Figure 21. Placement and removal of the alginate-filled impression tray from
the subject’s mouth.

2.1.4. Dental casting and labeling

The fine powder of diestone (DentAmerica, CA 91744, U.S.A) was mixed with water

for pouring into the alginate impressions. Two mixtures of plaster (thin and thick)

were prepared for preparation of a good quality dental cast. The thin mixture was

poured first into the alginate impression before thick mixture was added to avoid

bubbles and for better visualization of the traits. The thick plaster was used to make

the cast stronger and more resilient to damage. The trays filled with diestone were

kept in a sunny area to dry and were labeled carefully before removing from the

trays. The labeled casts were removed from the trays and were dried properly.

Tissue paper was wrapped around the dried casts to prevent them from breakage

and the casts were stored for further analysis (Fig. 22).

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Figure 22 . Pouring of diestone mixture into the alginate impression mold and
labeling of dental casts.

2.1.5. Grading and scoring of dental morphology traits

The Arizona State University Dental Anthropology System (ASUDAS) (Scott and

Turner, 1997; Turner et al., 1991) was followed for the scoring and grading of dental

morphological traits of the samples with the help of 23 reference plaster plaques

(Turner et al., 1991) (Fig. 23). The dental morphology data derived from the five

samples were converted into dichotomized (presence or absence) format for further

analysis.

Figure 23. Scoring of dental morphology traits using the ASUDAS reference
plaques

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2.2. Analyzing the DNA

The DNA was analyzed for both paternal and maternal lineages using saliva as a

source. The methods used in the present study for the collection of saliva and DNA

isolation are described below in detail.

2.2.1. Collection of saliva samples

Volunteer individuals of the five selected populations (Tarklanis, Yousafzai,

Utmankheil, Gujars and Kohistanis) were properly instructed before collection of

saliva samples. Two to five minutes were given to each individual for proper

cleaning of their mouth to minimize the chance of contamination using tooth

brushes provided to each volunteer by the research team (Fig. 19). After cleaning

their mouth the individuals were instructed to wait for two minutes until new

epithelial cells were produced and after that time a 5% sucrose solution was given

and the subject was instructed to keep it in their mouth for two minutes. The

individuals were then advised to spit the solution into a sterile specimen collection

cup and their saliva was stored in styrofoam coolers in the field until they were

delivered to the research laboratory. These samples were then directly processed for

further DNA extraction upon delivery to the lab.

2.2.2. Genomic DNA extraction

A good quality of Genomic DNA (gDNA) was extracted from the saliva containing

human epithelial cells using the optimized protocol established in our research lab

by Akbar et al. (2015). The materials, chemicals and the preparation of stock solutions

used in the present study are detailed in Appendix- III. A total of 2ml of saliva was

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taken in a 2ml centrifuge tube and centrifuged at 3578 ×g for two minutes to obtain a

pellet of epithelial cells. 100µl of cell lysis solution from stock (2ml lysis buffer + 20µl

β-mercapto ethanol and 2µl proteinase K) was added to the pellet and vortexed until

the pellet was dissolved in the lysis solution. The sample tube was then kept in an

incubator for one hour at 56ºC. A 600µl phenol and chloroform solution with 1:1 was

added and again incubated for 5 to 10 minutes at room temperature after gentle

shaking, followed by centrifugation at 5590 ×g for 12 minutes. After centrifugation,

500µl supernatant was transferred to a sterile 1.5 tube with proper handling. 500µl of

isopropanol was then added to a tube containing the same volume of supernatant

and incubated for 20 minutes at -20ºC. After incubation, the sample was centrifuged

at the speed of 5590 ×g for 10 minutes and the supernatant was discarded while the

pellet was washed with ethanol (70%) at 3578 ×g for five minutes. The ethanol was

removed from the tube carefully and the pellet was air dried. 50µl of distilled water

was added to the dried pellet of gDNA and incubation was carried out for five

minutes at 56 ºC.

2.2.3. Screening of the purified gDNA

The concentration and quality of purified gDNA was determined with a Qubit

flourometer (Invitrogen, life technology, cat. Number Q32857) using the Qubit

dsDNA HR assay kit (Invitrogen, cat. Number Q32854) and a Agilent 2200

TapeStation instrument using a genomic DNA screen tape assay according to the

instructions provided by the manufacturers. Traditional agarose gel electrophoresis

(1% agarose gel) was also performed to determine the quality of the purified gDNA.

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2.2.4. Agarose gel electrophoresis

A 1% agarose gel was prepared by adding one gram of agarose powder in 100mL

TAE-buffer and was heated for one minute in microwave oven for gDNA

quantification. When the temperature of the solution reached 40-45oC, 15µL of

ethidium bromide was added to it and mixed well by shaking. The solution was

poured into a gel casting tray with combs and kept smoothly to avoid bubbles at

room temperature till solidified. The combs were removed from the solid gel and

were set in electrophoresis equipment containing TAE-buffer of required volume. A

total of 8µL of DNA (5µL DNA + 3µL loading dye) was loaded into the wells in

agarose gel. About 80-100 volts of electric current was supplied to electrophoresis

apparatus until the dye moved from the wells. The presence and position of the

DNA bands were visualized and photographed using gel documentation.

2.3. Mitochondrial DNA characterization

2.3.1. PCR Amplification of target DNA

The isolated gDNA was used as a template for the PCR amplification of mtDNA

control region. A fragment about 450bp long at nucleotide position (np) 15974-16424

of the HVS-I and 550bp long fragment at np07-557 of the HVS-II region was

amplified using Taq DNA polymerase. Primers (Table 2) for the present study were

designed from Cambridge reference genome accession No. NC_012920 (Andrews et

al., 1999). The components of the PCR mixture used for amplification are given in

Table 3 below.

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Table 2: Details of the primer sequences used in the present study for the
amplification of the target fragment of the mtDNA control region.

S.NO. OLIGO NAME SEQUENCE (5‘-3‘) %GC TM

1 HVS-1 (F) CTCCACCATTAGCACCCAAAGCTAAG 50 59.5

2 HVS-1 (R) GATATTGATTTCACGGAGGATGGTGGTC 46 59.9

3 HVS-2 (F) AGGTCTATCACCCTATTAACCACTCACG 46 60.0

4 HVS-2 (R) GGTGTCTTTGGGGTTTGGTTGGTTC 52 59.3

Table 3: Components and concentration of PCR reaction mixture/sample

S. Reagent Volume Final Concentration

No.

1 10X Taq Buffer 2.5 µL 1X

2 2 mM dNTPs 2.0µL 0.16 mM

3 25mM MgCl2 2.0µL 2.0 mM

4 10pM /µL F-Primer 2.0µL 20 pM

5 10 pM/µL R-Primer 2.0µL 20pM

6 Taq. Polymerase (5U/µL) 0.5µL 2.5 U

7 DNA template 2.0 µL 30 ng

8 ddH2O 12 µL 12 µL

Final Volume 25.0 µL

2.3.2. Thermocycling conditions for PCR

The thermocycling conditions for both HVS I and II were adjusted as: the initial

denaturation temperature was set at 95ºC for four minutes, the second denaturation

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temperature was set at 94ºC for 40 seconds, the annealing temperature was set at

56ºC for one minute, the initial extension temperature was set for one minute at

72ºC, while the final extension was set for five minutes at 72 ºC followed by 35

cycles, respectively. All the of thermocycling conditions for HVS I and II were the

same, except the annealing temperature, which was 55ºC for HVS II (Fig. 24).

Figure 24. Representation of thermocycling profile for PCR. Figure (A)

represents PCR conditions for HVSI, while figure (B) represents PCR
conditions for HVSII.

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2.3.3. Visualization of the PCR Products

The amplified PCR products of the control region were run on 2% agarose gel and

the corresponding bands were detected under UV using a gel documentation

system. The sharp and good quality DNA fragments were selected for further

cleaning.

2.3.4. Elution of PCR Product

The slices of gel containing the desired PCR products were purified using the

manual provided by the GeneAll Gel Extraction Spin/vacuum (SV) Kit Cat. No. 102-

101. The gene clean kit contains GB solution for melting the gel, washing the buffer

and elution buffer. GB buffer of about 500µl was added to the tube containing the

fine slices of the amplified PCR fragment and was incubated for 10 minutes at 56°C

after vortexing. When the gel was fully dissolved it was transferred to SV column

and centrifuged for one minute at 8050 ×g and the liquid was discarded from the

collection tube. 500µl of wash buffer (WB) was added to SV column and centrifuged

for 1:30 minutes at 8050 ×g. The liquids from the collection tube were discarded and

the empty SV column was centrifuged again. The SV column was shifted to a new

1.5 eppendorf tube; 50µl of elution buffer was added and incubated for two minutes

at 56°C. After incubation the tube with SV column was centrifuged for 1:30 minutes

at 9447 ×g while at this time the SV column was discarded and the purified PCR

products were then checked on 1.5% agarose gel. The confirmed PCR products after

agarose gel electrophoresis were sent to Macrogen, Inc. (Seoul, South Korea) for

sequence analysis. Sequencing was performed using the ABI PRISM® BigDye TM

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Terminator Cycle Sequencing Kit and sequences were analyzed on a 3730XL Genetic

Analyzer (Applied Biosystems).

3.3. Y-chromosome analysis

The samples from Swat and Dir districts were analyzed for Y-chromosome

characterization to assess the genetic diversity within and among these populations.

3.3.1. Y-STR and Y-SNP datasets

A total of 27 Y-STR loci (DYS19, DYS385, DYS389I, DYS389II, DYS390, DYS391,

DYS392, DYS393, DYS437, DYS438, DYS439, DYS448, DYS449, DYS456, DYS458,

DYS460, DYS481, DYS518, DYS533, DYS570, DYS576, DYS627, DYS635, Y GATA H4,

DYF387S1) were amplified with the Yfiler®Plus PCR Amplification kit

(ThermoFisher Scientific, Cat. No. 4484678). The PCR products were separated and

evaluated according to manufacturer’s protocols with modification of Olofsson et al.

(2015). A portion of the DNA sample was diluted with tris ethylin dia amin tetra

acetic acid (TE) buffer in such a way that 1.0ng of total DNA was adjusted in a final

volume of 10µL TE buffer and was then added to the multiplex reaction mixture

(Table 4).

Table 4. Components and concentrations of the multiplex PCR reaction.

S.No Reaction components Volume per reaction

1 Master mix 10.0µL

2 Primer Set 5.0µL

3 TE buffer (with 1.0ng DNA) 10µL

Total volume 25µL

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3.1.2. Multiplex PCR profile

The annealing temperature for multiplex PCR was kept 61.5°C and the number of

cycles were adjusted to (25-29) to amplify the 27 Y-STR loci (Table 5).

Table 5. Cycling profile for multiplex PCR reaction

Serial Operation Temperature Time Cycles

number
1 Initial denaturation 95°C 1 min
2 Denaturation 94°C 4s
3 Annealing 61.5°C 1 min (26-29)
4 Extension 60.0°C 1 min
5 Final extension 60.0°C 22 min
6 Hold 4°C 

Electrophoresis was performed with 1µL of the amplified products, 0.5µL of

GeneScanTM 600 LIZ® Size Standard v. 2.0 and 9.5µL of deionized Hi-DiTM

formamide and denatured at 950C for three minutes. The fragments were read on

Applied Biosystems® 3500×L Genetic Analyzer (ThermoFisher Scientific) according

to the manufacturer’s recommendations, while the injection timing was reduced

from 24 sec to 12 sec. The electropherograms were analyzed using GeneMapper®

IDX v. 1.4 (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA) and the allelic data was

checked manually two times for accuracy.

Initial assignment of Y-chromosome haplogroups was also carried out using

genotypes of Y-chromosome SNPs included on the Infinium®OmniExpressExome-8

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v.1.3 BeadChip array, performed commercially by AROS Applied Biotechnology

A/S Denmark. A total of 1,641 SNPs are included on the array, of which 1,226

passed genotyping filters (call rate ≥ 90%) in the sampled individuals.

3.4. Statistical Analysis

3.4.1. Dental morphology Analysis

The nonmetric data of the samples from Swat and Dir districts were examined with

neighbor joining cluster analysis (Saitou and Nei, 1987), multidimensional scaling

(MDS) with Kruskal’s (1964) and with Guttman’s (1968) coefficient of alienation, and

principal coordinates analysis (PCA) (Gower, 1966). Pairwise distances between the

samples were calculated with C.A.B. Smith’s Mean Measure of Divergence statistic

(MMD) for intergroup comparison. Samples of prehistoric and living individuals

from South Asia, Central Asia and the northern areas of Pakistan were included for

comparative study along with the present study population.

3.4.2. MtDNA Analysis

All the raw sequences of mtDNA control region obtained from Macrogen (Seoul

Korea) were cleaned using Sequencher® version 5.4.6 (Gene Codes Corporation,

http://www.genecodes.com). The cleaned sequences were aligned and compared

with rCRS using MAAFT software (version 7) (Katoh and Standley, 2013; Andrews

et al., 1999; Anderson et al., 1981). The aligned sequences were further investigated

for haplotype detection with MitoTool (Fan and Yao, 2011), HaploGrep (Kloss-

Brandstatter et al., 2011) and Mitomaster (Brandon et al., 2009) using PhyloTree Build

16 (http://www.phylotree.org) as the classification tree to assess the quality of

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mtDNA data (Van Oven and Kyser, 2009). The haplotypes were assigned to

haplogroup according to phylotree (Van Oven, 2015) and published data (Van Oven

et al., 2011; Behar et al., 2008; Metspalu, 2004). The population statistics i.e. Genetic

Diversity (GD), Power of Discrimination (PD) and Random Match Probability (RMP)

were also calculated (Prieto et al., 2011; Tajima et al., 1989). Genetic distances between

population samples were evaluated as pairwise FST calculated based on haplotype

frequencies in Arlequin v. 3.5.1.2 [10,000 permutations; Excoffier and Lischer, 2010]

with the other Pakistani population data (Bhatti et al., 2016a; Bhatti et al., 2016b;

Siddiqi et al., 2015), and visualized through classical multidimensional scaling (MDS)

in the statistical software R (v. 3.2.1.), median joining networks of haplotypes were

constructed in the program Network v. 5.0.0.0 (http://www.fluxus-

engineering.com).

3.4.3. Y-STRs and Y-SNPs analysis

Y- STR data was analyzed with population genetic parameter estimation for the five

samples (Tarklani, Yousafzai, Utmankheil, Gujars and Kohistani) and for the

combined set of all individuals as previously described (Olofsson et al., 2015).

Genetic distances between samples were evaluated as pairwise FST calculated on the

basis of haplotype frequencies in Arlequin v. 3.5.1.2 with 10,000 iterations per

mutation (Excoffier and Lischer, 2010), and visualized through classical

multidimensional scaling (MDS) with R (v. 3.2.1). Median joining networks of

haplotypes were constructed in the program Network v. 5.0.0.0

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(http://www.fluxus-engineering.com) and weights (1-5) were given to the included

loci as previously reported (Olofsson et al., 2015).

We constructed two datasets of previously published Y-STR data to explore the

patrilineal gene pool of Swat and Dir districts in a broader geographic and

ethnographic context. One dataset encompassed 38 population samples specifically

from the Indo-Pakistani sub-continent and Southwest Asia. The other dataset

encompassed 54 worldwide population samples (including the five from the current

study) from the human genome diversity project (HGDP) panel (Haber et al., 2012;

Perveen et al., 2014; Lee et al., 2014; Roewer et al., 2009; Vermeulen et al., 2009;

Rosenberg, 2006; Qamar et al., 2002; Cann et al., 2002). Details of all comparative

samples included in this study are provided in Table 6. To facilitate the inclusion of

the previously published data from a large number of ethnic groups the data set was

limited to 10 Y-STR loci for which all samples had been characterized. The same

package (Arlequin v. 3.5.1.2: Excoffier and Lischer, (2010)) was used for the analyses

of molecular variance (AMOVA) between all groups and further groupings based on

country of origin and ethnicity.

Following standard practice, the multi-copy loci in this kit, DYS385 and DYF387S1,

and haplotypes with duplication events were excluded for estimations of genetic

distances (FST) and construction of median joining networks. Furthermore,

individuals with haplotypes displaying null or intermediate alleles were also

excluded. As is standard for Y-STR analyses, the alleles of the DYS389II locus were

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converted to the DYS389B nomenclature by subtracting the repeat number of

DYS389I from that of DYS389II.

All the corresponding haplotypes observed in the present study were reported to the

Y-chromosomal haplotype reference database (YHRD) (Willuweit and Roewer,

2015), with their respectitve accession numbers from YA004265 to YA004269.

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Table 6. Population samples included in the larger comparative analyses. Sample sizes and references to the original
studies are shown.

Population No of individuals References

Gujara 20 This study
Kohistania 20 This study
Tarklania 20 This study
Utmankheila 20 This study
Yousafzaia 20 This study
Iran-Ahvazb 46 Roewer et al., 2009
Iran-Izehb 50 Roewer et al., 2009
Iran-Rashtb 46 Roewer et al., 2009
Iran-Sarib 46 Roewer et al., 2009
Iran-Masalb 18 Roewer et al., 2009
Azerbaijan-Lenkoranb 47 Roewer et al., 2009
Afghanistan-Baluchb 13 Haber et al., 2012
Afghanistan-Hazarab 60 Haber et al., 2012
Afghanistan-Pashtunb 48 Haber et al., 2012
Afghanistan-Tajikb 56 Haber et al., 2012
Afghanistan-Uzbekb 17 Haber et al., 2012
Pakistan-Punjabib 300 Perveen et al., 2014
Pakistan-Pathanb 270 Lee et al., 2014
Pakistan-Baluch (BAL)b 59 Qamar et al., 2002
Pakistan-Balti (BLT)b 13 Qamar et al., 2002
Pakistan-Brahui (BRU)b 109 Qamar et al., 2002
Pakistan-Burusho (BSK)b 94 Qamar et al., 2002
Pakistan-Hazara (HZR)b 23 Qamar et al., 2002
Pakistan-Kalash (KAL)b 44 Qamar et al., 2002

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Pakistan-Kashmiri (KSR)b 12 Qamar et al., 2002
Pakistan-MakraniBaluch (MAKB)b 25 Qamar et al., 2002
Pakistan-Negroid Makrani (MAKN)b 33 Qamar et al., 2002
Pakistan-Parsi (PRS)b 89 Qamar et al., 2002
Pakistan-Pathan (PKH)b 94 Qamar et al., 2002
Pakistan-Sindh (SDH)b 120 Qamar et al., 2002
Adygeic 7 Cann et al., 2002;Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Balochia 25 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Bantuc 19 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Basquec 14 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Bedouinc 26 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
BiakaPygmyc 30 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Brahuia 25 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Burushoa 17 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Cambodianc 6 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Colombianc 5 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Daic 7 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Daurc 7 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Druzec 13 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Frenchc 10 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Hanc 22 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Hazaraa 24 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Italianc 6 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Japanesec 19 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Kalasha 20 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Karitianac 10 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Lahuc 7 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Makrania 19 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009

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Mandenkac 15 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
MbutiPygmyc 11 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Melanesianc 6 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Miaoc 7 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Mongolac 6 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Mozabitec 20 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Naxic 8 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Orcadianc 7 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Oroqenc 5 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Palestinianc 16 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Papuanc 10 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Pathana 17 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Pimac 14 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Russianc 15 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Sanc 7 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Sardinianc 15 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Shec 7 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Sindhia 19 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Suruic 9 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Tuc 7 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Tujiac 9 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Tuscanc 5 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Uygurc 20 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Xiboc 20 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Yakutc 16 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Yic 7 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Yorubac 13 Cann et al., 2002; Rosenberg, 2006; Vermeulen et al., 2009
Total 2481

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Groups marked witha were used both for the regional (MDS, AMOVA) and the worldwide analyses (MDS). Groups marked with b
were used only for the regional analyses (MDS, AMOVA). Groups marked with c were used only for the worldwide MDS analysis.

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Initial assignment of Y-chromosomal haplogroups was carried out using genotypes

of Y-SNPs included on the Infinium®OmniExpressExome-8 v.1.3 BeadChip array. A

total of 1,641 Y-SNPs are included in the array, of which 1,226 passed genotyping

filters (call rate ≥ 90%) among the individuals included in the study. These were

intersected with the ISOGG Y-DNA SNP index (http://isogg.org/tree/index.html,

version 10.103), resulting in a final set of 331 haplogroup-defining Y-SNPs.

Individual haplogroups were assigned as the most derived haplogroup where the

individual’s genotype matched the derived allele. Markers in parenthesis followed

by an “x” indicate downstream markers for which the samples were typed but were

found to be in an ancestral state.

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 Chapter 3
RESULTS

The results obtaind were proper analyzed and are logically arranged in in this

chapter under three sub headings as dental morphology, mitochondrial and Y

chromosomal DNA analyses

3.1. Dental Morphology

Fourteen maxillary and mandibular dental traits combinations were scored

according to ASUDAS. Seven maxillary and seven mandibular traits were selected

for comparative analysis. The maxillary tooth-trait variables include, shovelling of

UI1 (SHOVUI1) and UI2 (SHOVUI2), hypocone on UM1 (HYPOUM1) and UM2

(HYPOUM2), median lingual ridge (MLRUI1) development or tuberculum dentale,

presence of metaconule on UM1 (MTCLUM1) and UM2 (MTCLUM2). The

mandibular variables include, Y-groove pattern on LM1 (YGRVLM2), entoconuild

on lower molar 1 (C6LM1) and lower molar 2 (C6LM2), metaconulid on lower molar

1 (C7LM1) and lower molar 2 (C7LM2).

3.1.1. Dichotomized Individual Trait Frequencies

Dental trait frequencies and the corresponding sample size of the present five ethnic

groups residing in Swat and Dir districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of

Pakistan and the additional samples used for comparative analysis are given in

appendix- IV. These comparative samples include both living and prehistoric

individuals (Table 7). The expression of dental traits shows marked variation when

they were individually dichotomized into absence and presence only. The dental

trait frequencies obtained from the five population samples of the present study are

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described in table 8. Majority of these traits shows moderate frequencies while few

traits i.e (Median Lingual ridge) MLRUI1, (Hypocone) HYPOUM1, (Major Cusp

number) CSPNLM1 were observed with highest frequencies.

Table 7. Details of the living\modern and prehistoric samples used in this study
for comparative analysis

Sample Abb. N Sample Abb. N

Northern Pakistan/ Karakoram Prehistoric Central Asia
Khows KHO 144 Djarkutan DJR 39
Madaklasht MDK 185 Kuzali KUZ 24
Wakhis (Gulmit) WAKg 162 Prehistoric Indus valley
Wakhis (Sost) WAKs 146 Neo. Mehrgarh NeoMRG 49
Abbottabad and Mansehra Chl. Mehrgarh ChlMRG 25
Awans AWAm2 93 Harappa HAR 33
Syeds SYD 65 Timargarha TMG 25
Gujars GUJ 90 Sarai Khola SKH 15
Tanolis TAN 69 South-Eastern Indians (Andhra Pradesh)
Karlaars KAR 76 Pakanati Red. PNT 182
Awans AWA1 167
Swatis SWT 178
Western Indians (Maharashtra) Gompad. Mad. GPD 178
Inamgaon INM 41 Chenchus CHU 194
Marathas MRT 198 Swat and Dir (Present study)
Mahars MHR 195 Gujars GUJsw 165
Madia Gonds MDA 169 Kohistan KOHsw 174
Tarklani TRKd 150
Utmankheil UTHd 150
Yousafzai YSFsw 150
N=Number of sample size, Abb= abbrivations

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Table 8. Frequencies of dental traits among the five ethnic groups (%).

Traits GUJsw KOHsw TRKd UTHd YSFsw

SHOVUI1 31.25 33.33 44.72 40.88 29.28
SHOVUI2 20.63 17.83 31.58 22.88 15.00
MLRUI1 73.13 62.35 65.84 72.96 76.80
HYPOUM1 96.88 98.76 93.79 94.34 99.45
HYPOUM2 19.50 20.63 13.75 15.09 18.64
MTCLUM1 26.25 25.47 31.68 24.53 16.57
MTCLUM2 10.06 6.96 16.88 13.21 10.17
YGRVLM2 11.88 15.00 12.42 4.49 37.02
CSPNLM1 79.87 85.09 80.75 94.97 86.11
CSPNLM2 12.03 18.75 19.23 21.94 6.08
C6LM1 11.88 6.21 11.18 13.21 5.00
C6LM2 0.00 1.25 2.48 0.65 0.56
C7LM1 14.38 8.70 21.74 12.58 6.11
C7LM2 2.52 1.88 11.80 3.90 0.00

3.1.1.1. Shovelling

Shovelling was more frequent in the individuals of all five ethnic groups in upper

incisor one (SHOVUI1) ranging from lowest 29.28% to highest 44.72% than the

upper incisor two (SHOVUI2) ranging from lowest 15.00% to the highest value of

31.58% (Table 8). The frequency of SHOVUI1 was observed highest among the

Tarklani (TRKd) sample accounting for 44.72% of individuals followed by 40.88%

Utmankheil (UTHd), 33.33% Kohistani (KOHsw), 31.25% Gujar (GUJsw), and

29.28% Yousafzai (YSFsw). Shovelling of the upper incisor one was highly prevalent

in the Neolithic inhabitants of Mehrgarh (NeoMRG) observed in 64.29% of

individuals among all the samples included in this analysis, while no single

individual was found to express this trait among the inhabitants of Sarai Khola

(SKH) sample from Indus valley (Fig. 25A). The highest frequency of this trait was

also found among the foothills samples of Karlaars from Abbottabad (KARa) 57.72%

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and Gujars from Mansehra (Gujm2) 57.42%, while its frequencies in the remaining

samples of this aggregate was observed from 17.73% to 37.76%. The inhabitant of

central Asian population (DJR, KUZ, MOL, SAP) collectively shows lowest

frequencies of SHOVUI1 as compared to the other samples ranging from 7.69% to

18.75%. The highest prevalence was found in the individuals of Madia Gonds

(MDA) accounting for 49.08% and the lowest 37.50% was found in the individuals of

Inamgaon (INM) among the ethnic groups of West-Central India. The Madaklasht

(MDK) sample among the Hindu Kush highlander shows the highest frequency

occurs in 40.78% individuals, while the lowest frequency (19.62%) of this trait was

recorded in the individuals of Wakhis (WAKs). The three living Dravidian ethnic

groups (PNT, CHU, GPD) of southeast Indian samples revealed 29.55% to 36% of

SHOVUI1 trait. YSFsw from Swat District, AWAm1 of Foothill sample from

Mansehra District and Pakanati Reddis (PNT) from Andhra Pradesh of southeast

India shows similar frequency of SHOVUI1 ranging upto 29% (Fig. 25A)

The frequency of Shovelling trait in the upper incisor two (SHOVUI2) was observed

31.58% among the individuals of Tarklani (TRKd) followed by 22.88% Utmankheil

(UTHd), 20.63% Gujar (GUJsw), 17.83% Kohistani (KOHsw) and 15.0% Yousafzai

(YSFsw) (Table 8). When the frequency of SHOVUI2 was compared with other

population included in this study for comparative analysis, it was found that Gujar

sample from Swat District (GUJsw) was the most similar to Tanoli from Mansehra

District (TANm2 ) and KHO of Hindu Kush highlands samples occur within the

range of 20% (Fig 24B). Highest frequency of SHOVUI2 was observed among the

Chalcolithic inhabitants of Mehrgarh (CHMRG) occur in 58.33%of individuals

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followed by KARa (57.72%) and GUJm2 (57.42%) of Foothill samples from Mansehra

District, while this trait was not expressed in the inhabitants of Sarai Khola (SKH)

samples of Indus valley as compared to the other samples include in this study (Fig.

25B).

SHOVUI1

A
Present Study Foot hill West-Central Southeast Central Hindu Indus
(Dir and Swat) (Mansehra and Indian Indian Asian Kush valley
Abbottabad)

SHOVUI2

B
Present Study Foot hill West-Central Southeast Central Hindu Indus
(Dir and Swat) (Mansehra and Indian Indian Asian Kush valley
Abbottabad)

Figure 25. Frequencies of shovelling (SHOVUI) among living Pakistani ethnic

groups, living ethnic groups from peninsular India and samples of
the prehistoric inhabitants of the Indus Valley, South Central Asia
and the major living ethnic groups of Swat and Dir districts (A)
SHOVUI1 (B) SHOVUI2.

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3.1.1.2. Median Lingual ridge

Median lingual ridge development also called tuberculum dentale (TD) is a

maxillary dental trait expression found lingually on incisors (MLRU) and canine

(MLRC). MLR on upper incisor one (MLRUI1) was highly expressed among the five

population samples from Swat and Dir districts ranging from 62.35% to 76.80%

(Table 8). High frequency of MLRUI1/TDUI1 was observed among the individuals

of Yousafzai (YSFsw) sample accounting for 76.88%, followed by Gujar (GUJsw)

73.13%, Utmankheil (UTHd) 72.96%, Tarklani (TRKd) 65.84% and Kohistani

(KOHsw) 62.35% (Fig. 26).

MLRUI1

Present Study
Foot hill West Central southeast Central Hindu
(Dir and Swat) Indus
(Mansehra and Indian Indian Asian Kush valley
Abbottabad)

Figure 26. Frequencies of Median Lingual ridge (MLR) among living Pakistani
ethnic groups, living ethnic groups from peninsular India and
samples of the prehistoric inhabitants of the Indus Valley, South
Central Asia and the major living ethnic groups of Swat and Dir
districts.

It was also found that the individuals of Yousafzai belongs to Swat District (YSFsw)

has highest frequency of MLRUI1 in comparison to the rest of all samples including

historic, prehistoric and living samples from Pakistan and peninsular India as

shown in figure 25. Lowest frequency of this trait was occur in Kuzali (KUZ)

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(15.38%) and Djarkutan (DJR) (17.65%) of Central Asian followed by Awan

(AWAm2) (17.73%) of Foothill samples from Mansehra District.

3.1.1.3. Y-Groove Pattern

Y-groove pattern or Y Occlusal groove pattern in lower molar 2 (YGRVLM2) was

found with low frequency such as 4.49% in Utmankheil (UTHd) to high frequency

37.02% in Yousafzai among the five ethnic groups of Swat and Dir districts while, its

prevalence in Kohistani (KOHsw) was 15%, followed by Tarklani (TRKd) 12.42%

and Gujar (GUJsw) 11.88% (Fig. 27).

YGRVLM2

Present Study Foot hill Southeast Central Hindu

West Indus
(Dir and Swat) (Mansehra and Indian Asian Kush
Central Indian valley
Abbottabad)

Figure 27. Frequencies of Y-Groove Pattern (YGRVLM2) among living

Pakistani ethnic groups, living ethnic groups from peninsular India
and samples of the prehistoric inhabitants of the Indus Valley,
South Central Asia and the major living ethnic groups of Swat and
Dir districts.

The Pakanati Reddis (PNT) and Gompadhompti Madigas (GPD) ethnic groups of

Southeast Indian, SKH sample of Indus Valley and Yousafzai of Swat District

(YSFsw) reveals highest YGRVLM2 trait frequency ranging from 35.73% to 40.61%,

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whereas the lowest expression was found in Utmankheil sample from District Dir

(UTHd) occur in 4.49%, when compared with the rest of the samples (Fig. 27).

Similarity was found among Kohistani sample of Swat District (KOHsw), Gujar

(GUJm2) and Tanoli (TANm2) of Foothill samples from Mansehra District and

Molali (MOL) sample of Central Asia where 15% of individuals express YGRVLM2

trait. The individuals of Gujar sample from District Swat (GUJsw), Awan sample

from District Mansehra (AWAm2) and the individuals of Wakhis from Gulmit

(WAKg) bear the same frequency ranging from 11.88% to 12.00% respectively (Fig.

27).

3.1.1.4. Hypocone

The prevalence of hypocone (Cusp 4) trait of upper molar 1 (HYPOUM1) was found

highly frequent ranging from 93.79% to 99.45% as comparison to upper molar 2

(HYPOUM2) ranging from 13.75% to 20.63% among the individuals of the five

ethnic groups of the present study (Table 8). High frequency of HYPOUM1 was

found in the individuals of YSFsw accounting for 99.45%, followed by KOHsw

98.76%, GUJsw 96.88%, UTHd 94.34% and TRKd 93.79% (Fig. 28A). HYPOUM1 trait

was highly expressed in all populations i.e Indus valley, Hindu Kush, Central Asian,

Peninsular Indian (Southeast Indian and West Central Indian) and the samples of

present study (Swat and Dir districts) ranging from 65.85% to 100% except the

Foothill samples where its frequency was found from lowest 17.73% to highest

57.72% (Fig. 28A).

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 HYPOUM1

A
Present Study Foothill (Mansehra West Southeast Central Hindu Indus
Central Indian Indian Asian Kush valley
(Swat & Dir & Abbottabad)

HYPOU2M

B
Present Study Foothill (Mansehra West Southeast Central Hindu Indus
(Swat & Dir & Abbottabad) Central Indian Indian Asian Kush valley

Figure 28. Frequency distribution of hypocon (A) Frequency distribution of

hypocon at upper molar 1 (HYPOCONM1) (B) Frequency
distribution of hypocon at upper molar 2 (HYPOCONM2).

The frequency of hypocone trait at upper molar 2 (HYPOUM2) was observed

highest in Kohistani (KOHsw) occur in 20.63% individuals among the other samples

of Swat and Dir districts followed by Gujar (GUJsw) 19.50%, Yousafzai (YSFsw)

18.64%, Utmankheil (UTHd) 15.09% and Tarklani (TRKd) 13.75% respectively (Table

8). Comparatively all the samples of Central Asian reveals highest expression of

HYPOUM2 ranging from 50% to 71.88% among the other samples included in this

study, whereas only one sample (CHMRG) among the other Indus valley samples

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and one sample (CHU) among the samples of southeast Indian has highest

prevalence with the frequency of 55.56% and 42.78% respectively. No expression of

HYPOUM2 was recorded among the Indus Valley sample from Timergara (TMG)

and Inamgaon (INM) sample from West Central Indian. The overall results show

that HYPOUM1 was more prevalent among the individuals of all samples included

in this study than HYPOUM2 (Fig. 28B).

3.1.1.5. Metaconule

Metaconule (MTCL) (cusp 5) was scored on both upper molar 1 (MTCLUM1) and

upper molar 2 (MTCLUM2). The result shows that the frequency of MTCLUM1 was

frequently high ranging from 16.57% to 31.68% as compared to MTCLUM2 ranging

from 6.96% to 16.88% (Table 8). The frequency of MTCLUM1 was observed highest

among the individuals of Tarklani (TRKd) accounting for 31.68%, followed by Gujar

(GUJsw) 26.25%, Kohistani (KOHsw) 25.47%, Utmankheil (UTHd) 24.53% and

Yousafzai (YSFsw) 16.57% samples from Swat and Dir districts (Fig. 29A). Highest

expression was observed in the samples of Indus valley, Peninsular Indian and the

samples of present study (Swat and Dir districts) ranging from the lowest value

14.63% to highest 46.15%, whereas one sample (SKH) among the Hindu Kush has

also found with the highest frequency accounting for 33.3.% (Fig. 29A). Similarity in

the expression of MTCLUM1 was found in the three ethnic groups (GUJsw, UTHd

and KOHsw) from Swat and Dir districts, one sample Chenchus (CHU) from

southeast India and two samples (NeoMRG and CHIMRG) from Indus Valley with

frequency ranging from 24% to 26%. The rest of the samples included in this analysis

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i.e Foothill, Central Asian and Hindu Kush (Except SKH) samples reveal less than

10% of MTCLUM1 trait expression as shown in figure 29A.

MTCLUM1

A
Present Study Foothill (Mansehra West Southeast Central Hindu Indus
(Swat & Dir & Abbottabad) Central Indian Indian Asian Kush Valley

MTCLUM2

B
Present Study Foothill (Mansehra West Southeast Hindu
Central Indus valley
(Swat & Dir & Abbottabad) Central Indian Indian Asian Kush

Figure 29. Frequencies of metaconule at upper molars (A) Frequency

distribution of metaconule at upper molar 1 (HYPOCONM1) (B)
Frequency distribution of metaconule at upper molar 2
(HYPOCONM2).

The frequency of metaconule in upper molar 2 (MTCLUM2) was observed 16.88%

among the individuals of Tarklani (TRKd) followed by Utmankheil (UTHd) 13.21%,

Yousafzai (YSFsw) 10.17%, Gujar (GUJsw) 10.06% and Kohistani (KOHsw) 6.9%

(Table 8). Highest expression of this trait was found among the individuals of

NeoMRG and CHIMRG of the Indus Valley with the frequencies of 40% and 33.33%

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respectively (Fig. 29B). Lowest frequency was found among the Kuzali (KUZ)

occupants of Central Asia, where this trait was express just in 4.1% of individuals

and completely absent in the prehistoric Indus Valley sample from Timergara

(TMG) and in Central Asian sample from Djarkutan (DJR) figure. 29B.

3.1.1.6. Major Cusp number

Major Cusp number (CSPN) was found highest in the lower molar 1 (CSPNLM1)

ranging from 78.87% to 94.97% than lower molar 2 (CSPNLM2) ranging from 6.08%

to 21.94% among all the five populations sampled from Swat and Dir districts (Table

8). The frequency of CSPNLM1 was accounted 94.97% in the individuals of

Utmankheil (UTHd), 86.11%in Yousafzai (YSFsw), 85.09%in Kohistani (KOHsw),

80.75 in Tarklani (TRKd) and 79.87% in Gujar (GUJsw) respectively (Fig. 30A).

Comparatively, No clear differences was found in the frequency of this trait among

all the samples used in this analysis (fig. 30A)

CSPNLM2 at lower molar 2 was frequently observed in the sample of Utmankheil

(UTHd) which occurs in 21.94% of individuals, followed by Tarklani (TRKd) 19.23%,

Kohistani (KOHsw) 18.75%, Gujar (GUJsw) 12.03% and Yousafzai (YSFsw) 6.08%.

(Fig. 30B).

This trait was markedly expressed among all the three ethnic groups from southeast

India which occur 37.21% in the individuals of Gompadhompti Madigas (GPD),

23.89% in Pakanati Reddis (PNT) and 27.75% in Chenchus (CHU), while completely

absent in the prehistoric sample from Harappan (HAR). The most similar

frequencies were found among the individuals of Gujar sample from District Swat

(GUJsw), the sample of Awan (AWAm1), Karlaars (KARa), Syed (SYDm2) and

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Tanoli (TANm2) from Mansehra District and Khowars sample of Hindu Kush

highlands from Chitral District (KHO) ranging from 10.29% to 13.77% respectively

(Fig. 30B). The Yousafzai sample of District Swat (YSFsw) was the most similar in

CSPNLM2 trait expression with Neolithic occupant of of Mehrgarh (NeoMRG) and

Sari Khola (SKH) of Indus Valley samples recorded in 6.08 to 6.67% of individuals

(Fig. 30B)

CSPNLM1

A
Present Study Foothill West Southeast Central Hindu
Central Indian Indus
(Dir and Swat) (Mansehra and Indian Asian Kush
Abbottabad)
valley

CSPNLM2

B
Present Study West Southeast Central Hindu
Foothill Indus
(Dir and Swat) (Mansehra and Central Indian Indian Asian Kush valley
Abbottabad)

Figure 30. Frequency Distribution of major cusps numbers at lower molars

(CSPNLM) among all samples (A) Frequency of major cusps
numbers at lower molar 1 (CSPNLM1) (B) Frequency of major cusps
numbers at lower molar 2 (CSPNLM2)

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3.1.1.7. Entoconuild

The entoconuild (Cusp 6) was found more prevalent on lower molar 1 (C6LM1) than

lower molar 2 (C6LM2) among the individuals of five ethnic groups of Swat and Dir

districts (Table 8). The frequency of entoconuild at lower molar 1 (C6LM1) was

found 13.21% among the individuals of Utmankheil (UTHd), followed by Gujar

(GUJsw) 11.88%, Tarklani (TRKd) 11.18%, Kohistani (KOHsw) 6.21% and Yousafzai

(YSFsw) 5% (Fig. 31A). The Chalcolithic period sample from Mehrgarh (CHIMRG)

shows highest frequency (21.74%) as compared to the rest of the samples included in

this analysis and the lowest frequency was observed among the Gujar from

Mansehra District (GUJm2), where the expression of this trait was recorded in only

1.8% of individuals, while completely absent in the prehistoric Indus Valley sample

from Timergara (TMG) and Kuzali (KUZ) sample from Central Asian (Fig. 31A).

The entoconuild at lower molar 2 (C6LM2) was completely absent in Gujar (GUJsw),

and its frequency in the individuals of Utmankheil (UTHd), Tarklani (TRKd),

Kohistani (KOHsw) and Yousafzai (YSFsw) samples from Swat and Dir district was

recorded from 0.56% to 2.48% respectively and was considered as the lowest when

compared to the other traits frequencies observed in this analysis ( Table 8). Half of

the samples included in this analysis express this trait with a very low frequency

ranging from 0.54% to 11.11%, while it was found completely absent in the remaing

half samples i.e Gujar sample from District Swat (GUJsw), three samples (AWAm1,

AWAm2, SWT) from Mansehra District, prehistoric sample from Mahashtra (INM),

prehistoric south Central Asian samples (DJR, KUZ, MOL, SAP), two samples

(KHO, WAKs) from Hindu kush and three samples (SKH, HAR, NeoMRG) from

Indus Valley (Fig. 31B).

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 C6LM1

A
Present Study Foot hill West Southeast Centra Hindu Indus
(Dir and (Mansehra and Central Indian l Asian Kush valley
Swat) Abbottabad) Indian

C6LM2

B
Present Study Foot hill West Southeast Centra Hindu Indus
(Dir and (Mansehra and Central Indian l Asian Kush valley
Swat) Abbottabad) Indian

Figure 31. Frequencies distributions of entoconuild at lower molars (C6LM)

among all samples included in this study (A) Frequency of
entoconuild at lower molar 1 (C6LM1). (B) Frequency of entoconuild
at lower molar 2 (C6LM2)

3.1.1.8. Metaconulid

Metaconulid frequencies at lower molar 1 (C7LM1) was recorded 21.74% among the

individuals of Tarklani (TRKd), followed by Gujar (GUJsw) 14.38%, Utmankheil

(UTHd) 12.58%, Kohistani (KOHsw) 8.70 % and Yousafzai (YSFsw) 6.11% collected

from Swat and Dir districts (Table 8). When C7LM1 was comparatively studied in all

of the samples included in this analysis, it was found that highest frequency

(24.62%) was observed among the individuals of Chenchus (CHU) of southeast

Indian samples than all of the remaining samples, while Tarklani from District Dir

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(TRKd) was the second most prevalent sample with the frequency of 21.74% (Fig.

32A). Lowest frequency was observed among the inhabitants of Sapalli tepe (SAP),

where the expression of this trait was recorded in only 2.63% of individuals and was

found completely absent in the individuals of Kuzali (KUZ) samples of Central

Asian (Fig. 32A).

A
Present Study Foot hill West Southeast Central Hindu Indus
(Swat and Dir) (Mansehra and Central Indian Indian Asian Kush valley
Abbottabad

C7LM2

B Present Study Foot hill West Southeast Central Hindu Indus

(Swat and Dir) (Mansehra and Central Indian Indian Asian Kush valley
Abbottabad

Figure 32. Frequencies distributions of Metaconulid at lower molars (C7LM)

among all samples included in this study (A) Frequency of
Metaconulid at lower molar 1 (C7LM1). (B) Frequency of
Metaconulid at lower molar 2 (C7LM2)

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The Metaconulid at lower molar 2 (C7LM2) was observed 11.80% in the individuals

of Tarklani (TRKd), Utmankheil (UTHd) 3.90%, Gujar (GUJsw) 2.52%, Kohistani

(KOHsw) 1.80%, while it was completely absent in the individuals of Yousafzai

(YSFsw) samples from Swat and Dir districts (Table 8). It was found that the sample

of Tarklani from District Dir was the most prevalent among all of the samples

included in this analysis, where 11.80% individuals express this trait followed by

Gompadhompti Madigas (GPD) from southeast Indian samples with the expression

rate of 10.98%, prehistoric sample from Timergara (TMG) 10%, CHU 9.28% and PNT

6.4% belongs to Southeast Indian samples, while in the remaining samples it was

observed in less than 6% of individuals (Fig. 32B).

Lowest frequency was observed among the Marathas (MRT) of West Central Indian

sample, where the expression of this trait was recorded in only 0.51% of individuals,

and was found completely absent in the individuals of Yousafzai sample from

District Swat (YSFsw), AWAm2 and TANm2 from District Mansehra, KUZ and SAP

from Central Asia, WAKs from Hindu Kush, SKH, CHIMRG, HAR and NeoMRG

samples of Indus Valley (Fig. 32B).

Furthermore the dental morphology data obtained from the five population samples

of Swat and Dir districts were compared with the other Pakistani, Central Asian and

Indian (living/modern and prehistoric) samples (Table 7) and their results were

used for further analysis.

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3.1.2. Mean Measure of Divergence

A mean measure of divergence (MMD) analysis was carried out to determine the

patterns of affinities among the five population samples from Swat and Dir districts,

prehistoric inhabitants of the Indus Valley and South-Central Asia, as well as living

peninsular Indian ethnic groups and individuals of other ethnic groups of Pakistan

(Table 8). The distance matrix values for each set of the pairwise group comparison

are described in Table 9. The values obtained were used for further analysis. The

high MMD values represent phenetic divergence between the paired groups while

low MMD values indicate phenetic similarities between the paired samples.

3.1.3. Living Northern Pakistanis Only

Inter-sample affinities based upon pairwise MMD values were examined with

neighbor-joining cluster analysis (NJ), multidimensional scaling (MDS), and

principal coordinate analysis (PCA).

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 Table 9: Mean measure of divergence (MMD) distance matrix obtained from the pairwise group comparisons of the five
populations and the other population used in this study.
AWAm1 AWAm2ChlMRG CHU DJR GPD GUJm2 GUJsw HAR INM KARa KHO KOHsw KUZ MDA MDK MHR MOL MRT NeoMRG PNT SAP SKH SWT SYDm2 TANm2 TMG TRKd UTHd WAKg WAKs YSFsw
AWAm1 --- 0.005 0.016 0.004 0.014 0.004 0.005 0.004 0.019 0.014 0.005 0.006 0.004 0.021 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.012 0.004 0.011 0.004 0.013 0.027 0.004 0.005 0.005 0.026 0.004 0.004 0.005 0.005 0.004
AWAm2 0.008 --- 0.017 0.004 0.015 0.004 0.005 0.004 0.019 0.014 0.005 0.006 0.004 0.021 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.012 0.004 0.011 0.004 0.014 0.027 0.004 0.005 0.005 0.026 0.044 0.004 0.005 0.005 0.004
ChlMRG 0.087 0.148 --- 0.016 0.026 0.016 0.017 0.016 0.031 0.026 0.017 0.017 0.016 0.033 0.016 0.016 0.016 0.023 0.016 0.023 0.016 0.025 0.039 0.016 0.017 0.017 0.037 0.016 0.016 0.017 0.016 0.016
CHU 0.051 0.069 0.049 --- 0.014 0.003 0.004 0.004 0.018 0.014 0.005 0.005 0.004 0.020 0.004 0.004 0.003 0.011 0.003 0.010 0.003 0.013 0.027 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.025 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.003
DJR 0.080 0.084 0.058 0.051 --- 0.014 0.015 0.014 0.029 0.024 0.015 0.015 0.014 0.031 0.014 0.014 0.014 0.022 0.014 0.021 0.014 0.023 0.037 0.014 0.015 0.015 0.036 0.014 0.014 0.015 0.014 0.014
GPD 0.052 0.081 0.067 0.004 0.087 --- 0.005 0.004 0.019 0.014 0.005 0.005 0.004 0.021 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.011 0.003 0.011 0.004 0.013 0.027 0.004 0.005 0.005 0.025 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004
GUJm2 0.030 0.048 0.083 0.086 0.092 0.097 --- 0.005 0.019 0.015 0.006 0.006 0.005 0.021 0.005 0.005 0.004 0.012 0.004 0.011 0.004 0.014 0.027 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.026 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.004
GUJsw 0.019 0.032 0.069 0.051 0.127 0.061 0.066 --- 0.019 0.014 0.005 0.005 0.004 0.021 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.011 0.004 0.011 0.004 0.013 0.027 0.004 0.005 0.005 0.026 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004
HAR 0.019 0.027 0.054 0.049 0.122 0.059 0.074 -0.016 --- 0.028 0.020 0.020 0.019 0.035 0.019 0.019 0.019 0.026 0.018 0.026 0.019 0.028 0.042 0.019 0.019 0.019 0.040 0.019 0.019 0.019 0.019 0.019
INM -0.004 0.031 0.088 0.065 0.129 0.049 0.028 0.022 0.016 --- 0.015 0.015 0.014 0.030 0.014 0.014 0.014 0.021 0.014 0.021 0.014 0.023 0.036 0.014 0.015 0.015 0.035 0.014 0.014 0.014 0.014 0.014
KARa 0.035 0.083 0.053 0.092 0.103 0.092 0.007 0.063 0.070 0.018 --- 0.006 0.005 0.022 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.012 0.005 0.012 0.005 0.014 0.028 0.005 0.006 0.006 0.026 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005
KHO -0.007 0.001 0.072 0.033 0.058 0.046 0.037 0.007 0.011 0.018 0.049 --- 0.005 0.022 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.013 0.005 0.012 0.005 0.014 0.028 0.005 0.006 0.006 0.027 0.005 0.005 0.006 0.006 0.005
KOHsw 0.010 0.020 0.072 0.031 0.095 0.037 0.047 -0.003 -0.007 0.017 0.050 -0.001 0.021 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.011 0.004 0.011 0.004 0.013 0.027 0.004 0.005 0.005 0.026 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004
KUZ 0.052 0.044 0.058 0.050 -0.049 0.077 0.065 0.090 0.067 0.080 0.066 0.035 0.064 --- 0.021 0.021 0.021 0.028 0.020 0.027 0.021 0.030 0.043 0.021 0.021 0.021 0.042 0.021 0.021 0.021 0.021 0.021
MDA 0.031 0.049 0.087 0.039 0.127 0.032 0.027 0.047 0.034 0.004 0.046 0.039 0.029 0.098 --- 0.004 0.004 0.011 0.004 0.011 0.004 0.013 0.027 0.004 0.005 0.005 0.026 0.004 0.004 0.005 0.004 0.004
MDK 0.000 0.031 0.095 0.064 0.127 0.054 0.041 0.024 0.043 0.009 0.040 0.005 0.015 0.104 0.037 --- 0.004 0.011 0.004 0.011 0.004 0.013 0.027 0.004 0.005 0.005 0.026 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004
MHR 0.016 0.035 0.097 0.053 0.152 0.047 0.045 0.017 0.006 -0.014 0.055 0.021 0.012 0.116 0.006 0.019 --- 0.011 0.003 0.011 0.004 0.013 0.027 0.004 0.004 0.005 0.025 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004
MOL 0.055 0.059 0.021 0.040 -0.035 0.079 0.081 0.068 0.058 0.101 0.090 0.026 0.055 -0.035 0.112 0.092 0.113 --- 0.011 0.018 0.011 0.021 0.034 0.011 0.012 0.012 0.033 0.011 0.011 0.012 0.012 0.011
MRT 0.022 0.040 0.103 0.060 0.143 0.046 0.042 0.032 0.009 -0.014 0.045 0.034 0.020 0.096 0.003 0.032 -0.001 0.120 --- 0.010 0.003 0.013 0.027 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.025 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.003
NeoMRG 0.054 0.123 0.026 0.095 0.175 0.085 0.039 0.067 0.039 0.007 0.018 0.076 0.068 0.148 0.026 0.053 0.030 0.139 0.030 --- 0.011 0.020 0.034 0.011 0.012 0.012 0.032 0.011 0.011 0.011 0.011 0.011
PNT 0.031 0.064 0.063 0.015 0.108 0.005 0.095 0.030 0.015 0.027 0.080 0.029 0.020 0.086 0.031 0.037 0.026 0.084 0.027 0.061 --- 0.013 0.027 0.004 0.004 0.005 0.025 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004
SAP 0.096 0.080 0.061 0.064 -0.041 0.106 0.118 0.112 0.101 0.142 0.135 0.061 0.092 -0.051 0.147 0.145 0.157 -0.039 0.154 0.204 0.121 --- 0.036 0.013 0.014 0.014 0.035 0.013 0.013 0.014 0.013 0.013
SKH 0.040 0.018 0.130 0.055 0.067 0.055 0.086 0.052 -0.001 -0.001 0.090 0.041 0.039 -0.026 0.039 0.094 0.037 0.064 0.009 0.113 0.038 0.046 --- 0.027 0.028 0.028 0..0481 0.027 0.027 0.027 0.027 0.027
SWT 0.000 0.029 0.070 0.038 0.098 0.038 0.057 0.014 0.024 0.019 0.056 -0.004 0.008 0.084 0.041 -0.002 0.020 0.062 0.037 0.059 0.018 0.111 0.079 --- 0.005 0.005 0.026 0.004 0.004 0.005 0.004 0.004
SYDm2 0.014 0.019 0.083 0.055 0.056 0.070 -0.003 0.045 0.042 0.023 0.020 0.014 0.025 0.028 0.024 0.033 0.037 0.044 0.035 0.062 0.068 0.075 0.047 0.040 --- 0.005 0.026 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.004
TANm2 0.013 -0.004 0.126 0.049 0.043 0.065 0.033 0.051 0.047 0.032 0.070 0.008 0.029 0.015 0.037 0.042 0.043 0.038 0.042 0.115 0.063 0.052 0.011 0.039 0.004 --- 0.026 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005
TMG -0.014 -0.012 0.086 0.037 0.062 0.041 0.003 0.003 -0.022 -0.051 0.003 -0.007 -0.009 -0.005 -0.001 0.016 -0.009 0.040 -0.016 0.041 0.024 0.069 -0.057 0.021 -0.024 -0.018 --- 0.026 0.026 0.026 0.026 0.025
TRKd 0.037 0.066 0.049 0.048 0.150 0.055 0.051 0.007 0.001 0.016 0.042 0.032 0.012 0.113 0.029 0.036 0.016 0.093 0.029 0.030 0.034 0.148 0.073 0.032 0.042 0.073 -0.001 --- 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.004
UTHd 0.029 0.050 0.075 0.052 0.152 0.056 0.063 0.004 0.005 0.024 0.068 0.020 0.005 0.138 0.037 0.021 0.013 0.092 0.035 0.056 0.036 0.151 0.103 0.017 0.046 0.063 0.018 0.006 --- 0.004 0.004 0.004
WAKg 0.000 0.007 0.109 0.062 0.120 0.066 0.051 0.004 0.005 0.005 0.062 -0.005 0.002 0.084 0.042 0.004 0.012 0.071 0.029 0.077 0.041 0.116 0.052 0.003 0.028 0.024 -0.013 0.028 0.010 --- 0.005 0.004
WAKs 0.010 0.004 0.158 0.089 0.154 0.095 0.068 0.015 0.016 0.025 0.086 0.006 0.015 0.104 0.060 0.016 0.026 0.102 0.043 0.111 0.061 0.145 0.057 0.018 0.041 0.030 -0.003 0.045 0.028 -0.006 --- 0.004
YSFsw 0.008 0.036 0.092 0.063 0.118 0.058 0.081 0.015 0.012 0.025 0.067 0.008 0.015 0.088 0.060 0.014 0.030 0.083 0.036 0.072 0.023 0.125 0.057 0.003 0.063 0.057 0.028 0.047 0.038 0.015 0.024 ---
MMD= Below Diagonal
MMDsd= Above Diagonal

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3.1.3.1. Neighbor-joining Cluster Analysis

Neighbor-joining cluster analysis revealed that, the six samples located at lower

right are ethnic groups from peninsular India and shows close affinitites to each

others (Fig. 33).

Figure 33. Neighbor-joining cluster analysis of modern populations of northern

Pakistan, peninsular Indian populations and their comparison to the
major ethnic groups of Swat and Dir districts, Pakistan.

As expected, the three Dravidian-speaking samples from Andhra Pradesh (CHU,

GPD, PNT) exhibit closest affinities to one another, as do the three Indo-Aryan-

speaking ethnic group samples from Maharashtra (MDA, MHR, MRT). The

remaining samples fall into four aggregates. The first aggregate includes four of the

five samples (GUJsw, KOHsw, TRKd, UTHd) collected from Swat and Dir districts

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all of whom show a very close affinities to one another, while the sample of

Yousafzais from Swat, fall into the second aggregate, in which all of the remaining

members, except one (SWTm: Swatis from Mansehra District), are highland samples

from either Chitral District (KHO, MDK) or Gilgit-Baltistan (WAKg, WAKs). Apart

from YSFsw, the sample with closest affinities to these highland samples is the

sample of Kohistanis from Swat (KOHsw). Reassuringly, the two samples of Wakhis

(WAKg, WAKs) exhibit closest affinities to one another. The third aggregate has only

two “core” members and one peripheral member. The “core” members are the

Awans (AWAm2) and Tanolis (TANm2) from Mansehra District, while the

peripheral member is the sample of Awans (AWAm1) also collected from Mansehra

District. The fourth aggregate includes three members: Gujars (GUJm2) and Syeds (

SYDm2) from Mansehra District, as well as the sample of Karlaars (KARa) collected

from Abbottabad.

3.1.3.2. Multidimensional Scaling —Kruskal’s Method

Multidimensional scaling into three dimensions with Kruskal’s method was

accomplished in seven iterations with a stress value of 0.0702 (a very good fit),

accounting for 84.63% of the variance between samples. The three samples of

Dravidian-speaking ethnic groups from southeast India are separated in the upper

right of the array from all other samples (Fig. 34). The sample of Yousafzais (YSFsw)

collected from Swat District are identified as possessing unexpectedly close affinities

to the three Dravidian-speaking samples (PNT, CHU, GPD) from Andhra Pradesh in

southeast peninsular India. The three ethnic groups from Maharashtra (MDA, MRT,

MHR) are found in the lower left and the Tarklanis from District Dir are interposed

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between the tribal Madia Gonds (MDA) of eastern Maharashtra and high-status

Marathas (MRT) from western Maharashtra (Pune).

Figure 34. Multidimensional scaling (Kruskal's method) of the major ethnic

groups residing in Swat and Dir districts in comparison with other
living Pakistani and peninsular Indian ethnic groups.

The sample of Utmankheils (UTHd) from Dir possess closer affinities with the low-

status Mahars (MHR) from western Maharashtra than to high-status Marathas

(MRT) found right next door to them in western Maharashtra. In the foreground is

an array of ethnic group samples from the northern foothills of the Indus Valley.

These samples are the members of aggregates three and four described above for the

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neighbor-joining analysis. The most divergent are the Karlaars from Abbottabad, as

well as the Gujars and Sayeds, followed by Tanolis and Awans from Mansehra

District, respectively. Their connection to the remaining samples is a very distant

affinity between the sample of Awans (AWAm2 and AWAm1) from Mansehra

District.

The remaining samples may be identified as falling into two aggregates. The first is

found in the middle-left of the array and is composed of the Yousafzais and

Kohistanis from Swat, as well as the sample of Swatis from Mansehra. The second

aggregate is found in the lower left and includes the two Wakhi samples from

Gulmit (WAKg) and Sost (WAKs), the inhabitants of Madak Lasht (MDK) and the

Khows (KHO) from Chitral District, as well as the sample of Awans (AWAm1) from

Mansehra District.

The overall results obtained from the Kruskal’s method may be summarized as

follows: 1) The sample of Yousafzais from Swat (YSFsw) have close affinities with

the Dravidian-speaking ethnic groups (CHU, GPD and PNT) of Andhra Pradesh

India; 2) Gujar (GUJsw) and Kohistani (KOHsw) samples from Swat show are

marked by rather close affinities with an array of highland samples from Gilgit-

Baltistan (WAKs, WAKg) and Chitral District (KHO, MDK), as well as to the sample

of Swatis from Mansehra District; 3) The samples collected from Dir District (UTHd,

TRKd) show affinity to west-central peninsular Indians (MRT, MDA, MHR) and

apparently possess no affinities to the samples collected from Swat (GUJsw, KOHsw,

YSFsw) and the other samples from Pakistan included in this analysis.

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3.1.3.3. Multidimensional Scaling —Guttman’s Method

Multidimensional scaling into three dimensions with Guttman’s method was

accomplished in 11 iterations, with a stress value of 0.0906 (an extremely good fit)

accounting for 92.05% of the variance between samples. In general, the patterning

found in this array (Fig. 35) is similar to that described for MDS with Kruskal’s

method.

Figure 35. Multidimensional scaling (Guttman’s method) of the major ethnic

groups residing in Swat and Dir districts in comparison with other
living Pakistani and peninsular Indian ethnic group samples.

Once again, the three Dravidian-speaking samples from southeast peninsular India

(CHU, GPD, PNT) are clearly distinguished from all other samples, and on the left

side of the array there is an aggregation of highland samples, which include Gujars

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(GUJsw), Kohistanis (KOHsw) and Yousafzais (YSFsw) from Swat, the inhabitants of

Madak Lasht (MDK), the two Wakhi samples (WAKg, WAKs) and the Khows

(KHO) of Chitral District. The array also includes three of the foothill samples—

Swatis (SWT), Awans (AWAm1) and (possibly) the sample of Awans (AWAm2)

from Mansehra District. The Tarklani (TRKd) and Utmankheil (UTHd) samples from

Dir once again are closely associated with the three ethnic groups of west-central

India (MHR, MRT, MDA), while the samples from Mansehra District (TANm2,

SYDm2, and KARa) are surprisingly isolated from all of the other Pakistani

population samples, except one of the Awan samples from Mansehra District

(AWAm2).

3.1.3.4. Principal Coordinate Analysis

The first three principal axes generated by principal coordinate analysis (PCA)

capture 83.92%of the total variance among samples (Fig. 36). The first axis accounts

for 43.487% of the variance, the second 25.962%, and the third 14.468%. Axis 1 was

elongated to reflect the fact that the greatest proportion of variance is accounted for

by this axis. This plot shows many similarities but also some differences from the

results obtained by cluster analysis and multidimensional scaling. Occupying an

isolated position in the lower right of the array, the three Dravidian-speaking ethnic

groups from southeast peninsular India (CHU, GPD, PNT) are all identified as

possessing closest affinities to one another and are segregated away from all other

samples. Even better, the three Indo-Aryan-speaking samples from west-central

peninsular India (MDA, MRT, MHR), located at the top of the array, are identified as

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possessing closer affinities to one another than to any of the other samples. Most of

the highland samples aggregate together in the upper left side of the array and this

aggregate includes the inhabitants of Madak Lasht (MDK), the Wakhi (WAKg)

sample from Gulmit, the Khow of Chitral District (KHO) and the Kohistanis

(KOHsw) of Swat, along with the foothill samples of Awans (AWAm1) and Swatis

(SWT) from Mansehra District. The Wakhis from Sost (WAKs) show no affinity with

the other sample of Wakhis from Gulmit (WAKg). However, once again, all of the

remaining samples from Mansehra District show closest, albeit distant, affinities to

one another and stand apart from all other samples included in this analysis.

Intriguingly, the two samples from Dir, the Tarklanis (TRKd) and Utmankheils

(UTHd), show little affinity to one another and act as phenetic “bridge” linking the

highly divergent aggregates to the remaining samples. In the case of the former, it is

the Indo-Aryan-speaking samples from west-central India (MRT, MHR, MDA),

while for the latter it is the Dravidian-speaking samples from southeast India (CHU,

GPD, PNT). This pattern suggests that the Tarklanis and Utmankheils do not have

any particular affinities to any of the other samples and may be considered to

represent phenetic isolates relative to the array of living South Asian ethnic groups

encompassed by the current study. Hence, the overall results obtained from the PCA

show that, within the present studied population samples from Dir and Swat

Districts, the Tarklanis and Utmankheils show some close affinities to one another,

Gujars and Kohistanis are marked by little affinity to one another while the

Yousafzai are highly isolated from the rest of the samples. This pattern also shows

that Kohistanis Gujars, and Utmankheils all exhibit moderate affinities to one

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another, with the Yousafzais more divergent. The Tarklanis appear to share no

affinities to the other four sampled ethnic groups from Dir and Swat disticts.

Figure 36. Principal coordinate analysis (PCA) of the major ethnic groups
residing in Swat and Dir districts in comparison with other living
Pakistani and peninsular Indian ethnic groups.

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3.1.4. Living Pakistanis Considered in Light of Living Peninsular Indians and
Prehistoric Inhabitants of the Indus Valley and South-Central Asia

3.1.4.1. Neighbor-joining Cluster Analysis

Neighbor-joining cluster analysis identifies six sample aggregates. Beginning at the

extreme left is an aggregate of eight samples. These eight samples may be further

divided into two sub-aggregates and a “bridge” sample (Fig. 37).

Figure 37. Neighbor-joining cluster analysis of the living Pakistani, other living
and prehistoric inhabitants of the Indus Valley, South-Central Asia
with the major ethnic groups from Swat and Dir districts.

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The first sub-aggregate is composed of four samples. These samples include the two

prehistoric samples from Mehrgarh (NeoMRG, ChlMRG) and two living samples,

the Karlaars (KARa) from Abbottabad and the Gujars from Mansehra District

(GUJm2). The second sub-aggregate is also composed of four samples. These include

the three living Indo-Aryan-speaking ethnic groups from Maharashtra (MDA, MRT,

MHR), which exhibit closest affinities to one another, followed by the prehistoric

sample also from Maharashtra (INM). Occupying a position in between these two

sub-aggregates is the sample of Tarklanis from Dir, which are identified as

possessing somewhat closer affinities to the west-central peninsular Indian samples

than to the living samples of Karlaars (KARa) and Gujars (GUJm2) from the foohills

riming the northern margin of the Indus Valley of Pakistan.

The second aggregate, found in the upper center of the array, is composed of the

three living Dravidian-speaking ethnic groups from southeast peninsular India

(CHU, GPD, PNT), which show closest affinities to one another and are distantly

separated from all of the other samples included in this analysis.

The third aggregate, found in the upper right, includes the prehistoric sample from

Harappa (HAR), two of the samples from Swat (KOHsw, GUJsw), and the sample of

Utmankheils (UTHd) from Dir District. Intriguingly, it is the Kohistani sample from

Swat (KHOsw) that links the members of this aggregate to the rest of the samples

included in this analysis, the Utmankheils (UTHd) from Dir are identified as the

most divergent, while the prehistoric sample (HAR) is interposed between the

Kohistanis (KOHsw) and Gujars (GUJsw) from Swat.

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The fourth aggregate, also found in the center right of the array, encompasses six

samples, all but one of which may be considered highland samples. The Khows

(KHO) from Chitral District serve as the sample that links the members of this

aggregate to the rest of the samples included in this analysis. The remaining samples

are divided into two sub-aggregates. The first is composed of the two Wakhi

samples (WAKg, WAKs), which show closest affinities to one another, while the

second is composed of the inhabitants of Madak Lasht (MDK), the Yousafzai from

Swat (YSFsw), and one of the samples of Awans (AWAm1) from Mansehra District.

The fifth aggregate, found in the lower center, encompasses five samples. These

include the prehistoric sample from Timargara (TMG), three of the samples (SYDm2,

AWAm2, TANm2) from Mansehra and the late prehistoric sample from Sarai Khola

(SKH). Interestingly, it is the prehistoric sample from Dir, Timargara (TMG) that

serves to link these samples to the rest of the samples included in this analysis (apart

from the members of aggregate six), while it is the prehistoric sample from Sarai

Khola (SKH), that serves as the link between the members of this aggregate to the

members of aggregate six.

Aggregate six, which includes four samples found in the lower right of the array, is

composed entirely of the prehistoric samples from south Central Asia (KUZ, MOL,

DJR, SAP). These samples are strongly separated from all of the other samples

included in this analysis and also the members of aggregate five. Of note, Sarai

Khola (SKH) shows much closer affinities to Sayeds (SYDm2), Awans (AWAm2) and

Tanolis (TANm2) from Mansehra District than to either Kuzali (KUZ), the

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phenetically most proximate of the south Central Asian samples, or to the prehistoric

Gandharan Grave Culture sample from Timargara (TMG).

Dimension 1 also serves to separate the members of sub-aggregate one (ChlMRG,

NeoMRG, KARa, GUJm2) from all other samples in the lower right. Highland

samples are found in the upper right and stand apart from the other samples by

possessing high scores for Dimension 3. These not only include the two samples

from Dir (TRKd, UTHd), who possess closest affinities to one another and to the

sample of Yousafzais (YSFsw) from Swat District, but also the two Wakhi samples

(WAKg, WAKs), who likewise express closest affinities to one another, the

prehistoric sample from Timargara (TMG), the Khows (KHO) from Chitral District,

Kohistanis (KOHsw) from Swat, and the inhabitants of Madak Lasht also from

Chitral District (MDK). This aggregate also include the sample of Swatis from

Mansehra District and the prehistoric sample from Harappa (HAR). The Indo-Aryan

speaking ethnic groups (MRT, MHR, MDA) and the prehistoric inhabitants (INM)

from west-central India are found in the lower right of the array.

3.1.4.2. Multidimensional Scaling—Kruskal’s Method

Multidimensional scaling into three dimensions with Kruskal’s method was

accomplished in 10 iterations, with a stress value of 0.0686 (very good fit) accounting

for 85.14% of the variance between samples. Dimension 1 provides a clear separation

of the south Central Asian samples located in the upper left of the array from all

other samples, with the late prehistoric sample from Sarai Khola (SKH) occupying

the most proximate position to them (Fig. 38).

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Figure 38. Multidimensional scaling with Kruskal's method of Smith’s MMD
pairwise distances among living Pakistani ethnic groups, living
ethnic groups of peninsular India and samples of the prehistoric
inhabitants of the Indus Valley, South Central Asia and the major
living ethnic groups of Swat and Dir districts.

However, the three living Dravidian-speaking ethnic groups (CHU, GPD, PNT)

from southeast India do not exhibit any affinities to one another. Instead, the

Gompadhompti Madigas (GPD) occupy a position in the lower right of the array

with closest affinities to the high-status Marathas (MRT) of west-central India. The

middle-status Pakanati Reddis (PNT) are found in the middle-right, with close

affinities to Gujars (GUJsw) from Swat and to the living inhabitants of Madak Lasht

(MDK), while the tribal Chenchus (CHU) possess only distant affinities to the Khows

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(KHO) of Chitral District and to one of the samples of Awans (AWAm1) from

Mansehra District.

3.1.4.3.Multidimensional Scaling—Guttman’s Method

Multidimensional scaling into three dimensions with Guttman’s method (Fig. 39)

was accomplished in 11 iterations, with a stress value of 0.0522 (very good fit)

accounting for 90.97% of the variance between samples.

Figure 39. Multidimensional scaling (Guttman’s method) of living Pakistani

and peninsular Indian ethnic groups, prehistoric inhabitants of the
Indus Valley and South Central Asia, as well as samples of the major
ethnic groups from Swat and Dir districts.

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The pattern is similar, but not identical to that described above for MDS with

Kruskal’s method. Once again, Dimension 1 serves to separate the four prehistoric

samples from south Central Asia in the upper left of the array from all other samples

(Fig. 39). However, in this case, the links between these samples and all others is

with the Tanoli (TANm2) sample from Mansehra District, rather than with Sarai

Khola (SKH), which stands out as an isolate from all other samples.

The members of sub-aggregate one of aggregate one identified in the neighbor-

joining cluster tree are found in the lower left, but in this case, it is the Chalcolithic

period sample (ChlMRG) from Mehrgarh that is identified as a distant outlier, while

the earlier Neolithic (NeoMRG) occupants of this site are identified as possessing

close phenetic affinities to the Karlaars (KARa) of Abbottabad District and Gujars of

Mansehra District (GUJm2). Once again, the three living Indo-Aryan speaking ethnic

groups from Maharashtra (MHR, MDA, MRT), as well as the prehistoric inhabitants

of this same region of peninsular India (INM), occupy the lower right of the array

and possess closest affinities to one another.

The highland samples are more widely dispersed and are divided into two groups.

The first, possessing high values for Dimension 3, occupy the upper right of the

array and include the two Wakhi samples (WAKg, WAKs, which exhibit closest

affinities to one another), the Yousafzai from Swat (YSFsw), the Utmankheils

(UTHd) and Tarklanis from Dir (TRKd), the prehistoric inhabitants of Timargara and

the sample of Swatis (SWT) from Mansehra District. The second aggregate of

highland samples, possessing lower values for Dimension 3, include the Khows

(KHO) of Chitral District, one of the samples of Awans (AWAm2) from Mansehra

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District, Gujars (GUJsw) from Swat District, the prehistoric sample from Harappa

(HAR), and the inhabitants of Madak Lasht (MDK). However, and rather troublingly

so, this aggregate also includes the tribal Chenchus (CHU) from Andhra Pradesh as

well as the two other Dravidian-speaking samples (GPD, PNT) from southwest

India.

3.1.4.4. Principal Coordinate Analysis

The first three principal axes generated by principal coordinate analysis (PCA)

combine to capture 84.75% of the total variance among samples. This plot shows

many similarities with the results obtained by neighbor-joining cluster analysis by

the two versions of multidimensional scaling. Found in the lower right of the array,

the four prehistoric south Central Asian samples (SAP, DJR, MOL, KUZ) are once

again clearly distinguished from all other samples (Fig. 40). The Neolithic

inhabitants of Mehrgarh (NeoMRG), the Karlaars (KARa) from Abbottabad and the

Gujars (GUJm2) of Mansehra District occupy an isolated position in the upper left,

as well as the Chalcolithic (ChlMRG) inhabitants of Mehrgarh, which stand out as an

isolate in the upper foreground of the array. Reassuringly, the three living

Dravidian-speaking ethnic groups (GPD, CHU, PNT) of southeast peninsular India

exhibit closest affinities to one another in the lower left of the array, while the three

living Indo-Aryan speaking ethnic groups (MDA, MRT, MHR) of west-central India,

as well as the prehistoric inhabitants (INM) of this region are tightly grouped

together in the center-left and possess secondary affinities to the two samples (TRKd,

UTHd) from Dir District.

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Once again, the remaining samples can be divided into two aggregates. Members of

the first aggregate, separated by higher scores for Axis 2, include two Wakhi samples

(WAKg, WAKs), one of the samples of Awans (AWAm1) from Mansehra District

and the prehistoric Gandharan Grave Culture sample from Timargara (TMG). The

second aggregate, with lower scores for Axis 2, includes the Khows (KHO) of Chitral

District, Kohistanis (KOHsw) from Swat, the prehistoric sample (HAR) from

Harappa, Swatis from Mansehra District (SWT), as well as the samples of Gujars

(GUJsw) and Yousafzais (YSFsw) from Swat.

Figure 40. Principal coordinate analysis (PCA) of living Pakistani and

peninsular Indian ethnic groups, samples of prehistoric inhabitants
of the Indus Valley and South Central Asia, as well as samples of
the major living ethnic groups of Swat and Dir districts.

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3.2. Mitochondrial DNA analysis

3.2.1. Genomic DNA isolation

The gDNA obtained from saliva was collected from individuals belonging to five

major ethnic groups (Tarklanis, Yousafzais, Kohistanis, Gujars, Utmankheils) of Swat

and Dir districts using a protocol established in our lab was of a good quality and

quantity (Fig. 41).

(A)

(B)

Figure 41. Photographs representing quality and concentretion of gDNA (A)

Agarose gel electrophoresis (B) electropherogram

3.2.2. PCR amplification

The gDNA was used to amplify the control region (HVSI, HVSII) of mtDNA by PCR

using a set of primers and the amplified products were separated by electrophoresis

on 1.5% agarose gel. The amplified fragments and their corresponding band sizes are

given in Figure 42.

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 (a)

(b)

Figure 42. Agarose gel electrophoresis photograph of mtDNA control region

(a) amplfied PCR fragment of HVSI (b) amplfied PCR fragment of
HVSII

The amplified PCR products (HVSI, HVSII) were cleaned from the agarose gel for
sequencing and very good results were obtained (Fig. 43).

Figure 43. Agarose gel electrophoresis photographs (a) eluted PCR products of
mtDNA HVSI (b) eluted PCR products of mtDNA HVSII.

Furthermore, the sequencing results of the PCR products obtained from Macrogen,

Inc. were converted to FASTA format and BLAST using national center for

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biotechnology information (NCBI) data base. The mismatched sequences were

removed while the most matched and accurate sequences were used for analysis.

3.2.3. MtDNA Haplogroups determination

The mtDNA sequences of the five sampled populations (Gujars=73, Tarklanis=62,

Yousafzais=56, Utmankheils=70, and Kohistanis=37) were used and determined

their respective mtDNA haplogroups which are described below.

3.2.3.1 MtDNA Haplogroups determination in the individuals of Gujar population

A total of 73 samples of Gujars were analyzed for the mtDNA control region (HVSI,

HVSII). About 46 different haplotypes were observed, among which 29 were unique

and 17 were shared by more than one individual. Occurring in (7%) of individuals,

haplogroup M6 was found to be the most frequent. The corresponding mtDNA

genetic diversity among members of the Gujar sample was (0.9223), power of

discrimination (0.9097) and random match probability was determined (0.0903)

respectively (Table 10).

Table 10. Statistical analysis of the Gujar sample from Swat

Population statistics
Total number of samples 73
No of haplotypes 46
No of unique haplotypes 29
Random match probability 0.0903
Power of discrimination 0.9097
Genetic diversity 0.9223

The regional identification of haplogroups observed among Gujars is as follows: 42%

South Asian, 37% West Eurasian, 11% East Eurasian, 4% Southeast Asian, 2.7% East

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Asian, 1.4% Eastern European, and 1.4% North Asian. The South Asian haplogroups

include: M6 (7%), M30 (4%), M37 (4%), M5c (4%), M3 (2.7%), M3a (2.7%), M5 (2.7%),

M52a (2.7%), R5a (2.7%), M30d (1.4%), M3c (1.4%), M53 (1.4%), M54 (1.4%), M7c

(1.4%) and R22 (1.4%). West Eurasian haplogroups include: H2a (4%), T2b (4%),

H14a (2.7%), H5 (2.7%), K1a (2.7%), U7a (2.7%), H1 (1.4%), H1a (1.4%), H1e (1.4%),

H3p (1.4%), N (1.4%), T (1.4%), T1a (1.4%), U2a (1.4%), U4a (1.4%), U5b (1.4%), U7

(1.4%), V9a (1.4%) and W3a (1.4%). East Eurasian haplogroups include: B4a (5%),

D4b (1.4%), D4e (1.4%), D4g (1.4%) and D4p (1.4%). Southeast Asian haplogroups

include: F1 (1.4%), G2b (1.4%) and S (1.4%). East Asian haplogroups include: A

(2.7%), Eastern European H7i (1.4%) and North Asian includeS haplogroup J (1.4%).

The observed haplogroup frequencies, their respective variants, and geographic

position are provided in Figure 44 and Table 11.

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 (11%)

Figure 44. Graphical representation of mtDNA haplogroups frequencies

present in Gujar sample from Distict Swat.

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 Table 11. Haplogroup frequencies and their respective variants found in the Gujar sample from of Swat

S.NO Frequency Variants Hg HGO

1 2 A73G, T152C, A234G, A235G, A263G, C309CCT, T310C, AC523d, C560A, T16105C, C16115A, A EA
C16223T, C16290T, T16311C, G16319A, T16362C, T16413A
2 4 A73G, T195C, A263G, C309CCT, T310C, AC523d, C560A, A16100T, T16189C B4a EEA
3 1 C16115A, C16223T, G16274A, A16307T, C16332T, C16355T, T16362C, A16367G, G16384T, A16387G D4b EEA
4 1 T152C, T155A, A165T, A178T, C16083A, T16090A, A16100T, C16223T, G16274A, T16362C D4e EEA
5 1 C151T, T152C, A263G, A290T, C298T, C308T, C315CC, G323T, C324T, C332T, T334TT, C340T, D4g EEA
C349T, C356T
6 1 A73G, T195C, C198T, A263G, C309CCT, T310C, T482C, T489C, AC523d, T16097C, G16110A, D4p EEA
G16414A
7 1 A16183C, T16189C, A16194C, T16195A, C16197G, C16201A, A16203AA, C16205A, T16209A, F1 SEA
C16211A, C16214A, A16230T, C16234A, C16236A, T16243G, C16245G, A16258C, A16265C, A16269C,
T16271A, T16276A, C16282A, A16293C, C16301A, T16304C, C16306A, T16308A, T16311A, C16313A,
A16322T, C16332A, C16339A, A16340T, T16347C, C16358T, T16359C, A16367T, T16368G, T16372A
8 1 G62GG, A73G, G184A, A200G, A263G, T310C, T310TTC, G380T, G389T, A396T, G410T, A425T, G2b SEA
T430C, C445T, C465T, T16094C, T16117A, T16189C, C16192CT, A16194G, T16195G, A16212T,
A16220C, C16223T, C16239G, C16245G, A16258C, A16265T, A16269G, T16276A, A16277C, A16285C,
A16293T, C16294T, C16296T, A16305T, A16316G, A16326C, T16330G, A16333T, T16334A, G16346A,
T16347C, A16351T, T16362C, A16367G, T16368G
9 1 G53GC, A263G, T310C, T310TTC, T16154C, G16156C, C16159T, A16166C, T16189C, A16402C, H1 WE
T16413C
10 2 G71GG, T72G, A263G, C315CC, A16180C, C16256T, T16352C, G16414A H14a WE
11 1 G92A, A111d, G124T, A126T, T131A, G184A, G185T, G187A, A200G, G203T, C231T, A241T, A248T H1a WE
12 1 T89TT, C150T, A263G, C264T, A300G, T310A, G316C, C317CC, G329T, C330T, C332T, A339T, H1e WE
A351T, A357T, A360T
13 3 A263G, C315CC, T16075A, C16223T, C16234T, G16274A H2a WE

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14 1 G53GC, A263G, C315CC, T16154C, G16156C, A16166C, C16168A, C16169A, C16174A, C16222T, H3p WE
C16242T, G16273A, T16356C
15 2 A263G, C315CC, G366A, G389A, T408TT, A419C, A426T, A428T, C436A, C438T, A439T, A443T, H5 WE
C445A, A446T, C456T, C462T
16 1 G124T, T125A, T133A, A178T, A215d, G228A H7i EEU
17 1 G184A, A191T, A200G, C222T, A240T, A263G, C295T J NA
18 2 T63A, A73G, C150T, T199C, A263G, C315CC, G366T, C371T, G380A, T391A, A395T, A415T, A419T, K1a WE
T424TT, C438T, C441T, A443T, A451T, T452A, T453G, C459T, C462T, C467A, C476T, A478T,
G16129A, T16224C, C16301T, A16312C, C16321T, C16328T
19 2 A73G, T195C, A263G, T310C, T310TTC, G366A, T414G, T482C, T489C, AC523d, A561C M3 SA
20 3 A73G, T125C, T127C, T195A, A263G, C309CCT, T310C, T489C, AC523d, C560A, T16075A, A16078T, M30 SA
C16223T, C16234T, G16274A, G16414A
21 1 A73G, T195A, A263G, C315CC, T489C, AC523d, C16179d, C16223T, A16302G M30d SA
22 1 T199C, A263G, A278T, A281T, A291T, C311T, G16096C, T16097C, C16223T, T16304C, T16362C M35b SA
23 3 A73G, C151T, T152C, A263G, C309CCT, T310C, T489C, T16075A, C16085A, C16221T, C16223T M37 SA
24 2 C194T, T195C, T204C, G260T, A263G, C271T, A272T, C273A, C315CC, A331T, C332A, C349T, M3a SA
A16074G, T16126C, C16192T, C16223T, A16312G
25 1 A73G, T195C, A263G, C309CCT, T310C, T482C, T489C, AC523d, T16126C, T16154C, C16223T, M3c SA
T16224C
26 2 G53GT, A73G, T195C, A263G, C309CCCT, T310C, T489C, C560A, G16129A, C16223T M5 SA
27 2 A73G, C78CA, G79C, T195C, A237T, A263T, C268T, C269T, A281T, A287T, C16223T, C16266T, M52a SA
A16275G, C16327A, G16390A
28 1 T16154C, A16164C, A16165C, T16189C, C16192T, C16223T, C16294T, A16316G, T16362C, G16384A, M53 SA
T16386A
29 1 A73G, A263G, C315CC, T489C, C560A, A16070C, G16129A, C16223T, T16304C, T16325C, G16414A M54 SA
30 3 A73G, C150T, A263G, C315CC, T489C, C560A, G16110A, C16111A, C16115A, G16118A, T16126C, M5c SA
G16129A, T16209C, C16223T, T16311C

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31 5 G54GG, A73G, T152C, A214G, A263G, C315CC, C461T, T489C, AC523d, T16140A, T16152C, M6 SA
T16154C, A16155C, A16164C, A16165C, C16174G, C16223T, G16274A, T16323A, A16351T, T16362C,
C16376T, G16384T, A16387G, C16404T
32 1 T16068C, A16070C, A16074G, A16078T, G16110A, T16117A, T16140d, T16144A, C16147T, A16158d, M7c SA
T16161A, A16171T, T16172C, A16182T
33 1 C16223T N WE
34 1 A73G, A188G, C194T, T204C, G207A, A263G, G316C, C317CC, G329A, A339T, T344C, C353G, R22 SA
A358T
35 2 G85T, G94A, G107T, A111T, G124A, T146C, T152C, A210T, G229T, A263G, G275T, A278T, A281T, R5a SA
C299T, A301T, C307T, C312CT, C312T, T16094C, G16096C, T16097C, C16099T, C16266T, T16304C,
T16311C, T16356C, C16393T, C16404T
36 1 T152C, A263G, C315CC, T455TT, A492T, A515T, CAC516d, C558T, A16066T, C16069T, A16070T, S SEA
A16074G, C16176T, C16185T, C16223T, A16246T, A16309T, G16346T, C16348T, A16402T
37 1 A87G, A263G, C315CC, T16126C, T16143G, C16151G, C16188T, T16189C, A16194G, A16207G, T WE
A16216T, C16234T, T16263C, A16277T, C16279T, A16284T, A16289T, C16294T, G16303T, C16321T,
C16327T, C16337T, T16342A, A16343T, C16353T, A16367G, C16382T, T16386G, A16387G, C16393T,
C16395G
38 1 A73G, T152C, T195C, A263G, C309CCT, T310C, C16174A, C16186T, T16189C, C16294T T1a WE
39 3 A73G, A263G, C285T, T310C, G316C, C317CCCC, T321C, C324G, C332A, C343T, C362A, G366A, T2b WE
T372C, A379C, G380A, T383C, T391A, C394T, C404T, C411G, G429C, T430C, A432C, A448T, T460C,
A464C, T471C, C473A, T474A, T482C, T489A, A492C, A523C, C527G
40 1 A73G, A183G, A188G, C194T, G207A, A263G, C315CC, G545A, G16110A, C16115A, G16129A, U2a WE
A16206C, T16362C
41 1 A73G, T99TT, G124T, T199C, A263G, A270T, C296T, A300T U4a WE
42 1 A73G, C150T, A263G, C315CC, C560A, T16093C, T16094C, T16097C, G16110A, C16111A, C16115A, U5b WE
T16131G, C16270T, G16412C
43 1 C16114A, C16115A, A16309G, A16318T, A16416T U7 WE

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44 2 A73G, G94T, G97T, G103T, G121T, C151T, T152C, A183T, G187A, A189T, T208A, T233A, A243T, U7a WE
A249T, G260T, A263G, G275A, T16121C, T16126C, T16131G, T16263C, A16269G, T16288C, T16304A,
A16309G, T16311A, A16318T, T16359C, T16362C, T16372C, T16396C
45 1 T119C, A189G, T195C, T204C, G207A, A263G, C315CC, C516T, C530T, T16093C, T16094C, T16097C, V9a WE
T16105C, G16213A, G16274A, G16319A, T16362C, G16390A
46 1 A73G, G143A, A189G, C194T, T195C, T199C, T204C, G207A, A263G, C315CC, C16223T, C16292T, W3a WE
G16414A
haplogroup Hg; Haplogroup origin Hgo; East Asian EA; Southeast Asian, SEA; West Eurasian, WE; Eastern European, EEU; North Asian, NA;
South Asian, SA; Eastern Eurasian, EEA.

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The haplotypes of the Gujar sample were assigned to mega-haplogroups. The most

common mega-haplogroup was haplogroup R, which was found in 35 (48%)

individuals, followed by haplogroup M 33(45%) and N 5(7%), respectively (Fig. 45).

Figure 45. Mega-haplogroup frequencies observed in the sample of Gujars from

District Swat through mtDNA control region (HVSI and HVSII).

By comparing the genetic parameters of reported populations living in Pakistan with

the current sampled Gujar population, we found that the Gujars of Swat have a

moderate number of unique haplotypes (29) relative to other sampled Pakistani

ethnic groups (Table 12). The moderate frequency of unique haplotypes is reflected

by the low genetic diversity (0.922) in the Gujar samples of the present study as

compared to the other reported ethnic groups from Pakistan, except the Kalash

whose genetic diversity (0.851) is very low (Table 12).

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Table 12. Diversity comparison of the sampled Gujar population from Swat with the other reported ethnic groups of Pakistan.

Parameters Gujars Mak Sk Pt Bl Br Hz Hb Ks Ps Sd Pk

present study

No of samples 73 100 85 230 39 38 23 44 44 44 23 100

No of haplotypes 46 70 63 157 26 22 21 32 12 22 21 77

No of unique 29 54 58 128 18 15 19 25 5 12 19 63
haplotypes

Genetic diversity 0.922 0.968 0.957 0.993 0.974 0.952 0.992 0.98 0.851 0.95 0.992 0.992

Mak, Makrani; Sk, Saraiki; Pt, Pakhtuns; Bl, Baluch; Br, Brahui; Hz, Hazara; Hb, Hunza burusho; Ks, Kalash; Ps, Pasrsi; Sd,
Sindhi; Pk, Pakistan Karachi.

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3.2.3.2. MtDNA Haplogroups of the sampled Tarklani population of District Dir

A total of 62 unrelated Tarklanis from District Dir, Pakistan were sampled and

analyzed for HVSI and HVSII sequencing. Some 42 different haplotypes were

observed, among which 31 were unique and 11 were shared by more than one

individual. The corresponding mtDNA genetic diversity of the Tarklanis was

(0.9449), power of discrimination (0.9297) and random match probability was

(0.0703) (Table 13).

Table 13. Statistical analysis of Tarklanis of District Dir

Population statistics

Total number of samples 62

No of haplotypes 42

No of unique haplotypes 31

Random match probability 0.0703

Power of discrimination 0.9297

Genetic diversity 0.9449

Out of the 42 haplotypes, 31 (74%) were observed once, 6 (14%) twice, 2 (5%) three

times, 2 (5%) four times and 1 (2%) five times. The haplotype frequencies, their

respective variants, and geographic association are provided in Table 14.

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Table 14. Haplogroup frequencies and their respective variants found among the sampled Tarklanis of Dir District

S.No Frequency Variants Hg HGO

1 1 T146C, T152C, T195C, T16126C, G16129C, C16223T, T16298C, C16327T C4b(C4b1) NA
2 1 G103d, T152C, T195C, A263G, C315CC, G380C H11a WE
3 1 A73G, A263G, C315CC, G389C H1a WE
4 1 A73G, A263G, A281T, A16070C, G16129A, C16259T H1a(H1a3a3) WE
5 1 G62A, A73d, C86T, T152C, A263G, C309CCT, T310C, A16038C, T16046TCG, G16047C H1c WE
6 1 T152C, T195C, A263G, C315CC, G329T, G366T, A402T, C404T, G413T, C427T, T430C, H36 WE
A432T, C433T, C434T, C435T, C436T, A439T, C445T, C456T, T474A, C16278T
7 1 C64T, T195C, A263G, T310C, C315CCCC, T321G, C340A, C362A, G366A, A376C, A379C, H57 WE
G380C, G389A, A16070C, C16072G, A16074G, T16093C, T16126C, T16362C
8 1 A263G, T310C, T310TTC, C16176T, C16184T, T16357C H7a(H7a2) WE
9 1 T16131G, A16166T, C16185A, C16192G, C16205A, G16208A, T16209G, G16213C, H82 WE
A16219G, A16220G, C16223d, A16237G, A16253C, A16258C, C16261G, A16281d,
C16286T, C16287T, T16288G, A16300T, C16301d, G16310C, C16313A
10 1 T152C, T195C, A263G, C315CC, T16090A HV1b(HV1b3) WE
11 1 CAA242d, A263G, C295T, T310C, T310TTC, C462T, T489C, A515T, A16038AC, G16039A, J1(J1) NA
G16042T, G16047GC
12 1 A16210C, C16221G, C16222T, T16224C, C16261T, C16264G, A16265d, C16268T, C16279G, J1b NA
A16280G, C16282G, A16285G
13 1 T88TA, A263G, C271T, C295T, C315CC, C462T, T489C, A512G, T16126C, G16145A, J1b(J1b1b) NA
C16222T, C16261T
14 1 A263G, C315CC, G366T, C469T, C476T, T477A, A490T, A512T, C525T, G526T, C534T, JT(JT) NA
A538T, A16074G, T16126C, T16172TT, A16181G, C16190T, G16196GG, T16209C,
A16216AA, C16223CC, A16237AA, A16241AA, C16262CC, C16270CC, A16285AA,
A16293C, A16293AAC, A16305AA, G16329GG, C16355CC

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15 1 A73G, C150T, T199C, A263G, C315CC, G366T, A374C, C375T, T16093C, G16129A, K1a WE
T16224C, C16278T, T16311C
16 1 G143A, T204C, T217C, A263G, C309CCT, T310C, T482C, T489C, T16126C, C16223T, M3a(M3a1) SA
C16260T, T16311C
17 1 A73G, A263G, C315CC, T489C, C511T, A16137G, C16223T, A16289G, C16360T M65a SA
18 1 C16223T, T16231C, T16356C, T16362C M6a(M6a1a) SA
19 1 A73G, C80CA, T125C, T127C, C128T, T146C, T195C, A263G, T310C, T310TTC, A339C P3a Australian
20 1 C16083A, T16090A, T16094C, G16319A P4a Oceanian

21 1 T195C, A263G, T310C, T310TTC, C411G, A432C, T460C, T471A, T528G, C16053G, R0a(R0a2) SA
T16093C, T16126C, A16318AA, T16362C, G16391GG, C16404CC
22 1 G109C, T152C, A263G, T310TTC, T310C, A341T, C362A, G366A, G389A, T391A, A402T, R5a(R5a2a) SA
C411G, A415d, A419C, C420T, C427T, C445T, A446d, A448T, T460A, A464C, A470T,
A472T, C473d, C476T, A479T, C491T, C16083A, T16097C, G16145A, T16304C, T16311C,
T16356C
23 1 C122T, T152C, T195C, G228A, A263G, C271G, A272d R6a SA

24 1 A73G, C91CAG, G92A, T146C, A263G, C309CCT, T310C, G380C, G389A, C411G, T414A, T2 WE
G429A, C431T, C445T, T452A, A472T, C476A, A16051T, A16066T, A16070C, G16096C,
C16099d, A16100T, A16103T, T16126C, T16131G, C16176T, A16177C, C16193T, C16205T,
A16206G, C16214T, A16240G, A16241G, C16251A, C16256A, A16258G, C16261G,
T16263C, A16265C, C16266T, A16293G, C16294T, C16296T, G16303A, C16313T, A16318G,
C16327A, C16328G, A16333C, G16336T, A16340G, C16358A, G16384T, G16391A
25 1 G94C, G109C, A263G, T310C, T310TTC, T321G, A341T, C362A, G366A, G389A, C404T, U2a(U2a1a) SA
A415T, C441T, C447T, A451T, T460C, T471A, T474A, A475T, C476A, C481T, T16126C,
G16129C, T16154C, A16206C, A16230G, T16311C

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26 1 A73G, G81GG, T217C, A263G, T310C, C311CTCC, C327A, G329A, C340T, C353A, U2e(U2e1) SA
C362A, G366T, C369T, C378G, C382A, A16087T, T16093C, G16129C, T16136A, A16137T,
T16143A, C16147d, A16149T, C16150G, A16155AC, G16156A, AAA16180d, T16189C,
AT16194d, A16200G, C16201G, A16202T, C16223T, C16225A, A16226C, C16228T,
A16247T, A16254C, A16265C, G16273A, C16278G, C16279G, A16289G, A16333G,
C16339A, G16384C, A16402T
27 1 G79C, T152C, T217C, A263G, C308CT, C315CC, C340T, G16129C, G16145A, T16189C, U2e(U2e1e) SA
A16194C, T16195C, C16197G, C16197CGT, C16201A, C16205A, T16209A, C16211A,
C16214A, C16218A, C16228T, C16236A, C16239A, C16242G, T16243G, C16245A,
A16258C, A16265C, C16270A, T16276A, C16282A, A16293C, C16296T, C16301A,
T16311A, T16315A, A16322T, T16330A, C16332A, C16339A, A16340T, C16344A,
C16348A, C16355T, G16361C, T16362C, A16367G, G16384A, T16386A, A16387G,
G16391A, C16394T, C16395T
28 1 G124T, T127C, T152C, T195C, A263G, G275A, C295T, C296T, A301T U4a(U4a1b1) WE
29 1 G124T, C151T, T152C, A263G, T282A, A291T, C315CC, C317T, T321G, G329T, C332T, U7a WE
A339T, A341T, C356A, C362T, A365T, G366T, C371A, A374T, C386T, G389T, A16309G,
A16318T
30 1 G143A, A189G, T192C, C194T, T195C, T196C, T204C, A263G, C315CC, A432T, C458T, W4a WE
T489TT, C494T, C496T, C509T, A521T, C527G, G529T, C530T, C535T, C16111T, C16185T,
C16223T, C16262CC, C16268CC, C16286A, C16286CT, C16292T, G16319A, G16319GGC,
T16325TT, T16347TT
31 1 C16192T, C16223T, C16292T W6 WE
32 2 G109C, A263G, C315CC, C445A, T16126C, G16145A, C16222T, C16261T H3p WE
33 2 T16304C H5 WE
34 2 T72A, A73G, A77d, G81A, G103d, G109d, C110A, A123T, G124C, C132A, T135G, A176C, J1b(J1b1a1) NA
T177C, G187A, A201T, A202C, G203C, T16126C, G16145A, T16172C, C16261T
35 2 A73G, T152C, T195A, A263G, C315CC, A326C, T405A, T16189C M30b SA

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 36 2 G16042T, T16046TCG, G16047C, T16126C, C16294T T WE

37 2 G62GG, A73G, T152C, T195C, A263G, C315CC, T16126C, A16163G, C16186T, T16189C, T1a(T1a1'3) WE
C16294T
38 3 A73G, G109C, G121d, T195A, A218C, G247T, G260T, A263G, C16221T, C16223T, M30 SA
C16234T, T16362C
39 3 G109T, A193C, T195C, T224A, T236C, A263G, T310C, C311CTCC, G316A, A328C, C330A, U4a(U4a2a) WE
T334A, C338T, C16355T
40 4 A263G, T310C, T310TTC, G329A, C330A H2a WE
41 4 A16051G, C16085T, A16100T, C16112G, A16113G, A16127d, A16132G, C16147d, U2a WE
C16148T, G16204A, A16206C, G16208A, T16209A, A16216G, A16227C, C16228T
42 5 G97C, T195C, A263G, C315CC, C338A, G366A, C375A, A376C, G380A, T16126C, M3 SA
C16185T, C16223T

Hg, haplogroup; HGO, Haplogroup origin; EA, East asian; Southeastt Asian, SEA; West Eurasian, WE; Nortn Asian, NA; South Asian, SA;
East Eurasian, EEA.

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When haplogroups are considered by associated region, those of West Eurasia were

the most common (54%), followed by South Asian (30%), North Asian (11%),

Oceanian (2%) and Australian (2%), respectively (Fig. 46).

Figure 46. Distribution of Tarklanis haplogroup by Origins.

Among the West Eurasian haplogroups, haplotype frequencies are as follows: U2a

(8%), H2a (6.5%), U4a (U4a2a) 5.0%, H5 (3.0%), H3p (3.0%), H11a (1.6%), H1a (1.6%),

H1a (H1a3a3) 1.6%, H1c (1.6%), H36 (1.6%), H57 (1.6%), H7a (H7a2) (1.6%), H82

(1.6%), HV1b (HV1b3) 1.6%, K1a (1.6%), U4a (U4a1b1) 1.6%, W4a (1.6%), and W6

(1.6%).

South Asian haplogroups include: M3 (8.0%), M30 (5.0%), M30b (3.0%), M3a (M3a1)

1.6%, M65a (1.6%), M6a (M6a1a) 1.6%, R0a (R0a2+195) 1.6%, R5a (R5a2a) 1.6%, R6a

(1.6%), U2a (U2a1a) 1.6%, U2e (U2e1) 1.6% and U2e (U2e1e) 1.6% (Fig. 47).

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Figure 47. Graphical representation of haplogroup frequencies among the
sampled Tarklani individuals from District Dir.

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North Asian haplogroups include: J1b (J1b1a1) 3.0%, C4b (C4b1) 1.6%, J1(1.6%), J1b

(1.6T 3% %), J1b(J1b1b) 1.6% and JT(1.6%). West East Asian haplogroups include:

T1a (T1a1'3) 3%, T2 (1.6%) and U7a (1.6%). The sole Australian and Oceanic

haplogroups include P3a (1.6%) and P4a (1.6%), respectively, as shown in Figure 47.

The haplotypes found among the sampled Tarklani individuals from District Dir

were assigned to mega-haplogroups. The most frequent is haplogroup R, which was

found in 46 (74%) of individuals, followed by haplogroup M, which was found in 14

individuals (23%), followed by haplogroup N, which was only found in two of the

sampled individuals (Fig. 48).

Figure 48. Haplogroup frequencies observed among the sampled Tarklani

individuals from District Dir through mtDNA control region (HVSI,
HVSII).

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The genetic parameters of the Tarklanis included in the present study were

compared with previously reported ethnic groups of Pakistan. The comparative

analysis revealed that Tarklani sample has a moderate number of unique haplotypes

(31), which is similar to most of other ethnic groups of Pakistan, while the highest

number (128) was observed among Pathans, a result that was likely a consequence of

the large number of samples considered (Table 15). Furthermore, the greatest genetic

diversity (0.993) was observed in Pathans among the other ethnic groups previously

reported from Pakistan followed by Sindhis (0.992), Hazaras (0.992), a mixed

ethnicity sample from Karachi (0.992) and the Burusho of Hunza (0.980), while the

sample of Tarklanis in the present study had a diversity value of 0.945 as

summarized in Table 15.

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Table 15. Diversity comparison of among the sampled Tarklanis of District Dir with the other reported ethnic groups of

Parameters Tarklani Mak Sk Pt Bl Br Hz Hb Ks Ps Sd Pk

present study

No of samples 62 100 85 230 39 38 23 44 44 44 23 100

No of haplotypes 42 70 63 157 26 22 21 32 12 22 21 77

Unique haplotypes 31 54 58 128 18 15 19 25 5 12 19 63

Genetic diversity 0.945 0.968 0.957 0.993 0.974 0.952 0.992 0.980 0.851 0.950 0.992 0.992
Pakistan.

Mak, Makrani; Sk, Saraiki; Pt, Pakhtuns; Bl, Baluch; Br, Brahui; Hz, Hazara; Hb, Hunza burusho; Ks, Kalash; Ps, Pasrsi; Sd, Sindhi;
Pk, Pakistan Karachi.

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3.2.3.3. MtDNA Haplogroup variation among the Utmankheil of District Dir

Samples were obtained from 70 unrelated Utmankheil individuals District Dir,

Pakistan and analyzed for HVSI and HVSII sequencing. A total of 44 different

haplotypes were observed among which 33 were unique and 11 were shared by

more than one individual. The corresponding mtDNA genetic diversity of the

Utmankheil was (0.9118), power of discrimination was (0.8982) and the random

match probability observed was (0.1018) (Table 16).

Table 16. Statistical analysis of sampled Utmankheil population of District Dir

S. No Population statistics

1 Total number of samples 70

2 No of haplotypes 44

3 No of unique haplotypes 33

4 Random match probability 0.1018

5 Power of discrimination 0.8982

6 Genetic diversity 0.9118

Of of 44 haplotypes, 33 (75%) were observed once, 4 (9%) were observed twice, 4

(9%) were observed three times, 2 (5%) were observed four times and one haplotype

(2%) was observed in nine individuals. The haplotype frequencies, their respective

variants, and geographic association are provided in Table 17.

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Table 17. Haplogroup frequencies and their respective variants in the Utmankheil sample from District Dir

S.No Frequency Variants Hg HGO

1 3 A73G, A263G, C271T, C295T, C315CC, C462T, T489C, A512G, C16069T, C16072G, J1b (J1b1b) NA
A16074G, T16126C, G16145A, C16222T, C16261T
2 1 A215T, T233A, A249T, C253T, C258G, A263G, T265C, C268T, C269T, A270T, A272C, U5a WE
G275A, C296T, A297T, C298T, T310C, G316C, C317CCC, G329A, A337T, C343T,
C362T, G366A, A16074G, C16192T, C16256T, C16270T, T16298C, T16368C
3 1 C64CG, A73G, C76d, G79C, G109C, C151T, C170T, G171d, A183G, A189T, A191d, R30b (R30b2) SA
A202G, A211T, A214T, T216A, T16093C, C16292T
4 3 A73G, C150T, T152C, A263G, C295T, C309CCT, T310C, T489C, G564A, C16069T, J2b (J2b1a) SE
T16126C, C16193T, G16274A, C16278T
5 1 A73G, T89TT, A263G, T310C, T310TTC, G16039A, G16042T, G16047GC, A16417d H1e (H1e2c) WE
6 2 G92A, G94A, G107A, G109C, T115A, T119C, C122A, G124T, A126T, G136A, T161C, M49 SEA
G163C, G171T, G187A, T204G, T206G, T220G, T226A, G229A, T250G, A263G,
A302ACC, T310C, A376C, T407G, C420T, G429A, T460C, C16223T, C16234T
7 1 A73G, C150T, T152C, A263G, C315CC, A16247G, A16254G U5b (U5b2a1a2) WE
8 1 A73G, A263G, C315CC, T16126C, A16181G, T16209C, A16417d JT NA
9 3 G68C, A73G, A232d, T254G, A263G, A278T, A291d, T310C, T310TTC, T321G, C332T, U4a (U4a2a) WE
G366A, G380C, G389A, T401A, A415T, C420T, T460C
10 2 A73G, T195C, G207A, A263G, C309CCT, T310C, T482C, T489C, G16023GA, M3 SA
G16047GC, T16126C, C16185T, C16223T, A16417d
11 1 A200G, A263G, C315CC, C16192T, T16243C, T16311C, T16368C H3x WE
12 1 G124A, T152C, A153T, T157A, C170d, G171T, G187A, T16086G, T16093C, A16103G, C4 SEA
T16126G, C16150G, C16223T, T16298C, C16327T
13 2 A200G, A263G, C309CCCT, T310C, G366A, C411G H1a (H1ah1) WE
14 1 A73G, A189G, T195C, G207A, A210G, A263G, C315CC, A365AA, A376C, A397AA, N1a (N1a3a3) WE
A402T, T16172C, C16201T, C16223T, A16265G, T16271C

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15 1 A200G, A263G, T310C, G316C, C317CCGG, C320T, C324G, G329A, C330A, C332A, H7c (H7c4) WE
C338A, A341C, C345T, C362A, G366A, A16074G, T16092C, A16183C, T16189C,
C16193CC, T16195G, C16214A, T16243G, A16258C, A16265C, T16276A, C16282A,
A16293C, C16301A, C16306A, C16313A, A16322T, C16332A, C16339A, T16368G,
T16372G, G16384A, T16386A, A16402C, T16413G
16 1 A263G, T310C, C16176T, C16184T, T16357C H7a (H7a2) WE
17 1 C64T, C150T, A263G, C315CC, G366A, T16189C H57 WE
18 4 T16094C, A16100T, T16124G, T16126C, T16152G, A16163G, C16186T, T16189C, T1a WEA
T16195G, A16293C, C16294T, G16310A, T16315A, C16365G, A16367G, T16386G,
G16391GG, A16402C, A16405C, T16413G
19 1 A73G, T119C, A189G, T195C, T204C, G207A, A263G, C315CC, C16223T W1 WE
20 1 T152C, T195C, A263G, C299A, A302C, C315CC, A373G, T480C, A16183C, T16189C, HV0 WE
C16193CC, T16195G, C16201A, C16205A, C16214A, T16224C, C16228T, T16243G,
A16258C, G16273A, G16274A, T16276A, C16282A, A16293C, T16297C, T16298C,
T16311A, C16313A, A16322T, T16330A, T16334G, A16335G, A16340T, C16344A,
T16362C, T16368G, T16372G, G16384A, T16386A, A16402C
21 1 A73G, T146C, T152C, T195A, A263G, C309CCT, T310C, T489C, AC523d, G16042T, M30c SA
G16047GC, A16166C
22 1 T16126C, G16153A, C16294T, C16296T T2e WE
23 1 G143A, T152C, G228GA, G228A, A234G, A249d, A263G, C315CC, C16083A, T16090A, F1c(F1c1a) SEA
C16111T, G16129A, T16304C, T16362C, A16420T
24 1 A73G, A263G, C315CC, A16066T, A16070C, A16120T, A16137G, C16174T, C16176T, D4h (D4h1) CA
T16209A, G16213T
25 1 T16126C, C16184T, C16223T, A16237G, G16273A, A16283C M66 SA
26 1 C151T, T152C, A263G, C296A, A16265T, G16273T, A16280T, A16318C, C16332T, H1c WE
C16344T, T16372G, C16375T, C16376T, C16377T, C16382T, T16386A, C16395T,
C16401T, A16405T, C16408A

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27 1 G121T, T125d, G136T, A137T, T142C, T146C, T152C, A153C, T172C, A181T, G203A, H1t (H1t1a1) WE
A211T, C16266T, C16267T, A16305T, T16311C, G16329T, C16332T, C16339T, A16340T,
A16350T
28 9 A73G, C150T, T195A, A263G, T310C, C315CCC, A339C, C356CC, A368AA, C375A, M30 SA
A385AA, A390AA, C16223T, C16234T, A16338T, A16405T
29 1 A73G, A82AA, G109A, T115C, C145CC, A156d, A175T, A193T, T195C, C16223T, M3d SA
C16234T, G16303T, T16304A, T16308A, A16318T, A16331T, C16344T, A16351T
30 4 A73G, A263G, C315CC, T471C, T16154C, A16206C, A16230G, T16311C, A16383T, U2a (U2a1a) WE
G16384T, A16387T, C16419A
31 3 A93G, A95C, T152C, A263G, C16256T, A16265T, C16270T, A16299T, A16300AT, H14a WE
C16313T, G16336T, C16337T, A16340T, A16351T, T16352C, C16365T, C16379T,
G16384T, G16388A
32 2 A263G, C315CC, C456T, A16074G, T16304C H5 WE
33 1 C91CA, C151T, T152C, A263G, C296A, T310C, T310TTC, C320T, C324G, A328C, H10e (H10e1a) WE
C338A, C362A, G366A, C369A, C375d, A379C, T391A, C394T, A395C, T16126C,
T16131G, A16166C, C16193T, A16194T, C16201T, G16204T, A16220C, C16221T,
A16226T, C16228T, T16231C, C16239T, A16240T, G16255C, A16258T, C16260T,
C16266T, A16272T
34 1 A263G, T310C, G316C, C317CCCT, T321G, A326d, G329A, C338A, C343T, G347GG, R22 SEA
C362A, G366A, T16090A
35 1 A73G, T152C, T195A, A263G, C309CCT, T310C, T489C, AC523d M30b SA
36 1 A73G, T199C, A263G, C309CCT, T310C, T489C, T16090A, T16094C, G16129A, M33a SA
C16223T
37 1 A73G, T125C, T127C, C128T, T146C, T195C, A263G, C309CCT, T310C, T489C, M12a SA
T16172C, A16180T, A16183C, T16189C
38 1 C96A, G109d, C110A, G143C, T146C, T152C, A153C, A165C, G171T, C182d, C190A, HV1a WE
C16115A, T16209C, C16239T, A16318C, G16319A, A16322C, C16327A, C16332A,
G16336T, A16349C, A16350C, T16352G, T16362C, A16367T, G16370T

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 39 1 A73G, T152C, T195C, A263G, C309CCT, T310C B4a (B4a1c3a) EEA
40 1 A73G, A263G, C315CC, T489C, A16100T, G16129A, T16189C M1 SA
41 1 A73G, T152C, T199C, C315CC, T471C, C481T U2d SA
42 1 A73G, T217C, A263G, T310C, C315CCCC, C327A, A331C, T16090A, T16093C, U2e SA
T16094C, G16129C
43 1 G62T, A73G, G81A, G92A, G109C, A116T, G124T, T146C, T152C, C170T, A193T, U2b SA
A234G, T239A, A249T
44 1 A200G, T204C, A249G, A263G, C309CCT, T310C, T489C M40a SA
haplogroup Hg; Haplogroup origin HGO; Southeast Asian, SEA; West Eurasian, WE; East Eurasian, EEA; North Asian, NA; South
Asian, SA; Southern European, SE;.

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In the present study, West Eurasian haplogroups were identified in 47% of the

sampled Utmankheil individuals, followed by South Asian (33%), Southeast Asian

(7%), North Asian (6%), Southern European (4%), East Eurasian (1.4%), and Central

Asian (1.4%), respectively (Fig. 49).

Figure 49. Graph representing haplogroup frequencies among the sampled

Utmankheil individuals from District Dir.

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The West Eurasian haplogroups include the following haplotypes: T1a (6%), U2a

(U2a1a) 6%, J1b (J1b1b) 4%, U4a (U4a2a) 4%, H14a (4%), H1a (H1ah1) 3%, H5 (

3%), JT (1.4%), U5a (1.4%), H1e (H1e2c) 1.4%, U5b (U5b2a1a2) 1.4%, H3x (1.4%),

N1a (N1a3a3) 1.4%, H7c (H7c4) 1.4%, H7a (H7a2) 1.4%, H57 (1.4%), W1 (1.4%), HV0

(1.4%), T2e 1.4%, H1c (1.4%), H1t (H1t1a1) 1.4%, H10e (H10e1a) 1.4% and HV1a

(1.4%).

The South Asian haplogroup includes haplotypes: M30 (13%), M3 (3%), R30b

(R30b2) (1.4%), M30c (1.4%), M66 (1.4%), M3d (1.4%), M30b (1.4%), M33a (1.4%),

M12a (1.4%), M1 (1.4%), U2d (1.4%), U2e (1.4%), U2b (1.4%) and M40a (1.4%). The

South East Asian haplogroup includes haplotypes, M49 (3%), C4 (1.4%), F1c (F1c1a)

1.4% and R22 (1.4%). The southern European haplogroups include haplotype J2b

(J2b1a, 6%). The Central Asian haplogroup includes haplotype D4h (D4h1) 1.4%,

while the East Eurasian haplogroup includes haplotype B4a (B4a1c3a) 1.4%. The

haplotype frequencies within each haplogroup are given in Figure 49.

The haplotypes of the sampled Utmankheil individuals of District Dir were also

assigned to mega-haplogroups (Fig. 42). Among the mega-haplogroup, haplogroup

R was the most frequent being found in 45 (64%) of the sampled individuals,

followed by haplogroups M 23 individuals (33%) and N two individuals (3%) (Fig.

50).

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Figure 50. The frequency of Mega-haplogroups observed among Utmankheil
individuals sampled from District Dir through mtDNA control
region (HVSI, HVSII).

The genetic parameters of the Utmankheil sample in the current study were

compared to that of previously reported ethnic groups of Pakistan. This comparative

analysis revealed that the Utmankheil have a moderate number of unique

haplotypes (33), which is consistent with most other ethnic groups of Pakistan,

except Pathans in which the high number of unique haplogroups (128) was like due

to the large number of samples used (Table 18). Furthermore, low genetic diversity

(0.9118) was observed among the Utmankheil individuals, relative to that that

observed among previously reported ethnic groups from Pakistan, except for the

Kalash, who were found to have the least genetic diversity (0.851) of all the sampled

considered (Table 18).

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Table 18. Diversity comparison among the sampled Utmankheil individuals of Dir District with the other reported ethnic

Parameters Utmankheil Mak Sk Pt Bl Br Hz Hb Ks Ps Sd Pk

(present study)

No of samples 70 100 85 230 39 38 23 44 44 44 23 100

No of haplotypes 44 70 63 157 26 22 21 32 12 22 21 77

Unique haplotypes 33 54 58 128 18 15 19 25 5 12 19 63

Genetic diversity 0.9118 0.968 0.957 0.993 0.974 0.952 0.992 0.980 0.851 0.950 0.992 0.992
groups of Pakistan.

Mak, Makrani; Sk, Saraiki; Pt, Pakhtuns; Bl, Baluch; Br, Brahui; Hz, Hazara; Hb, Hunza burusho; Ks, Kalash; Ps, Pasrsi; Sd,Sindhi;
Pk, Pakistan Karachi.

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3.2.3.4. Haplogroups of the sampled Yousafzai of District Swat

A total of 56 unrelated Yousafzai samples from District Swat, Pakistan were

analyzed for HVSI and HVSII sequencing. The results revealed 39 different

haplotypes among which 30 were unique and nine were shared by more than one

individual (Table 17). The corresponding mtDNA genetic diversity of the Yousafzai

is 0.9392, the power of discrimination is 0.9237, and the random match probability

observed is 0.0763 (Table 19).

Table 19. Statistical analysis of Yousafzai of District Swat

S. No Population statistics

1 Total number of samples 56

2 No of haplotypes 39

3 No of unique haplotypes 30

4 Random match probability 0.0763

5 Power of discrimination 0.9237

6 Genetic diversity 0.9392

Out of the 39 haplotypes, 30 (77%) were observed once, six were observed (15%)

twice, one was observed (3%) three times, one was observed (3%) four times and

one was observed (3%) six times. The haplotype frequencies, their respective

variants, snd their associated geographic origins are given in Table 20.

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Table 20. Haplogroup frequencies and their respective variants among the sampled Yousafzai individuals of Swat District

S.NO Frequency Variants Hg HGO

1 5 A263G, T310C, C315CCCCC, C320T, C324G, A326C, C330A, C332A, C338A, C340A, C345T, B4a EEA
A350C, C362A, G366A, A379C, G380C, T383C, C387CC, G389A, C394T, A402T, A16181T,
A16183C, T16189C
2 6 T152C, A219G, A235T, A238G, C273T, A274T, G275T, T282A, A284G, A297T, C299G, C16225G, H2a WE
A16237G, T16249G, A16252G, A16254G, G16255C, A16269G, C16270A, G16273C
3 1 A87G, T146C, T152C, A189G, T204C, A263G, C309CCT, T310C, C324T, A16165C, T16224C, K2a WE
T16311C, T16413G
4 1 C151T, T152C, T206G, A230AA, A263G, A276AA, T292A, A302AA, C315CC, C320T, G329A, R22 SEA
C330A, A331AA, C349CC
5 2 A87G, T152C, A263G, C309CCT, T310C, G366A, A464C, T482C, A488d, C494A, C505T, C518A, R5a SA
AC523d, C541A, G16096C, T16097C, A16203AA, C16266T, T16304C, T16311C
6 1 A87G, A263G, T310C, C315CC, G329A, C332A, C338A, C362A, T372C, A376C, A379C, G380A, H27d WE
T383C, G389A, T391A, C394T, A395G, T398A, T403A, C411G, A419C, G16129A
7 1 C151T, T152C, A263G, C303A, C315CC, T346C, A16070C H1a WE
8 1 T16126C, C16193T, G16274A J1d WE
9 1 G103d, C150T, T195A, A16070C, A16309G, A16318T, A16343G, T16362C U3b WE
10 2 G16129A, G16213A, T16362C H7h WE
11 1 A16120T, T16126C, T16131G, A16164T, A16170C, A16171G, T16178C, C16179A, A16194C, H4a WE
A16203C, G16204C, A16215C, A16216G, T16217G, C16218G, A16219G, A16220d, C16225G,
A16226T, A16237G, A16247d, A16252G, C16268d, C16270G
12 1 A111d, T152C, A263G, A290C, A301G, C303T, C315CC, T16105C, C16108A, C16115A, U7 WE
A16309G, A16318T
13 1 C96A, A263G, C315CC, C324G, G366A, C375A, A379C, A388G, C394T, A402T, C411G, T414G, U2e SA
T416G, A419C
14 1 T204C, A234G, A263G, T310C, T310TTC, C371T, G16208A, C16223T M14 SA

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15 1 G103A, T195C, A263G, A286d, C315CC, T489C, C16223T, T16325C D4k CA
16 3 T204C, T217C, A263G, T310C, C311CTCC, G366A, C375A, G389A, C411G, C16083A, C16099T, M3a SA
T16126C, C16223T, T16311C
17 1 C96A, G103A, A111d, A263G, C315CC B5b EEA
18 1 T117A, G121C, G124T, T129C, A219C, T236A, A259C, G260C, A263G, A270G, G275T U7a WE
19 1 C194T, G207A, A263G, C315CC, C514A H3s WE
20 1 T154C, A263G, C315CC, A376C, G413A, C420T R8b WE
21 2 T195A, A263G, C315CC, T489C, G16035C, A16037C, A16041T, G16042T, G16047GC, A16051G, M30 SA
C16223T
22 2 A263G, C315CC, A432C, A16070C, C16076A, T16086A, C16205T, A16206C, A16212C, U2a SA
A16216G, T16217G
23 2 A87G, T152C, T199C, T204C, A263G, C309CCCT, T310C, C16147G, T16172C, C16223T, N1a WE
C16248T, C16344T, C16355T
24 1 C96A, G109d, A111C, T146C, C150T, T152C, T195A, A263G, C315CC, A374T, T403A, T408A, M30c SA
G410C, C418G
25 1 G109C, C151T, T152C, A263G, C315CC, G16096C, T16097C, T16126C T2b WE
26 1 G107GC, T195C, C198T, A263G, C315CC HV0b WE
27 2 G109C, T152C, A200G, A263G, C315CC, C362A, C371T, C16234T, A16247G, T16304C, H5a WE
T16325G, G16391T
28 1 A200G, A263G, C16223T, C16234T, T16362C M49 SA
29 1 T192d, T195C, A211T, A215G, C231A, T233A U4b WE
30 1 T127C, T146C, T152C, T168C, A202d, T226A, G229A L0d AF
31 1 G94C, A111d, T152C D1j EA
32 1 C16104T, C16223T, T16231C, C16291T, G16319A M6a SA
33 1 T16217C HV2 WE
34 1 T88TA, C242T, A263G, C295T, C315CC, C462T, T489C, T16094C, T16126C J1b NA
35 1 G92A, G94C, C105A, C112d, G121T, G124T, A176d, A218C, A219C, T220C, A234C, A249T, H3c WE
G255C, G260A, A263G

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 36 1 G16110A, C16223T, A16289G M65a SA
37 1 C16099T, A16100T, C16179T, G16204A, C16221A U2c SA
38 1 T16093C, T16094C, C16099T, A16100T, C16301A, G16303A, T16311C, T16330G, C16344A, H3v WE
T16347G, C16353T, C16358T, A16367C, C16375A, T16386d
39 1 A73G, A189G, C194T, T195C, T204C, G207A, A263G, T310C, C315CCC, C320T, C324G, A326C, W+194 WE
G329A, A335T, C338A, G16129A, C16223T, T16249C, C16292T, C16419A
haplogroup Hg; Haplogroup origin HGO; West Eurasian, WE; East Eurasian, EEA; North Asian, NA; South Asian, SA; Southeast
Asian, SEA; African, AF; East Asian, EA.

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The Yousafzai samples were assigned to haplogroups by geographic origin and

haplogroups associated with West Eurasian populations were most common at

52%, followed by South Asian haplogroups at 29%, East Eurasian at 11%,

Southeast Asian at 1.8%, North Asian at 1.8%, African at1.8%, East Asian at 1.8%

and Central Asian also at 1.8% (Fig. 51).

Figure 51. The distribution of Yousafzai haplogroups among the individuals

sampled from District Swat by associated geographic origin.

The West Eurasian haplogroups found among the sampled Yousafzai

individuals includes haplotypes: H2a (11%), H7h (3.6%), N1a (3.6)%, H5a (3.6%),

while the rest of haplotypes i.e. K2a, HV2, W+194, H3V, H3c, U4b, R8b, HV0b,

T2b, H3s, U7a, U7, H4a, U3b, J1d, H1a and H27d occurred in only one individual

(1.8%), respectively. The East Eurasian haplogroup includes haplotypes B4a (9%)

and B5b (1.8%). The South Asian haplogroup include haplotypes M3a (5.4%), R5a

(3.6), U2a (3.6%), and M30 (3.6%), while the remaining haplotypes (U2c, M6a,

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M49, M65a, M30c, M14, U2e) were each limited to one individual (1.8%). North

Asian, East Asian, African, Central Asian and Southeast Asian haplogroups were

observed in only one individual (1.8%), respectively in the Yousafzai sample

(Fig. 52).

West Eurasian

East Eurasian

South Asian

North Asian
East Asian
African
Central Asian
Southeast Asian

Figure 52. The frequencies of mtDNA haplotypes of Yousafzai individuals

sampled from District Swat with respect to their associated
geographic origins.

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The haplotypes of the Yousafzai sample from District Swat were assigned to

mega-haplogroups (Fig. 45). Observed in 40 (71%) of the sampled individuals,

mega-haplogroup R was the most frequent haplogroup observed among the

sampled Yousafzai individuals, followed by M 12 (21%), N 3 (6%) and L 1 (2%),

respectively (Fig. 53).

Figure 53. The frequency of Mega-haplogroups observed in Yousafzai

individuals from District Swat through mtDNA control regions
(HVSI, HVSII).

The genetic parameters of the sampled Yousafzai population were compared

with the other reported Pakistani ethnic groups. This comparison revealed that

the Yousafzai sample from Swat has moderate frequency (30) of unique

haplotypes that is consistent with previously reported ethnic groups of Pakistan,

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except Pathans which has the highest (128) numbers of unique haplotypes

among the other ethnic groups including the Yousafzai of the present study

(Table 21). The great number of unique haplotypes in the reported Pathan

sample is likely a consequence of the large number of samples (230) considered.

The high number of unique haplotypes resulted high genetic diversity among

Pathans (0.993), followed closely by Sindhis (0.992), Hazaras (0.992), a mixed

ethnicity sample from Karachi (0.992) and the Burushos of Hunza (0.980) in

comparison to Yousafzai (0.9392) observed in the present study (Table 21).

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Table 21. Genetic diversity of the Yousafzai sample from District Swat in comparison to the other reported ethnic groups of
Pakistan.

Parameters Yousafzai Mak Sk Pt Bl Br Hz Hb Ks Ps Sd Pk

present study

No of samples 56 100 85 230 39 38 23 44 44 44 23 100

No of haplotypes 39 70 63 157 26 22 21 32 12 22 21 77

Unique haplotypes 30 54 58 128 18 15 19 25 5 12 19 63

Genetic diversity 0.9392 0.968 0.957 0.993 0.974 0.952 0.992 0.980 0.851 0.950 0.992 0.992

Mak, Makrani; Sk, Saraiki; Pt, Pakhtuns; Bl, Baluch; Br, Brahui; Hz, Hazara; Hb, Hunza burusho; Ks, Kalash; Ps, Pasrsi; Sd, Sindhi;
Pk, Pakistan Karachi.

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3.2.3.5. Haplogroup distribution among the sampled Kohistanis of District Swat

A total of 37 unrelated Kohistani samples from District Swat were analyzed for

mitochondrial HVSI and HVSII sequencing and 25 different haplotypes were

identified. Out of the 37 samples, 15 haplotypes were unique and 10 were shared by

more than one individual, while the corresponding mtDNA genetic diversity of this

population was 0.9176, the power of discrimination was 0.8928 and the random

match probability was 0.1072 (Table 22).

Table 21. Statistical analysis of the Kohistani sample from District Swat

S. No Population statistics
1
Total number of samples 37

2 No of haplotypes 25

3 No of unique haplotypes 15

4 Random match probability 0.1072

5 Power of discrimination 0.8928

6 Genetic diversity 0.9176

Of the 25 haplotypes, 15 (60%) were observed once, nine (36%) were observed twice

and one was observed (3%) four times. The haplotype frequencies and their

respective variants are provided in Table 23.

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Table 23. Haplogroup frequencies and the respective variants of the Kohistanis sampled from Swat District

S. Frequency Variants Hg HGO

No
1 2 G16129A, T16131G, C16242T, T16356C, A16417G HV12b WE
2 1 T16126C, T16189C J1c WE
3 1 G16096C, T16097C, A16098T, C16099A, G16129A, C16174T, A16177T, C16201A, T16209d, G16213A, H5c WE
C16218T
4 2 T65TT, T72C, A193T, A211T, A215T, A243T, G260T, A263T, C271T, G275T, A278T, A281T, C285T, A286T, H2a WE
C299T, C304T, C16107d, A16109G, T16126A, T16199G, A16215G, C16228T, C16232G, A16233C, A16235C,
C16239G, A16241T, C16256A, C16262T, G16273T, A16277T, A16280T, C16282T
5 1 A16051G, C16056T, C16079T, A16081T, C16083d, T16092C, G16096T, A16098T, C16099d, A16113d, U6a WE
A16116T, G16118T, C16151T
6 1 G79C, T83A, G92A, A95T, C120G, G121T, T152A, T161C, A175T, A176T, T180G, A183C, C186G, G187A, H5 WE
G203T, G205A, G207T, G16156T, C16205A, G16208T, A16227T, C16282T, A16300T, C16301A, G16303T,
T16304C, C16313d, C16364T, T16372A, G16384T, G16388A, T16397TT, C16410T, G16412T, G16414T
7 2 C16223T, C16292T, T16362G, A16383T, G16384d W WE
8 1 A16058T, A16074T, A16078T, G16084T, C16085A, G16089d, A16149T, C16179T, C16193T, C16197T, U4c WE
G16204A, A16206T, A16207T, A16215T, A16219T, A16220T, A16227T, C16228T, A16230d, A16240T,
A16241T, C16245A, G16255A, C16256A, C16259T
9 1 A16051G, T16086C, G16129A, A16206C, C16291T, T16362C U2a SA
10 1 G16129A, C16239T, C16339T, A16343T, C16380T, A16387T, A16399T, A16415T, A16420T H17c WE
11 1 G16084A, G16096C, T16097C, C16174d, A16200T, A16202T, G16204A, C16211T, C16214T, A16219T, F2e SEA
C16236T, A16254T, C16260T
12 1 A16070C, T16075A, T16097d, A16100T, G16129A, G16156T, T16161A, A16175T, A16181T, C16193T, HV4a WE
A16194T, C16201T, G16204T, A16210T, C16211T, A16216T, C16218T, C16221T, A16226C, A16227T,
C16228d, C16239T, A16241T, A16247T, G16255T

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 13 1 G16129A, C16242T, G16273T, A16281T, A16312T, C16313A, A16333T, A16335T, G16336T, C16337T, H1e WE
A16338T, C16339T, G16361T, T16362TT
14 2 A16070C, G16145A, C16176T, C16223T, C16261T, C16291T, T16311C, A16383T, G16384T M4 SA
15 1 T16102A, T16131d, C16225T, C16239T, A16252C, A16258T, C16264T, C16270T H1b WE
16 1 C16069T, T16126C, C16218T J1 NA
17 1 T16092C, C16188T, T16189C, A16207G, C16234T, A16314T, C16410T H13a WE
18 A16037C, C16040T, T16050d, C16052A, C16053T, C16056A, C16057A, C16076A, C16083A, C16085G, WE
1 T16086A, G16129A, T16131A, C16133G, T16161A H1
19 G54GG, A73G, T152C, A214G, A263G, C315CC, C461T, T489C, AC523d, T16140A, T16152C, T16154C, SA
4 A16155C, A16164C, A16165C, C16174G, C16223T, G16274A, T16323A, A16351T, T16362C, C16376T, M6
G16384T, A16387G, C16404T
20 2 A73G, T195C, A263G, T310C, T310TTC, G366A, T414G, T482C, T489C, AC523d, A561C M3 SA
21 2 A87G, A263G, C315CC, T16126C, T16143G, C16151G, C16188T, T16189C, A16194G, A16207G, A16216T, T WE
C16234T, T16263C, A16277T, C16279T, A16284T, A16289T, C16294T, G16303T, C16321T, C16327T,
C16337T, T16342A, A16343T, C16353T, A16367G, C16382T, T16386G, A16387G, C16393T, C16395G
22 2 G62GG, A73G, G184A, A200G, A263G, T310C, T310TTC, G380T, G389T, A396T, G410T, A425T, T430C, G2a SEA
C445T, C465T, T16094C, T16117A, T16189C, C16192CT, A16194G, T16195G, A16212T, A16220C,
C16223T, C16239G, C16245G, A16258C, A16265T, A16269G, T16276A, A16277C, A16285C, A16293T,
C16294T, C16296T, A16305T, A16316G, A16326C, T16330G, A16333T, T16334A, G16346A, T16347C,
A16351T, T16362C, A16367G, T16368G
23 2 T152C, T155A, A165T, A178T, C16083A, T16090A, A16100T, C16223T, G16274A, T16362C D4e EEA
24 2 A73G, T195C, C198T, A263G, C309CCT, T310C, T482C, T489C, AC523d, T16097C, G16110A, G16414A D4p EEA
25 1 A73G, G143A, A189G, C194T, T195C, T199C, T204C, G207A, A263G, C315CC, C16223T, C16292T, W3a WE
G16414A
haplogroup Hg; Haplogroup origin HGO; West Eurasian, WE; East Eurasian, EEA; Northern Asian, NA; South Asian, SA; South East
Asian, SEA.

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The Kohistani samples were assigned to haplogroup by associated origin. The most

common haplotypes were found to be of West Eurasian derivation at 54%, followed

by South Asian at 24%, East Eurasian at 11%, Southeast Asian at 8% and a North

Asian haplogroup was observed 3% of the sampled individuals (Fig. 54).

Figure 54. Haplogroup distribution among the sampled Kohistanis from District
Swat by associated geographic region of origin

The most frequent haplotype in the Kohistani samples was M6, which is observed in

11% of individuals. The West Eurasian haplogroups haplotypes occurring with

lesser frequency include: T at 5.4%, HV12b at 5.4%, H2a 5.4%, and W also at 5.4%.

The rest of haplotypes occurred with a frequency of 2.7% and include W3a, U6a,

U4c, J1c, HV4a, H5c, H5, H1e, H1b, H17c, H13a and H1. South Asian haplogroups

include haplotypes M6 at 11%, M4 at 5.4%, M3 at 5.4% and U2a at 2.7%. The East

Asian haplogroup include haplotypes D4p and D4e, both of which occur with a

frequency of 5.4%. The Southeast Asian haplogroup includes haplotypes G2a at 5.4%

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and F2e at 2.7%. The North Asian haplogroup was represented by a single

haplotype, J1 which occurs with a frequency of 2.7% as shown in Figure 55.

Figure 55. The frequencies of mtDNA haplotypes of Kohistanis

sampled from District Swat with respect to their associated
geographic regions of origin.

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These haplotypes were further assigned into mega-haplogroups and the results

show that the most frequent among them was, haplogroup R, which occurred in 20

(54%) individuals, followed by M 14 (38%) and N 3 (8%) (Fig. 56).

Figure 56. Mega-haplogroup distribution among the sampled Kohistani

individuals from District Swat.

The genetic parameters of the Kohistani sample of the present study were compared

with the previously reported ethnic groups of Pakistan. The comparative analysis

revealed that the Kohistanis have a moderate number of unique haplotypes (15),

which is consistent with the reported ethnic groups of Pakistan (Table 24).

Furthermore, low genetic diversity (0.9176) was observed in this Kohistani sample

relative to previously reported ethnic groups from Pakistan, with the exception of

Kalash, which have the least genetic diversity (0.851) as shown in Table 24.

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Table 24. The genetic diversity of the sampled Kohistani population from District Swat in comparison with the other reported
ethnic groups of Pakistan.

Parameters Kohistanis Mak Sk Pt Bl Br Hz Hb Ks Ps Sd Pk

present study

No of samples 37 100 85 230 39 38 23 44 44 44 23 100

No of haplotypes 25 70 63 157 26 22 21 32 12 22 21 77

Unique haplotypes 15 54 58 128 18 15 19 25 5 12 19 63

Genetic diversity 0.9176 0.968 0.957 0.993 0.974 0.952 0.992 0.980 0.851 0.950 0.992 0.992

Mak, Makrani; Sk, Saraiki; Pt, Pakhtuns; Bl, Baluch; Br, Brahui; Hz, Hazara; Hb, Hunza burusho; Ks, Kalash; Ps, Pasrsi; Sd, Sindhi;
Pk, Pakistan Karachi.

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3.2.4. Overall mtDNA haplogroup distribution among the five sampledethnic
groups of Swat and Dir districts

The mtDNA control region sequences of 298 individuals from Swat and Dir districts

were collectively analyzed as one geographical population for haplogroup

identification. The overall results revealed 126 haplotypes in which 75 haplotypes

were unique and 51 were shared. The most common haplogroups among the all five

population samples were H2a and M30 observed with frequency of 5.37%, followed

by U2a (4.36%), M3 (3.69%), B4a (3.02%), U4a (2.68%), T1a (2.35% ), H1a (2.01%), R5a

(1.68%), T(1.68%), H17c (1.34%), T2b (1.34%), U2e (1.34%), U7a (1.34%), W (1.34%)

while, haplogroups H3p , J2b , K1a, M30b, M37, M49, M5c, N1a, R22 were found

with similar frequency of 1.01% respectively. The rest of haplotypes accounted for

less than 1.01% as described in Table 24. The most frequently observed haplotype

among the Yousafzai and Tarklani individuals is H2a, while M30 is prevalent among

Utmankheils and M6 was the most common haplogroup among Gujar and Kohistani

individuals from Swat and Dir districts. The frequencies of each of the haplogroups

identified in the five sampled populations are summarized in Table 25.

Table 25. MtDNA haplogroup frequencies distribution in the five sampled

populations of Dir and Swat Districts.

S.No Hg Gujars Yousafzai Tarklani Kohistani Utmankheil Total

N=73 N=56 N=62 N=37 N=70 (%)
1 A 2 0 0 0 0 0.67
2 B4a 3 5 0 0 1 3.02
3 B5b 0 1 0 0 0 0.34
4 C4 0 0 0 0 1 0.34
5 C4b 0 0 1 0 0 0.34
6 D1j 0 1 0 0 0 0.34
7 D4b 1 0 0 0 0 0.34

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 8 D4e 1 0 0 2 0 1.01
9 D4g 1 0 0 0 0 0.34
10 D4h 0 0 0 0 1 0.34
11 D4k 0 1 0 0 0 0.34
12 D4p 1 0 0 2 0 1.01
13 F1 1 0 0 0 0 0.34
14 F1c 0 0 0 0 1 0.34
15 F2e 0 0 0 1 0 0.34
16 G2a 0 0 0 2 0 0.67
17 G2b 1 0 0 0 0 0.34
18 H1 1 0 0 1 0 0.67
19 H10e 0 0 0 0 1 0.34
20 H11a 0 0 1 0 0 0.34
21 H13a 0 0 0 1 0 0.34
22 H14a 2 0 0 0 0 0.67
23 H17c 0 0 0 1 3 1.34
24 H1a 1 1 2 0 2 2.01
25 H1b 0 0 0 1 0 0.34
26 H1c 0 0 1 0 1 0.67
27 H1e 1 0 0 1 1 1.01
28 H1t 0 0 0 0 1 0.34
29 H27d 0 1 0 0 0 0.34
30 H2a 4 6 4 2 0 5.37
31 H36 0 0 1 0 0 0.34
32 H3c 0 1 0 0 0 0.34
33 H3p 1 0 2 0 0 1.01
34 H3s 0 1 0 0 0 0.34
35 H3v 0 1 0 0 0 0.34
36 H3x 0 0 0 0 1 0.34
37 H4a 0 1 0 0 0 0.34
38 H5 2 0 2 1 2 2.35
39 H57 0 0 1 0 1 0.67
40 H5a 0 2 0 0 0 0.67
41 H5c 0 0 0 1 0 0.34
42 H7a 0 0 1 0 1 0.67
43 H7c 0 0 0 0 1 0.34
44 H7h 0 2 0 0 0 0.67
45 H7i 1 0 0 0 0 0.34
46 H82 0 0 1 0 0 0.34

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47 HV0 0 0 0 0 1 0.34
48 HV0b 0 1 0 0 0 0.34
49 HV12b 0 0 0 2 0 0.67
50 HV1a 0 0 0 0 1 0.34
51 HV1b 0 0 1 0 0 0.34
52 HV2 0 1 0 0 0 0.34
53 HV4a 0 0 0 1 0 0.34
54 J 1 0 0 0 0 0.34
55 J1 0 0 1 1 0 0.67
56 J1b 0 1 4 0 3 2.68
57 J1c 0 0 0 1 0 0.34
58 J1d 0 1 0 0 0 0.34
59 J2b 0 0 0 0 3 1.01
60 JT 0 0 1 0 1 0.67
61 K1a 2 0 1 0 0 1.01
62 K2a 0 1 0 0 0 0.34
63 L0d 0 1 0 0 0 0.34
64 M1 0 0 0 0 1 0.34
65 M12a 0 0 0 0 1 0.34
66 M14 0 1 0 0 0 0.34
67 M3 2 0 5 2 2 3.69
68 M30 3 2 3 0 8 5.37
69 M30b 0 0 2 0 1 1.01
70 M30c 0 1 0 0 1 0.67
71 M30d 1 0 0 0 0 0.34
72 M33a 0 0 0 0 1 0.34
73 M35b 1 0 0 0 0 0.34
74 M37 3 0 0 0 0 1.01
75 M3a 2 3 1 0 0 2.01
76 M3c 1 0 0 0 0 0.34
77 M3d 0 0 0 0 1 0.34
78 M4 0 0 0 2 0 0.67
79 M40a 0 0 0 0 1 0.34
80 M49 0 1 0 0 2 1.01
81 M5 2 0 0 0 0 0.67
82 M52a 2 0 0 0 0 0.67
83 M53 1 0 0 0 0 0.34
84 M54 1 0 0 0 0 0.34
85 M5c 3 0 0 0 0 1.01

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 86 M6 5 0 0 4 0 3.02
87 M65a 0 1 1 0 0 0.67
88 M66 0 0 0 0 1 0.34
89 M6a 0 1 1 0 0 0.67
90 M7c 1 0 0 0 0 0.34
91 N 1 0 0 0 0 0.34
92 N1a 0 2 0 0 1 1.01
93 P3a 0 0 1 0 0 0.34
94 P4a 0 0 1 0 0 0.34
95 R0a 0 0 1 0 0 0.34
96 R22 1 1 0 0 1 1.01
97 R30b 0 0 0 0 1 0.34
98 R5a 2 2 1 0 0 1.68
99 R6a 0 0 1 0 0 0.34
100 R8b 0 1 0 0 0 0.34
101 S 1 0 0 0 0 0.34
102 T 1 0 2 2 0 1.68
103 T1a 1 0 2 0 4 2.35
104 T2 0 0 1 0 0 0.34
105 T2b 3 1 0 0 0 1.34
106 T2e 0 0 0 0 1 0.34
107 U2a 1 2 5 1 4 4.36
108 U2b 0 0 0 0 1 0.34
109 U2c 0 1 0 0 0 0.34
110 U2d 0 0 0 0 1 0.34
111 U2e 0 1 2 0 1 1.34
112 U3b 0 1 0 0 0 0.34
113 U4a 1 0 4 0 3 2.68
114 U4b 0 1 0 0 0 0.34
115 U4c 0 0 0 1 0 0.34
116 U5a 0 0 0 0 1 0.34
117 U5b 1 0 0 0 1 0.67
118 U6a 0 0 0 1 0 0.34
119 U7 1 1 0 0 0 0.67
120 U7a 2 1 1 0 0 1.34
121 V9a 1 0 0 0 0 0.34
122 W 0 1 0 2 1 1.34
123 W1 0 0 0 0 1 0.34
124 W3a 1 0 0 1 0 0.67

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 125 W4a 0 0 1 0 0 0.34
126 W6 0 0 1 0 0 0.34

These haplotypes were further analyzed for mega-haplogroup prediction and mega-

haplogroup R, which occurred among 186 (62%) of the sampled individuals, was

found to be the most frequent. Other identified mega-haplogroups include: “M”

which was identified in 96 (32%) individuals, “N”which occurred in 15 (5%)

individuals, while mega-haplogroup “L” was only found in a single individual

(0.34%) (Fig. 57).

Figur 57. Mega-haplogroup distribution among members of the five sampled

ethnic groups of Swat and Dir districts.

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The high frequency of mtDNA lineages observed in the data from Dir and Swat

Districts was West Eurasian observed in 133 (45%) individuals, followed by South

Asian, which was identified in 108 (36%) individuals, followed by: East Eurasian 19

(6%), Southeast Asian 12 (4%), North Asian 13 (4%), Southern European 3 (1%), East

Asian 3 (1%), Central Asian 2 (0.8%), Eastern European 2 (0.8%), African 1 (0.34%),

Australian 1 (0.34%) and Oceanian 1 (0.34%), respectively (Table 26 and Fig. 58).

Table 26. Haplogroups distribution among the individuals of Swat and Dir
district by associated geographic region of origin.

S.No Haplogroup Origin Count %age

1 West Eurasian 133 45

2 South Asian 108 30

3 East Eurasian 19 6

4 South East Asian 12 4

5 Northern Asian 13 4

6 Southern Europe 3 1

7 East Asian 3 1

8 Central Asian 2 0.8

9 Eastern Europe 2 0.8

10 African 1 0.34

11 Australian 1 0.34

12 Oceanian 1 0.34

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 Figure 58. Haplogroup distribution among the individuals of the
five sampled populations of Swat and Dir district by
associated geographic region of origin.

In the present study, West Eurasian lineages occurred with high frequency,

accounting for 54% of Tarklanis, 54% of Kohistanis followed by Yousafzais 52%,

Utmankheils 47% and Gujars 37%, respectively (Fig. 59A).

The frequency of South Asian lineages observed among Gujar individuals was 42%,

followed by Utmankheils at 33%, Tarklanis at 30%, Yousafzais at 29% and

Kohistanis at 24%, respectively (Fig. 59B). Consequently, all of the sampled ethnic

groups, except Gujars, are highly associated with West Eurasian haplogroups. In

contrast, South Asian haplogroups were the most prevalent among Gujar

individuals. The East Eurasian lineages vary in frequency from a high of 11%

among Gujar, Yousafzai and Kohistani individuals to a low of 1% among

Utmankheil individuals, while it was found to be completely absent among the

Tarklanis (Fig. 59C).

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Figure 59. Distribution of mtDNA lineages among the five ethnic

groups sampled from Districts Swat and Dir (A) West
Eurasian (B) South Asian (C) East Eurasian

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3.2.4.1. Diversity comparison among the five sampled ethnic groups of Swat and
Dir districts

The results obtained from the mtDNA control region (HVSI and HVSII) of the five

ethnic groups (Gujars, Tarklanis, Utmankheils, Yousafzai and Kohistanis) were

compared to each other for genetic variation (Table 27).

Table 27. Genetic diversity in the mtDNA data within the five ethnic groups

mtDNA haplotype (shared) G T U Y K Combined

1 (unique) 29 31 33 30 15 138

2 10 6 4 6 9 35

3 5 2 4 1 0 12

4 1 2 2 1 1 7

5 1 1 0 0 0 2

More than 5 0 0 1 1 0 2

Number of haplotypes 46 42 44 39 25 196

Sample size 73 62 70 56 37 298

Unique haplotypes (%age) 0.40 0.50 0.47 0.54 0.40 0.46

Haplotype diversity 0.92 0.94 0.91 0.94 0.91 0.93

Power of discrimination 0.91 0.93 0.90 0.92 0.90 0.91

Random Match Probability 0.0903 0.0703 0.1018 0.0763 0.1072 0.0892

G, Gujars; T, Tarklanis; U, Utmankheil; Y, Yousafzai; K, Kohistanis. Power of

discrimination, power to differentiate between any two people chosen at random
from the population; calculated as the ratio between the number of different
haplotypes and the total number of haplotypes.

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The frequency of haplotypes identified among Gujar and Utmankheil individuals

were 63%, Tarklanis and Kohistanis 67%, while the highest frequency (70%) of

haplotypes were scored in the individuals of Yousafzai population (Table 27). The

percentage of unique haplotypes varied between the five groups, ranging from a low

of 40% among Gujars and Kohistanis to a high of 54% among Yousafzais. The

percentage of unique haplotypes among Tarklanis and Utmankheils was 50% and

47%, respectively (Table 27).

As a result of the differences in unique haplotype frequency, haplotype diversity

also varied between population samples, ranging from 0.91 among Kohistanis and

Utmankheils to 0.94 among Tarklanis and Yousafzais while Gujar individuals were

marked by a moderate level of diversity (0.92) relative to the other samples included

in the present study (Table 27). The overall power of discrimination was moderately

high among Tarklani individuals (0.93), followed by Yousafzais (0.92) and Gujars

(0.91) while diversity was found to be similar among Utmankheils and Kohistanis

(0.90) (Table 27). The lowest random match probability was observed among

Utmankheils (0.0703) and Yousafzais (0.0763) in comparison to Gujars (0.0903),

Tarklanis (0.1018) and Kohistanis (0.1072) (Table 27).

3.2.4.2. Mitochondrial Genetic Differntiation

After calculating the FST, the highest genetic differentiation was observed between

Kohistanis and Gujars (0.1102), and the lowest among Yousafzai and Kohistanis

(0.0029) table 28.

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Table 28: Pairwise Fst genetic distances (below the diagonal) and
corresponding p-values (above the diagonal) between five ethnic
groups from Swat and Dir districts based on mtDNA sequence data.

Yousafzai Gujar Tarkalani Kohistani Utmankheil

Yousafzai * 0.0090 0.0541 0.4505 0.2793
Gujar 0.0398 * 0.0000 0.0541 0.0000
Tarkalani 0.0164 0.0621 * 0.1532 0.6306
Kohistani 0.0029 0.1102 0.0415 * 0.1712
Utmankheil 0.0040 0.0495 -0.0055 0.0451 *
* p < 0.05

3.2.4.3. Multi-Dimensional Scaling

The MDS plot based on FST statistics calculated from the sequences of mtDNA

control region for the five sampled ethnic groups from from Districts Swat and Dir

and 17 published studies from Pakistan (Bhatti et al.,2016; Bhatti and Aslamkhan,

2015; Siddiqi etal., 2015). Each dot in the MDS plot represents the group centroid for

a specific sample. (Fig. 60).

Figure 60: MDS plot of the five major ethnic groups of Swat and Dir districts
derived from Fst genetic distances.

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The results show that the Yousafzai, Utmankheil, Tarklani and Gujars cluster with

other neighboring populations of Pakistan, while the Kohistanis are isolated from

the rest of the samples.

3.2.4.4. Network Analysis based on mtDNA sequences

Haplotype networks were constructed using the mtDNA control region sequences

obtained from Gujar, Utmankheil, Tarklani, Yousafzai and Kohistani individuals

sampled from Swat and Dir districts, Pakistan. The orange colored nodes represent

the Gujars, which forms a star cluster in the network (Fig. 61).

Figure 61. Network analysis of five population samples from Swat and Dir
districts based on mtDNA sequence data.

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3.3. Y-chromosome STRs and Y-SNPs analysis

3.3.1. Multiplex performance

The 100 unrelated individuals in this study self-identify as members of one of three

major ethnic groups: Pathans (Pashtuns), Kohistanis, or Gujars. The Pashtuns are

further represented by individuals from three widely recognized paternally-based

divisions, Tarklanis, Utmankheils, and Yousafzais. All of the samples were

successfully genotyped for 27 Y-STR loci. The amplified products were

electrophoresed and electropherograms were generated that could be interpreted

easily (Fig. 62).

Figure 62. An example of typical electropherogram for Y-STRs multiplex

reaction used during the present studied populations of Swat and
Dir districts.

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3.3.2. Genetic diversity

Analyses of the 27 Y-STR loci resulted in the identification of 82 haplotypes of which

75 were unique (Table 29). The frequency of unique haplotypes varied between the

five groups, from 100% (20 out of 20) among Kohistanis to 45% (9 out of 20) among

Utmankheils. Seven haplotypes were shared between two to six individuals and all

but two haplotypes were population-specific (Table 29). The non-population-specific

haplotypes were shared between four and five individuals, respectively. These

include a haplotype shared by three Yousafzai individuals and one Tarklani

individual and a haplotype shared by four Gujars and one Kohistani individual. As a

result of the differences in unique haplotype frequencies, haplotype diversity also

varied between population samples, ranging from 1.00 among Kohistanis to 0.93

among Utmankheils (Table 29). The overall power of discrimination was relatively

high (0.85) for the combined set of individuals but varied widely between the five

ethnic groups from relatively low (0.60) among Utmankheils to high (1.00) among

Kohistanis.

Information on Y-SNPs was used to assign a Y-chromosomal haplogroup

(Larmuseau et al., 2015; Karafet et al., 2008) to each individual. A relatively large

number of haplogroups was observed (Table 29) and the spectrum of these

haplogroups was consistent with previous studies (Lee et al., 2014;

Chennakrishnaiah et al., 2013; Zhao et al., 2009; Karafet et al., 2008; Sengupta et al.,

2006; Kivisild et al., 2003; Qamar et al., 2002). However, 85% of the studied

individuals carry one of four haplogroups (H1-M69, G2b-M283, L1-M22(xM274), and

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R1a-M417,Page7) and there are large differences in the frequencies of these four

haplogroups between the five samples (Table 29).

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Table 29: Genetic diversity in the Y-STR (27 loci) and frequencies of Y-SNP haplogroups within five ethnic groups from Dir and
Swat Districts. The values for the Y-SNP haplogroups in brackets represent 90% confidence interval.

Y-STR haplotype Kohistanis Gujars Yousafzais Tarklanis s Utmankheils Combined

1 (unique) 20 16 15 17 9 75
2 1 1 2
3 1 1 1 2
4 1 1a
5 1b
6 1 1
Number of haplotypes 20 17 17 18 12 82
Sample size 20 20 20 20 20 100
Unique haplotypes 1.00 0.80 0.75 0.85 0.45 0.75
Haplotype diversity 1.00 0.98 0.99 0.99 0.93 0.99
Power of discrimination 1.00 0.85 0.85 0.90 0.60 0.82
Y-SNP haplogroup Kohistanis Gujars Yousafzais Tarklanis Utmankheils Combined
G2a-L30(xL14, L13,M278) 1 (0.03-0.07) 1 (0.03-0.07) 2 (0.01-0.03)
G2b-M283 2 (0.07-0.13) 16 (0.77-0.83) 18 (0-17-0.19)
H1-M69 10 (0.46-0.54) 1 (0.03-0.07) 11 (0.10-0.12)
J2a-L25 2 (0.07-0.13) 2 (0.01-0.03)
J2b-M241 1 (0.03-0.07) 1 (0.03-0.07) 2 (0.01-0.03)
L1-M22(xM274) 1 (0.03-0.07) 11 (0.51-0.59) 1 (0.03-0.07) 13 (0.12-0.14)
O2-IMS-JST0213554(xP164) 1 (0.03-0.07) 1 (0.006-0.014)
Q-M242(xL56, L57, L214) 2 (0.07-0.13) 2 (0.01-0.03)
Q-L56,L57(xL54) 2 (0.07-0.13) 2 (0.01-0.03)
R-M207,M734,P224,P280(xM173) 1 (0.03-0.07) 2 (0.07-0.13) 1 (0.03-0.07) 4 (0.03-0.05)
R-M734,P224,P280(xM173) 1 (0.03-0.07) 1 (0.006-0.014)
R1a-M417,Page7 5 (0.21-0.29) 3 (0.12-0.18) 16 (0.77-0.83) 16 (0.77-0.83) 2 (0.07-0.13) 42 (0.40-0.44)
a
Shared between three Yousafzai and one Tarklani individuals.
b
Shared between four Gujar and one Kohistani individuals.

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For example, haplogroup G2b-M283 occurs at very high frequency (0.80) among

Utmankheils, but is completely absent among members of three of the other four

population samples. In contrast, haplogroup R1a-M417,Page7 occurs among

members of all five population samples but frequencies range from high (0.80)

among Yousafzais and Tarklanis to a low (0.10) among Utmankheils. Due to small

sample sizes 90% confidence intervals are relatively large and overlap for some

haplogroups (Table 29).

3.3.3. Genetic differentiation

The genetic distances between the five groups, as estimated from the Y-STR markers

using pairwise FST, are mostly very large, ranging from 0.148 to 0.595, except for the

pairwise comparison between Tarklanis and Yousafzais, and highly significant

(Table 30 and Fig. 63).

Table 30. The genetic distances among the five ethnic groups, calculated as
pairwise FST values based on 23 of the 27 STR loci. FST values below
the diagonal and the corresponding P-values above the diagonal.

Gujars Kohistani Tarklanis Utmankheils Yousafzais

Gujars - 0.000±0.0005* 0.000±0.0005* 0.000±0.0005* 0.001±0.0005*

Kohistani 0.148 - 0.000±0.0005* 0.000±0.000* 0.000±0.0005*

Tarklanis 0.393 0.264 - 0.000±0.0005* 0.265±0.005

Utmankheils 0.508 0.445 0.596 - 0.000±0.0005*

Yousafzais 0.352 0.231 0.008 0.550 -

* Significant at 0.05 significant level with correction for multiple testing (0.05/10 =
0.005)

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Despite being considered different ethnic subgroups of Pashtuns, members of these

two groups are not significantly different from each other genetically (FST = 0.008, p =

0.265).

Multi-dimensional scaling (MDS) analysis of pairwise genetic distances was

estimated based on FST statistics (27 Y-STR loci), for the five samples in this study

with a stress value = 1.857914e-16. The Tarklanis and Yousafzais are clustered

together within the MDS plot, while the Utmankheils are isolated from the rest of

samples and occupy a position in the top right of the plot (Fig. 63).

Figure 63. Multi Dimensional Scaling (MDS) derived for the five
major ethnic groups of Swat and Dir districts.

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The genetic structure is also evident in the median joining network of Y-STR

haplotypes in which four distinct groups may be discerned, mainly explained by the

haplogroup assignment of the individuals (Fig. 64 and Table 29).

Figure 64. Median joining network based on the Y-STR haplotypes (23 loci) of
the five population samples. The circle sizes indicate the number of
individuals with shared Y-STR haplotypes (smallest circles = one
individual). The lengths of the connecting branches indicate the
number of mutational steps separating the haplotypes (shortest
branch lengths = one mutational step).

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Members of the Tarklani and Yousafzai subgroups of Pashtuns are mostly found

together, being separated by only a few mutational steps. This is in contrast to the

Utmankheils and Gujars who, despite some outliers, form distinct groups separated

by a large number of mutational steps. There are no shared haplotypes within the

Kohistani group; hence they appear more scattered in the network. Nevertheless, the

majority of haplotypes among Kohistanis are still found close together in relative

proximity to the Tarklani/Yousafzai aggregate (Fig. 64).

3.3.4. Genetics, ethnicity and geography

We included population samples from a wider geographic range to examine the

genetic variation in a broader context, but limited the data set to 22 Y-STR loci for a

worldwide data set and 10 Y-STR loci for the closer look at the Indo-Pakistani sub-

continent and Southwest Asia (Table 6). In the AMOVA analysis, c. 90% of the

genetic variation occurs within the 38 population samples from the Indo-Pakistani

sub-continent and Southwest Asia (Table 31A).

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Table 31A. AMOVA results when population samples are grouped based on
country of origin

Source of variation d.f. Sum of Variance Percentage of

squares component variance

Among groups 3 86.835 0.04903 (Va) 1.53

Among populations 34 531.079 0.25235 (Vb) 7.71

within groups

Within populations 1959 5747.079 2.93368 (Vc) 90.75

Total 1996 6364.993 3.235206

Fixation Indices P-value

FSC (Va) 0.07921 0.00000

±0.000005

FST (Vb) 0.09316 0.00000

±0.000005

FCT (Vc) 0.01515 0.02713

±0.00152

Country Populations

Pakistan Gujar, Pakistan_Pathan, Pakistan-KAL (Kalashas), Pakistan-HZR

(Hazaras), Pakistan-BSK (Burusho) , Pakistan-BRU (Brahuis), Pakistan-
BLT (Baltis) , Pakistan-BAL (Baluchis), Pakistan-KSR (Kashmiris),
Pakistan-MAKB (Makrani-Baluch), Pakistan-MAKN (Makrani-
Negroid), Pakistan-PRS (Parsis), Pakistan-PKH (Pathan), Pakistan-
SDH (Sindhis), Kohistanis, Yousafzai, Tarklani , Utmankheil, Pakistan-
Punjabi, Sindhi (HGDP), Pathan (HGDP), Makrani (HGDP),Kalash
(HGDP),Hazara (HGDP),Burusho (HGDP),Brahui (HGDP), Balochi
(HGDP)
Iran Iran-Ahvaz, Iran-Izeh, Iran-Rasht, Iran-Sari,Iran-Masal

Azerbaian Azerbaijan-Lenkoran

Afghanistan Afghanistan-Baluch, Afghanistan-Hazara, Afghanistan-Pashtun,

Afghanistan-Tajik, Afghanistan-Uzbek
d.f. degree of freedom; CV. Variance component.

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When grouping these population samples by country of origin, the genetic variation

among countries only accounts for 1.5% of the variation, whereas 7.7% of the total

variation is explained by difference between population samples within countries

(Table 31A). However, when the 38 samples are instead grouped by ethnic

relationships, differences between the ethnic groups account for 4.5% of the total

variation, and the variation between population samples within the ethnic group

accounts for 4.51% of the total variation (Table 31B).

The comparative AMOVA analysis based upon ethnicity (Table 31B) grouped the 30

relevant population samples into eight aggregates. The first may be designated as

Baluchis and associated ethnic groups. This aggregate includes five samples:

Afghan-Baluch, Pakistan-BAL (Baluchis), Pakistan-MAKB (Makrani-Baluch),

Pakistan-MAKN (Makrani-Negroid) and Pakistan-BRU (Brahui). The second

aggregate may be designated as Pathans. This aggregate also encompasses five

samples: Tarklanis, Yousafzais, Afghanistan-Pashtuns, Pakistan-PKH (Pathans), and

Pakistan-Pathans. The third group is the Utmankheils, whose separation from the

other Pathan groups is justified by the results of the current study. The fourth

aggregate may be designated as Iranians. This aggregate includes eight samples:

Iran-Ahvaz, Iran-Izeh, Iran-Rasht, Iran-Sari, Iran-Masal, Azerbaijan-Lenkoran, and

Pakistan-Parsi. The fifth aggregate may be designated as East Asian derived. This

group includes four samples: Afghanistan-Hazaras, Pakistan-Hazaras, Afghanistan-

Uzbeks, and Pakistan-BLT (Baltis). The sixth aggregate may be designated as

lowland western Indians. The group includes three samples: Pakistan-Punjabis,

Pakistan-SDH (Sindhs), and Gujars. The seventh aggregate may be designated as

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Northern Pakistani Highlanders. This aggregate includes four samples: Kohistanis,

Pakistan-BSK (Burushos), Pakistan-KAL (Kalash), and Pakistan-KSR (Kashmiris).

Table 31B. AMOVA results when population samples are grouped based on
ethnicity.

Source of variation d.f. Sum of Variance Percentage of

squares component variance
Among groups 6 331.036 0.14497(Va) 4.50
Among populations 31 286.878 0.14543(Vb) 4.51
within groups
Within populations 1959 5747.079 2.93368(Vc) 90.99
Total 1996 6364.993 3.22408
Fixation Indices P-value
FSC (Va) 0.04723 0.00000
±0.000005
FST (Vb) 0.09007 0.00000
±0.000005
FCT (Vc) 0.04497 0.00000
±0.000005
Ethnic group Populations
Baluchi Afghanistan-Baluch, Pakistan-BRU (Brahuis), Pakistan-MAKB
(Makrani-Baluch), Pakistan-MAKN (Makrani-Negroid),
Pakistan-BAL (Baluchis), Baluchi (HGDP), Brahui (HGDP),
Makrani (HGDP)
Pathans Tarklani , Yousafzai, Afghanistan-Pashtun (Pathans), Pakistan-
PKH (Pathan/Pakhtuns), Pakistan_Pathan, Pathan (HGDP)
Utmankheils Utmankheils
Iranians Iran-Ahvaz, Iran-Izeh, Iran-Rasht, Iran-Sari, Iran-Masal,
Azerbaijan-Lenkoran, Pakistan-PRS (Parsis)
Mongol-derived Afghanistan-Hazara, Afghanistan-Tajik, Afghanistan-Uzbek,
Pakistan-HZR (Hazaras), Pakistan-BLT (Baltis), Hazara (HGDP
Lowland Pakistan-Punjabi, Pakistan-SDH (Sindhis), Gujars, Sindhi
Western Indians (HGDP)
Northern Pakistan-BSK (Burusho), Pakistan-KAL (Kalashas), Pakistan-KSR
Pakistanis (Kashmiris), Kohistanis, Burusho (HGDP), Kalash (HGDP)

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Multi-dimensional scaling (MDS) analysis based on pairwise genetic distances was

estimated as FST (10 Y-STR loci) for 38 selected population samples from the Indo-Pakistani

sub-continent and neighboring countries with a stress value of 0.1000367 (Fig. 65).

Figure 65. Multi-dimensional scaling (MDS) analysis for 38 selected

populations from the Indo-Pakistani sub-continent and neighboring
countries.

Despite the inclusion of 38 population samples from the Indo-Pakistani sub-

continent and Southwest Asia, most of the genetic variation in the MDS is still

defined by the five population samples from Dir and Swat Districts. Although this

dataset was limited to 10 STR loci a very large genetic differences between the

samples from Swat and Dir districts may still be observed. The genetic difference

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between the Gujars and Kohistanis becomes non-significant, when the resolution has

been reduced from 27 to 10 Y-STR markers.

Several specific observations may be noted. The Gujar sample and the Baluch ethnic

groups from Afghanistan (Haber et al., 2012) both represent outliers that occupy the

same area in the MDS plot (Fig. 65), whereas the Baluch sample from Pakistan

(Qamar et al., 2002) occupies a more central position. The Kohistanis occupy amore

central position within the MDS plot that is adjacent to a large number of other

sampled ethnic groups from the Indo-Pakistani sub-continent and Southwest Asia.

Noticeably, the Utmankheil sample is separated by very large and highly significant

genetic distances from all other groups and on the MDS plot this sample occupies an

isolated position distant from all other samples. The Pashtun groups Tarklanis and

Yousafzais are marked by very similar genetic distances to all other groups included

in this analysis (Figure 65).

These results are generally mirrored when the MDS is constructed from the

worldwide data set (Fig. 66).

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Coordinate 2

Coordinate 1

Figure 66. Worldwide multi-dimensional scaling (MDS) analysis of pairwise

genetic distances, estimated as FST (10 Y-STR loci), for 54 population
samples (from HGDP), including the five population samples from
Dir and Swat. (stress value =0.1583562).

3.3.5. Detailed analysis of two Y-chromosomal haplogroups

To get a more detailed picture of the relationships between the five population

samples from Dir and Swat Districts I constructed haplotype (10 Y-STR loci)

networks for individuals assigned to Y-SNP haplogroups (i) G-Page94 [(G2a-

L30(xL14, L13,M278) and G2b-M283)], (ii) H1-M69, and (iii) L1-M22(xM274), and

included previously published datasets from Pakistan (Qamar et al., 2002),

Afghanistan (Haber et al., 2012), and the HGDP (Rosenberg, 2006) (Fig. 67).

Haplogroups G-Page94 and H1-M69 were combined in one network, as the Y-SNP

typing of the previously published Pakistani population samples did not allow for

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the distinction between these two haplogroups (Qamar et al., 2002). Individuals

representing these two Y-haplogroups are clearly separated from each other in the

STR-network, thereby demonstrating concordance between the two datasets (Fig.

67A). Most of the Utmankheils possess haplogroup G-Page94 (more specifically,

G2b-M283) and they all cluster closely together (owing to highly similar Y-STR

profiles) and with a couple of individuals from both Afghanistan and Pakistan (Fig.

67A). Only one Kohistani and one Gujar individual have a Y-SNP profile assigned to

the G-Page94 haplogroup, and these two individuals share the same Y-STR

haplotype, which is clearly separated from the haplotypes observed among the

sampled Utmankheil individuals (Fig. 67A).

The Y-STR network with individuals assigned to SNP-haplogroup H1-M69 is more

diffuse and many individuals are separated by a larger number of mutational steps.

However, most of the Kohistanis are found within this network, and many of them

cluster together, sharing the same Y-STR haplotype (Fig. 67A).

The network of STR-haplotypes assigned to SNP-haplogroup L1-M22(xM274) shows

at least two defined groups of individuals (Fig. 67B). All but one of the Gujar

individuals in this network share the same Y-STR haplotype, which is also shared by

a single Kohistani individual (and also if extended to the full 27 Y-STR loci

haplotype (Table 29 and Fig. 64). Only a single Gujar individual is found in the other

sub-group within the network.

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Figure 67. Y-chromosome haplogroup-specific networks based on Y-STR
haplotypes (10 loci) with individuals assigned to (A) Y-SNP
haplogroups G-Page94 and H1-M69, and (B) Y-SNP haplogroup L1-
M22(xM274). The circle sizes indicate the number of individuals that
share the same Y-STR profile for these 10 loci. The smallest circles
represent one individual. The lengths of the connecting branches
indicate the number of mutational steps.

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 Chapter 4
DISCUSSION

Modern world humans are the last key features occurred late in human

development. Despite broad opinion that Africa represents the main, if not nearly

exclusive, place of origin for anatomically modern humans (AMHs), their patterns of

dispersal out of Africa are still poorly understood and represent a challenge for

researchers that continues to be investigated. One of the most hotly debated issues

concerning the origins of anatomically modern humans is the role played some

100,000 years ago by a morphologically diverse array of archaic hominins. In Africa

and in the Middle East there were various transitional forms spanning late Homo

heidelbergensis and H. sapiens; in Asia, Homo erectus; and in Europe, Homo

neanderthalensis (Klein, 2008). However, by 30,000 years ago this taxonomic diversity

vanished and humans everywhere had evolved into the anatomically and

behaviorally modern form of humans (Klein, 1999; Tattersall and Schwartz, 1999;

Clark and Willermet, 1997; Stringer and McKie, 1996; Wolpoff and Caspari, 1996;

Nitecki and Nitecki, 1994; Smith and Spencer, 1984). Due to advancement of

techniques for survival, the H. sapiens was able to flourish in the African region, from

whene they dispersed to Eurasia, Australia, Americas and eventually Oceania

(DeGiorgio et al., 2009), but their routes and pattern of migrations are poorly

understood. However, the morphologic, genetic and archeological evidence suggests

that dispersal of AMHs occurred through Levant and the southern routes from the

Horn of Africa, through the Arabian Peninsula into the region of southern Asia

(Reyes-Centeno et al., 2014; Fu et al., 2013; Liu and Zhao, 2006; Lahr and Foley, 1994;).

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The presence of stone tools found in the Indo-Pakistani subcontinent (also called

South Asia) specifically in the Soan Valley of Pakistan suggest that, the humans

appeared in the region at least by 200,000–400,000 years ago (Wolpert, 2000) and

thus are likely to have been associated with archaic Homo species. A report based on

fossile record suggests that modern humans inhabited Pakistan approximately

60,000–70,000 years ago (Hussain, 1997).

Geographically, Pakistan is borderd with the high mountains of Karakuram,

Himalyas, Hindukush ranges and Arabean Sea, situated at the crossroads of Asia, at

the junction of the West Asia, Central Asia and South Asia (Ali, 2005). This region

has high ethnic diversity, which historically has been, at least partially, attributed to

a long and dynamic history of repeated invasions by Aryans (Bernhard, 1983),

Macedonians (Birdwood, 1959), Arabs, and Mongols (Lapidus, 2002). In addition,

the Hindu Kush highlands served as a physical barrier of trade along the “Silk

Route” that channeled routes of communication between the populations of the

Mediterranean Basin and West Asia to those of China for more than 16 centuries

(Petraglia et al., 2012; Kuzmina 2007; Quintana-Murci et al., 1999). It is therefore

possible that the extant populations of the Hindu Kush highlands show traces of

historic, and even prehistoric, gene flow from far distant human populations.

Furthermore, Pakistan is a South Asian country that has two well-known

civilizations; the Indus or Harappa civilization, which flourished between 2600 BC -

1900 BC and Gandhara Civilization dated, 1500 to 1000 BC (Kenoyer, 2005; Miller,

1985; Basham, 1963). It is believed that the southern coast of the Persian Gulf, the

territory of present-day Afghanistan and the Makran Coast of Pakistan likely served

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as passages for human dispersal out of Africa in prehistoric times, making the

population dynamics of this region even more interesting (Derenko et al., 2013;

Underhill et al., 2001). However, the migration and admixture of new populations

and exchange of cultural elements following these routes have made the Indo-

Pakistani people more heterogeneous and diverse (Lukacs and Hemphill, 1991). For

example, in the fourth century B.C. onwards about 2000 years, different populations

entered Pakistan and settled. These populations were the Greeks, Scythians,

Parthians, Pahlavas, Kushans and the Indo-Aryans (Maloney, 1974; Thapar, 1969).

The Huns came in somewhat in at the close of the Gupta period (Ingalls, 1976). The

Jews and Parsis came later via the western coast. Arabian Muslims, Persian Muslims,

Turks and Afghans each came to the region in different waves and at different times.

The Muslim immigration into India and Pakistan began even before the Arab

invasions quite early in the 8th century A.D. and ended with the establishment of the

Mughal Empire in the 16th century.

It is very difficult to assess how human groups and settlements were formed in the

pre-historic times, whether they were the indigenous inhabitants or were migrants

from some other place? And, if they migrated, what routes they followed? These are

some of the big questions scientists seek to answer, using the principal of evolution,

dental anthropology and molecular genetics on the basis of past, present and future

(Whale, 2012; Stoneking, 2008).

The multicultural (Rose, 1911) and highly diverse population has made Pakistan an

attractive country for the field of anthropology. The study area of Swat and Dir

districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where Gujars, Kohistanis and Pashtuns are the

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major ethnic groups are genetically isolated, lacking of intermarriages and hence

being highly endogamous (Glatzer 2002; Qamar et al., 1998; Caroe, 1992).

The evidence obtained from skeletons of the region has not been studied for ancient

DNA (Kennedy, 2000). Although the genetic data available on Pakistani populations

is very limited, it has indicated differences between Pakistanis and other populations

of the world. Most of the earlier studies mentioned Pakistani populations as a single

entity, which is incorrect, because Pakistan is the home of 18 different ethnic groups

(Grimes, 1992; Newcomb, 1986). Therefore each ethnic group of Pakistan ought to be

studied separately. Recently, a few ethnic groups of the country have been studied,

and such studies have demonstrated clear divergences among them (Lee et al., 2014;

Mehdi et al., 1999; Qamar et al., 1999).

The demography and the historic perspectives of different ethnic groups residing

within the Indo-Pakistani subcontinent has been a subject of interest for years. As a

result, three models have been offered as a consequence of these investigations. The

first is known as the Long-Standing Continuity Model. According to proponents of

this model, the modern human population migrated to South Asia some 62,000 to

75,000 years ago and is commensurate with the initial dispersal of H. Sapiens out of

Africa. Proponents of this model claim that once H. Sapiens arrived and settled in

South Asia, the resident population of the subcontinent was not significantly

influenced by subsequent gene flow from surrounding populations or large-scale

migrations within the subcontinent (Krithika et al., 2009; Sahoo et al., 2006; Kennedy

et al., 1984). Therefore, the pattern of affinities among members of the living ethnic

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groups and ancient inhabitants of South Asia are due to simple isolation-by-distance,

both in time and space.

The second model is the Aryan Invasion Model. This model is predicated on the

creation of war tools, domestication of horses, and the invention of horse-drawn

chariots that have been found in Central Asian during the Bronze Age (Bryant and

Bryant, 2001; Renfrew, 1987). The existence of Indo-Aryan languages in the

northern two-thirds of the subcontinent, and the of invaders with war horses

inhibiting the castles of the noseless Dasus in the RgVeda, suggests that the Central

Asians invaded the northwestern region of the subcontinent during the mid-2nd

millennium BC (Wheeler, 1968).

The third model is known as the Out of India Model. The creators of this model

believe that the appearance of early agriculture and the presence of complex cities of

the Indus Valley and Doab of north India (McAlpin, 1981) are the consequence of a

proto-Elamo-Dravidian migration from southwestern Iran (i.e., Susa) into the

subcontinent and Central Asia. However, proponents of this model are not in

agreement as to when this dispersal event took place. Consequently, two versions of

this model have been proposed. The first proposes that South Asia represents the

true homeland of the Indo-European languages and the dispersal of populations

bearing these languages occurred in 3rd millennium BC. The second version suggests

that the entry of Indo-Aryan languages into the subcontinent occurred later, and is

perhaps associated with the appearance of the Iron Age during the 1st millennium

BC .

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Exploring information contained in mtDNA, Y-STRs, and tooth morphology is very

important for phylogenetic studies, therefore the current project was designed to

characterize the five ethnic groups (Yousafzai, Gujar, Tarklani, Kohistani,

Utmankheil) residing in Swat and Dir district through dental morphology, mtDNA

and Y-STRs analysis.

Dental morphology provides an assessment of variations in the cusps, ridges,

grooves and root structures that can be used for reconstruction of biological

relationships among different populations (Hillson, 1996; Dahlberg, 1945; Pedersen,

1949; Moorrees, 1957). These variations are controlled by different genes and are

only slightly affected by environmental factors (Scott and Turner, 1997). The dental

traits exhibit significant differences in frequency among major geographic areas

(Dahlberg, 1951; Dahlberg, 1945; Hrdlicka, 1920) and, in some cases, these

differences are so obvious that Caucasoid, Mongoloid and African dental complexes

can be easily differentiated (Buikstra et al., 1990; Haeussler, 1989; Mayhall et al.,

1982).

The current project was designed to assess the nature of the biological affinities

among members of the myriad ethnic groups of South Asia and the five samples of

Swat and Dir districts of the present study using dental morphology are but a small

component of that overall endeavor. The research also analyzed the gene flow from

the surrounding region into the South Asian gene pool. Furthermore, the research

based on dental morphological data also explored the biological affinities among the

living population from northern Pakistan, including the present studied population

samples, and the ancient inhabitants of Indo-Pak subcontinent.

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Inter-sample affinities based upon pairwise MMD values were examined with

neighbor-joining cluster analysis (NJ), multidimensional scaling (MDS), and

principal coordinate analysis (PCA).

If the “Long-Standing Continuity Model” is correct, i.e. the inhabitants of South Asia

have experience no significant gene flow from neighboring populations or

population movements within the sub-continent and their migration and

establishment occurred about 75,000 years ago, the patterning of their biological

affinities ought to be the consequence of regional and geographic proximities. The

regional structural profile of peninsular Indians, inhabitants of Indus Valley, Central

Asians, Himalayan highlanders, Hindu Kush and the inhabitants of northern Indus

Valley boundaries; including the temporal provenience among the pre-historic

inhabitants of the Indus Valley, prehistoric Central Asians and all living populations

will interact in patterning of their biological affinities.

In contrast, if the Aryan invasion model is true, that South Asian was invaded by

Bronze Age Central Asians in the mid- 2nd millennium BC, This event should be

reflected by a biological discontinuity within the population of the Indus valley

population commensurate with the dissolution of the Harappan civilization.

Therefore, one ought to expect that all the post-Harappan populations are

descendents of these Aryans from Central Asia. Moreover, if it is correct that the

Indo-European languages dispersed in South Asia due to this Aryan invasion, which

afterward spread to the Upper Doab of North India, this ought to be reflected by

close biological affinities between members of North Indian ethnic groups and their

alleged Central Asian ancestors. However, Dravidian-speaking groups from

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southeast India ought to show no genetic affinities with these Central Asians

invaders and little affinity to their North Indian descendants. Ultimately, the ethnic

groups residing in Himalaya and Hindu Kush highlands, including members of the

ethnic groups residing in the northern portion of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and the

foothills rimming the northern boundary of the Indus Valley may have biological

affinities to these mid-2nd millennium invaders from central Asia. The current

studied population of Swat and Dir districts exhibit no affinities to the Central Asian

samples included in this analysis.

However, if the Out of India Model is correct, which states that the rise of complex

cities in Indus Valley indicates that Indo-European languages arose within the

Indian subcontinent and then dispersed to surrounding regions of Central and

Southwest Asia during the 3rd millennium BC, then the origin of South Asian

populations ought to be attributed to long-term geographical isolation, thereby

reducing the biological distances among the late Bronze Age Central Asians and

post-Chalcolithic populations of the Indus Valley, North Indiana and northern

Pakistan.

The second version suggests that the entry of Indo-Aryan languages into the

subcontinent occurred later, and is perhaps associated with the appearance of the

Iron Age during the 1st millennium BC

Furthermore, if the 2nd version of the Out of India Model is correct, which states

that the expansion of complex cities lead to the migration of people out of India,

populating the Upper Doab of North India and then migrating to the neighboring

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areas of Central and Southwest Asia did not occur until the mid-1st millennium BC,

while the entry of Indo-Aryan languages into the subcontinent occurred later, and is

perhaps associated with the appearance of the Iron Age during the 1st millennium

BC. Therefore, the prehistoric Central Asian samples of the late Bronze Age, since

they antedate this proposed migratory event, ought to show no affinities to any of

the South Asian samples included in the present study and hence the dispersal did

not take place until the Iron Age.

Variations among the present studied ethnic groups of Swat and Dir district and the

other groups of northern Pakistan were carried out with an array of data reduction

techniques. The results were presented through neighbor-joining cluster analysis

(NJ), multidimensional scaling (MDS), and principal coordinate analysis (PCA). The

results visualized through neighbor-joining cluster analysis reveal a fundamental

split between peninsular Indians on the one hand versus the ethnic groups from

northern Pakistan on the other (Fig. 33). Intriguingly, the amount of diversity among

the former appears greater than the diversity among the latter. Whether this is a

reflection of reality, or is the consequence of the greater number of northern

Pakistani samples or their assessment by a greater number of researchers is unclear.

On the other hand, the samples collected from Swat and Dir districts revealed close

affinity with each other, except for the Yousafzai, who show affinity to the Swatis

sample from Mansehra as shown in Figure 25.

The MDS with Kruskal’s and Guttman’s methods revealed that the Yousafzais from

Swat possess affinities with the Dravidian-speaking ethnic groups from Andhra

Pradesh in southeastern peninsular India, while the Gujar (GUJsw) and Kohistani

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(KOHsw) samples from Swat exhibit close affinities with the highland samples from

Chitral and the Swatis of Mansehra District. The Utmankheils and Tarklanis of Dir

District share close affinities with the ethnic groups from Maharashtra, located in

West-Central peninsular India and are distinctly separated from the other Pakistani

samples included in this analysis.

The results obtained from PCA indicate that within the present studied population

samples from Dir and Swat Districts, the Tarklanis and Utmankheils from Dir show

some affinities to one another, the Gujars and Kohistanis are marked by affinities to

one another, while the Yousafzai are highly isolated from the rest of the samples

phenetically. Furthermore , the Dravidian-speaking samples from southeast India

(CHU, GPD, PNT) and the Indo-Aryan-speaking samples from west-central India

(MDA, MRT, MHR) are segregated away from each other phonetically and are

linked to the remaining samples by very distant affinities to the Utmankheil and

Tarklani samples from Dir, respectively. Most of the highland samples (Madak

Lasht, Wakis from Gulmit, Khows, and Kohistanis) aggregate together along with

the foothill samples of Awans (AWAm1) and Swatis (SWT) from Mansehra District.

Perhaps all the members of this aggregate ought to be considered the highland

aggregate. If so, then the Wakhi sample from Sost (WAKs), the Yousafzais from Swat

(YSFsw) and even the second sample of Awans from Mansehra (AWAm2) would be

considered members of this aggregate as well (Fig. 28).

An examination of the biological affinities of northern Pakistani ethnic groups in the

context of living ethnic groups from peninsular India and prehistoric samples from

the Indus Valley and southern Central Asia yield several consistent patterns. First,

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prehistoric south-Central Asians (DJR, SAP, KUZ, MOL) are clearly separated from

all South Asian samples, both living and prehistoric. Second, peninsular Indian

samples tend to be segregated from the Pakistani samples and tend to aggregate into

separate groups by both region (Andhra Pradesh vs. Maharashtra) and language

(Dravidian vs. Indo-Aryan). Intriguingly, the prehistoric sample from Maharashtra

(INM) consistently exhibits closest affinities to the living ethnic groups (MRT, MHR,

MDA) of this same region of India. This may reflect local population continuity since

the 2nd millennium BC. Northern Pakistanis tend to aggregate into two groups, One

appears to be largely composed of highland samples (KHO, MDK, WAKg, WAKs),

possible highland groups (UTHd, YSFsw, KOHsw), as well with groups from the

foothills (SWT, AWAm1). The other samples, such as (SYDm2, AWAm2, TANm2,

SYDm2, AWAm2, TANm2) tend to occupy highly anomalous positions. These

samples were scored by another researcher and that their anomalous positions may

be a reflection of inter-observer differences in the scoring of the dental traits.

Among the studied five population samples from Swat and Dir districts, the

neighbor-joining cluster analysis identifies Gujars, Kohistanis and Utmankheils as

possessing affinities to the ancient Harappans of the Indus Valley, Yousafzais as

having affinities to ethnic groups of the Hindu Kush-Karakoram highlands, while

Tarklanis are identified as exhibit no close affinities to any of the other samples from

Dir and Swat Districts. The MDS identifies the Pashtun groups (YSFsw,UTHd,

TRKd) as having closest affinities to one another, with Kohistanis somewhat

divergent and Gujars aligning with the ancient Harappans. PCA identifies

Kohistanis, Yousafzais, and Gujars as possessing affinities to one another. When

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such results are viewed together, the results obtained from dental morphology

suggest the immigrant Pashtun groups were small in number and appear to have

intermarried extensively with members of the local ethnic groups they encountered,

especially those occupying the highlands. However, the Kohistanis are not closely

related to these immigrants, while the rather close affinities of Gujars to the sample

of Harappans from Cemetery R37 attest to their Indus Valley origins.

Despite being a country inhabited by a population of tremendous ethnic diversity,

the members of many ethnic groups in Pakistan have remained largely unstudied

genetically, therefore the mtDNA control region of the five studied population

samples from Dir and Swat Districts were analyzed for genetic characterization.

MtDNA has a distinctive geographic distribution throughout the world’s

population. The sequence of mtDNA haplogroups varies from each other is due to

the polymorphic sites or nucleotide variation found in the control regions. Studies

based upon HVSI and HVSII of mtDNA have contributed to explore the genetic

legacy of some Indian and Pakistani populations (Bhatti et al., 2016; Kivisild et al.,

2003; Roy et al., 2003; Macaulay et al., 1999).

In the present study, a total of 126 different haplotypes were identified among which

the frequency of unique haplotypes was found to be 63% among Gujars , 67%

among Tarklanis, 63% among Utmankheils, 70% among Yousafzais (70%) and 67%

among Kohistanis (67%). The proportion of unique haplotypes among the other

reported populations of Pakistan have been observed with the frequencies of 91% in

Orakzais of Hazara, 77% among Makranis, 74% among Saraikis , 72% among

Burushos, 68% among Pathans, 66% among Baluchis , 60% among Bangashis, 58%

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among Brahuis, 56% among Sindhis, 52% among Khattaks, 50% among Parsis, 36%

among Mahsuds and 27% among Kalashas (Bhatti et al., 2016a; Hayat et al., 2015;

Saddiqi et al., 2014; Rakha et al., 2011; Quintana-Murci et al., 2004). The difference in

haplotype frequencies among the five ethnic groups from Swat and Dir districts the

other reported ethnic groups from Pakistan is due to the differences in sample size.

The number of unique haplotypes identified in the five studied population samples

from Swat and Dir districts was 75 in which, 63% were unique among Gujars, 74%

among Tarklanis, 75% among Utmankheils, 77% among Yousafzais and 60% among

Kohistanis. Such values are consistent with Burushos (78%), Hazaras (76%),

Makranis (76%), Baluchis (69%) and Brahuis (68%) among the other reported

populations of Pakistan, but unique haplotypes were found to be more common

among Saraikis (92%), Sindhis (90%) and Pathans (81%) (Hayat et al., 2015; Saddiqi et

al., 2014; Rakha et al., 2011; Quintana-Murci et al., 2004).

The results obtained in the current study sugges that members of the five ethnic

groups from Swat and Dir districts have experienced a strong amount of admixture

in which their mtDNA reflects: i) a high proportion of West Eurasian lineages; ii)

moderate to high proportion of South Asian lineages; iii) low proportion of East

Eurasian/East Asian, Southeast Asian and North Asian lineages; and iv) a small

fraction of Southern European, Central Asian, Eastern European, African, Australian

and Oceanic lineages.

The phylogenetic analysis revealed that the Indian and Pakistani populations share

high frequencies of West Eurasian mtDNA haplogroups (Bhatti et al., 2016a; Kivisild

et al., 1999), which is also very frequent accounting 45% in the individuals of the

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present studied population samples from Swat and Dir districts. The frequency of

West Eurasian lineages is 54% among Tarklanis, 54% among Kohistanis, 52% among

Yousafzais, 47% among Utmankheils and 37% among Gujars. Similar frequencies,

ranging around 55%, were reported among Pathans, followed a much lower 26%

among Makranis of Pakistan (Siddiqi et al., 2015; Rakha et al., 2011). This low number

of West Eurasian haplogroupe in Makrani population is due to the fact that they are

of African ancestory (Siddiqi et al., 2015). Furthermore, the frequency of West

Eurasian haplogroups among ethnic groups of Indian Punjabis were reported to

range from 40% to 50%, around 30% among Kashmiris and Gujaratis, while the

lowest proportion of West Eurasian lineages were reported among ethnic groups

residing in West Bengal, Indian cast populations and in some Indian states like Uttar

Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh (Ahmed, 2014;

Metspalu et al., 2004; Kivisild etal., 2003). A greater proportion of West Eurasian

lineages were reported among the major ethnic groups of Afghanistan, with

frequencies of 40% among Hazaras, 89% among Tajiks, 74% among Baluchis and

64% among Pashtuns (Whale, 2012). The presence of West Eurasian lineages at high

frequencies suggests that gene flow in the past into this region likely occured from

the west through Iran or possibly from the north through Central Asia (Quintana-

Murci et al., 2004), through the invasion by different invaders in the past

(McElreavey et al., 2005).

South Asian lineages are the second most prevalent, accounting for 30% of the

lineages found among the individuals of the five ethnic group samples from Swat

and Dir districts. Frequencies were highest among Gujars at 42%, followed by by

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Utmankheils at 33%, Tarklanis at 30%, Yousafzais at 29%and Kohistanis at 24%. The

proportion of South Asian lineages among individuals of other reported Pakistani

ethnic groups ranges from a high of 48% among Sindhis, 39.1% among Pathans, 36%

among Pashtuns, 29.4% among Saraikis, and 24% among Makranis (Bhatti etal.,

2016a; Bhatti et al., 2016b; Hayat et al., 2015; Saddiqi et al., 2014; Rakha et al., 2011).

Low frequencies of South Asian lineages have been reported by other researchers

among the major ethnic groups of Afghanistan, ranging from 15% among Hazaras,

13.3% in Baluchis, 7.1% among Pashtuns, and completely absent among Tajiks

(Whale, 2012). looking at the frequencies of South Asian lineage in Afghan Pathans

(7.1%) vs. its frequencies among the Tarklanis (30%), Utmankels (33%), and

Yousafzais (29%) from the present study as well as the frequencies of Pathans 36%

(Bhatti et al., 2016b) and Pashtuns 29.4% (Rakha et al., 2011) from Pakistan, suggests

that there has been considerable gene flow between these immigrant groups and the

local, indigenous ethnic groups they encountered once they arrived in Pakistan.

The complete dataset revealed that only 7% of the lineages found among members of

the five ethnic groups of Swat and Dir districts are associated with populations of

East Eurasia/East Asia. Frequnecies range from a high of 12.8% among Yousafzais,

11% among both Gujars and Kohistanis, 1.4% among Utmankheils to complete

absence among Tarklanis. Frequencies of East Eurasian/East Asian lineages

previously reported by other researchers among Pakistani ethnic groups ranges from

a high of 35% among Hazaras of Baluchistan, to 9% among Saraikis, to 6.9% among

Burshos of Hunza, to 5.2% among Pathans, to a low of 2% among Makronis (Bhatti et

al., 2016a; Saddiqi et al., 2014; Rakha et al., 2011; Quintana-Murci et al., 2004).

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The East Eurasian/East Asian haplogroup have also been reported in the major

ethnic groups of Afghanistan where frequencies range from a high of 37.5% among

Hazaras, 31% among Uzbeks, 14.3% among Pashtuns, 13.4% among Baluchi to 10.5%

among Tajiks. In addition, it has been reported that 37% of lineages observed among

Turkmens from Turkmenistan are of East Eurasian/East Asian derivation (Whale,

2012; Quintana-Murci et al., 2004).

Our examination of haplotypes among the five sampled ethnic groups reveals that

about 4% of these lineages are of Southeast or North Asian origin. These lineages

range from a high of 8% among Kohistanis and 7% among Utmankheils, while Easst

Euraian/East Asian lineages were scarce or uncommon among Gujars, Tarklanis and

Yousafzais. Negligible frequencies of Southern European, Central Asian, Eastern

European, African, Australian and Oceanic lineages were found among members of

the five sampled ethnic groups of Swat and Dir districts.

A majority of individuals comprising the current human populations outside Africa

possess mtDNA lineages that can be assigned mega-haplogroups M, R and N, all of

which are believed to be derived from African lineage L3. Among the 298

individuals from the five sampled ethnic groups of Swat and Dir districts the

frequency of mega-haplogroups R, M, N and L were 62%, 32%, 5% and 0.34%

respectively (Fig. 49). Highest frequencies of mega-haplogroup R occur among

Tarklanis at 74%, followed by Yousafzais at 71%, Utmankheils at 64%, Kohistanis at

54% and Gujars at 48%. High frequencies of mega-haplogroup R have been

previously reported by other researchers among other ethnic groups of Pakistan

with frequnecies ranging from a high of 63.4% among Pathans of Districts Mardan

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and Charsada ( Tabassum, et al. 2016), followed by 61.3% among Pathans residing

within the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (Rakha et al., 2011), 30.8% among

Baluchis (Whale, 2012), 17.3% among Hazaras, , 16.89% in the Hazarwal population

of Hazara Division ( Akbar et al., 2016), , , 9.1% among Makranis, 8.7% among

Hazaras of Baluchistan, 8% among Pashtuns, 7.7% among Baluchis, 7.9% among

Brahuis, 6.9% among Sindhis (Bhatti et al., 2016a, 2016b), and 2.3% among the

Burushos of Hunza (Quintana-Murci et al., 2004). This haplogroup has also been

previously reported by other researchers among the major ethnic groups of

Afghanistan where mtDNA lineages corresponding to mega-haplogroup R were

found to range from a high of 28.6% among Pashtuns 28.6% to 20% among Uzbeks,

15.8% among Tajiks, to a low of 7.5% among Hazaras. In India, frequencies of

mtDNA belonging to mega-haplogroup R range from a high of 31% among

Koyas,8.8% among Gujaratis, 8.77% among Tamils, and 1% smong Chenchus

(Ranaweera et al., 2014; Kivisild et al., 2003; Quintana-Murci et al., 2004).

Lineages belonging to mega-haplogroup M among members of the five sampled

ethnic groups of Dir and Swat district occurred with highest frequency among

Gujars (45%), followed by Kohistanis (38%), Utmankheils (33%), Tarklanis (23%) and

Yousafzai (21%). Frequencies of lineages withinmega-haplogroup M among ethnic

groups of Pakistan previously reported by other researchers ranges from a high of

33% among Baluchis, to 30.9% among Pathans resident within the Federally

Administerred Tribal Areas, to 30.4% among Sindhis, to 28% among Pastuns, to

26.8% among Pashtuns of Charsada and Mardan Districts, to 22.7% among

Burushos from Hunza, to 21.78% in the Hazarwal population of Hazara Division, to

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13% among Hazaras, to a low of 9.1% among Makranis (Sadia et al., 2016; Rakha et

al., 2011; Whale, 2012; Nazia et al., 2016; Bhatti et al., 2016a; Bhatti et al., 2016b;

Quintana-Murci et al., 2004). The proportion of mtDNA lineages assignable to mega-

haplogroup M among members of Afghan ethnic groups reported by other

researchers ranges from a high of 15% among Hazaras, 13.3% among Baluchis, 7.1%

among Pashtuns, to complete absence among Tajiks (Whale, 2012). Lineages

assignable to mega-haplogroup M are predominant among ethnic groups of

peninsular India, occuring in 60-70% of population, 26-64% in Indian Sub-Continent

(Chandrasekar et al., 2009; Metspalu et al., 2004; Quintana-Murci et al., 2004; Kivisild

et al., 1999).

I observed that lineages attributable to mega-haplogroup N were found among 5%

of the 298 sampled individuals from Dir and Swat Districts. Frequencies were

highest for Kohistanis (8%), Gujars (7%), and Yousafzais (6%), while frequencies

were much lower among Tarklanis and Utmankheils at 3%, respectively. The

frequency of mtDNA lineages attributable to mega-haplogroup N among other

Pakistani ethnic groups reported by other researchers ranges from a high of 15.56%

in the Hazarwal population of Hazara Division, to 8.6% among Pashtuns from

Districts Charsada and Mardan, to 7.8% among Pathans residing within the

Federally Administered Tribal Areas, 6.9% among Sindhi, 5.2% among Baluchis, 3%

among Pashtuns from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Makranis of Sindh, , , 2.6% among

Brahuis , to a low of 2.3% among the burusho of Hunza and (Tabassum et al., 2016;

Akbar et al., 2016; Bhatti et al., 2016a; Bhatti et al., 2016b; Whale, 2012; Rakha et al.,

2011; Quintana-Murci et al., 2004). Its prevalence among the major ethnic groups of

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Afghanistan has been reported by other researhcers as ranging from a high of 10.5%

among Tajiks, to 7.5% among Hazaras , with an overall frequency of 5.9% in the

Afghan population as a whole (Whale, 2012). The prevalence of M, N and R lineages

within the present study five population samples from Swat and Dir districts, other

Pakistani populations and the neighboring populations from Afghanistan and India

may revealed that these areas are the initial place where human settled after its

dispersal from Africa (Chandrasekar etal., 2009).

No common haplotypes were observed among members of the five sampled ethnic

groups of Dir and Swat Districts, but various specific haplotypes are identified in

which H2a was the most prevalent, being found in 26.6% of individuals, followed by

M30 (25.3%), U2a (21.4%), M3 (19%), M6 (17.6%), B4a (15.9%), J1b (12.5%), U4a

(12.2%), T1a (10.3%),T (10%), M3a (9.74%), W (8.6%), R5a (7.94%), H17c (7%), D4p

(6.8%), U2e (6.4%), U7a (6.14%), T2b (5.8%), HV12b, H1e (5.4%), G2a (5.4%), M4

(5.4%), D4e (5%) and N1a (5%). Among these haplotypes H2a was observed to be

the most common haplotype among Yousafzai and Tarklani individuals, M6 was the

most common among Gujar and Kohistani individuals, while M30 was the most

common haplotype observed Utmankheil individuals.

Haplotype H2a is predominant in European and west Eurasian populations

(Brotherton et al., 2013; Loogvali et al., 2004), M6 is frequently reported in the Indus

Valley (Metspalu et al., 2004), M30 is India-specific (Maji, 2009), while U2a is

restricted to South Asia (Quintana-Murci et al., 2004). The prevalence of specific

haplotype H2a among Yousafzais and Tarklanis suggests that the maternal gene

pools of these two populations are derived from West Eurasian populations. The

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predominance of haplotype M6 among Gujars and Kohistanis may indicate maternal

gene flow from ethnic groups occupying the Indus Valley, while the high prevalence

of haplotype M30 among Utmankheils suggests some kind of general South Asian

influence on their maternal gene pool. The MDS graphs depict Kohistanis as clear

outlyers relative to the four other sampled ethnic groups of Dir and Swat Districts.

Such results may be a consequence of the fact that Kohistanis are highly

endogamous and genetically isolated relative to the other sampled ethnic groups

included in this study.

Our analysis of patrilineal genetic diversity among members of the five sampled

ethnic groups of Dir and Swat Districts yielded several interesting insights. First, the

level of Y-STR haplotype diversity within each ethnic group was found to be

generally high and comparable to average global values (Purps et al., 2014), except

for the Utmankheil sample, which displays less diversity and fewer unique

haplotypes (Table 29). Second, the five groups are makred by an extreme level of

genetic differentiation, both among themselves (Table 30, Fig. 63) and in relation to

other population groups in the region (Fig. 65). Based on all 27 loci, the average FST

between these five ethnic groups is very high 0.34 (Table 30), with an extreme FST of

0.60 observed between Tarklanis and Utmankheils (Table 30). The middle range FST

values (0.1-0.3) were found between some of the ethnic groups (i.e., Gujar–Kohistani,

Tarklani–Kohistani, Yousafzai – Kohistani) are comparable to genetic distances

reported previously between population groups from the Indo-Pakistani sub-

continent (Perveen, 2014; Seema et al., 2011; Alam et al., 2010) and the Middle East

(Triki‐Fendri, 2015). However, the extreme genetic distances were observed (FST >

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0.35) in several of the pairwise comparisons are unusual and higher than observed

between most human populations - even when occupying different continents

(Purps et al., 2014). Small sample sizes can inflate the genetic distances and, with just

20 sampled individuals from each group, the FST values should be interpreted with

some caution. However, we note that such extreme genetic distances have been

observed previously between other ethnic groups living in relative proximity (Zeng

et al., 2014), when they have experienced prolonged and severe genetic isolation

coupled with long-standing endogamy (Zeng et al., 2014; Roewer, 2013; Gaikwad et

al., 2006). As such, it is perhaps not unexpected to observe such great genetic

distances between the ethnic groups of Swat and Dir districts given their isolated

residential localities, their cultural preferences for endogamous marriages, as well as

their differences in subsistence practices, lifestyles and languages specially among

Pashtuns, Gujars and Kohistanis (Barth, 1956). The high differentiation could be an

effect of male founder effects (see below) and are might not be mirrored in genome-

wide autosomal data, but further studies are needed to clarify this. Nevertheless, our

results indicate that isolated lifestyles and cultural preferences can have a very large

impact on genetic distances between geographically closely residing populations.

The genetic distinction between members of these ethnic groups is further

underscored by differences in haplogroup frequencies (Table 29). The only

haplogroup shared by members of all five population samples is R1a-M417,Page7,

which is not surprising as this haplogroup occurs widely throughout the Eurasian

continent, especially among populations found in Central Asia and the Indo-

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Pakistani sub-continent (Pamjav et al., 2012; Karafet et al., 2008; Novelletto , 2007;

Sengupta et al., 2006).

It is widely recognized that cultural factors, such as language and group

associations, can sometimes play a role in shaping the genetic structure among

human populations, especially those found in remote areas where populations are

small and isolated physically (Ayub et al., 2009; Gaikwad et al., 2006). The AMOVA

results confirm that this is also the case for the Indo-Pakistani sub-continent, where

4.1% of the genetic variation is explained by ethnicity whereas only 1.6% is

explained by origin. Members of the studied ethnic groups were found to be more

similar genetically to population samples assigned to their respective ethnicity than

to population samples obtained in the same geographic location (Figure 65, Table

30).

Unlike Gujars, Kohistanis and especially Utmankheils, Tarklanis and Yousafzais

cannot be differentiated from each other genetically with the 23 analyzed Y-STR

markers (FST = 0.008, Table 30), and the SNP data show that the majority of these

individuals carry variants of haplogroup R1a-M417,Page7, that are intermingled in a

loosely defined group in the network (Fig. 64). This haplogroup is common today

among Europeans, Central Asians, and many of the ethnic groups of South Asia

(Sengupta et al., 2006; Kivisild et al., 2003; Jobling and Tyler-Smith., 2003). Recent

studies have dissected the R1a-M417, Page7 haplogroup in greater detail (Kivisild et

al., 2015; Pamjav et al., 2012). It is reasonable to hypothesize that the Pakistani

individuals from this study assigned to haplogroup R1a-M417,Page7 belong to one

of the sub-haplogroups of R1a-Z95, such as R1a-Z2125, R1a-M560, or R1a-M780

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(Underhill et al., 2015). According ti the local people Tarklanis and the Yousafzais are

distinct subgroups of Pashtuns (Fig. 8), but several studies have suggested that there

are cultural and linguistic similarities (Caroe, 1992; Khan, 2008), which is clearly

mirrored in our genetic data. The results suggest that both historic and current gene

flow between members of these sub-groups (i.e., patrilineal clans) prevails despite

their current residency in remote areas of the Hindu Kush-Hindu Raj highlands. In

addition, neither of these two populations was significantly different from Pashtun

individuals from Afghanistan after Bonferroni correction (Fig. 65).

Utmankheils are also considered Pashtuns (Fig. 8), but with FST distances ranging

between 0.45 and 0.60 (23 loci) from the other four population samples from Dir and

Swat (Table 30) and distances ranging between 0.21 and 0.56 (10 loci) to populations

from the Indo-Pakistani sub-continent and Southwest Asia, they are genetically very

different from any other sample included in this study (Fig. 65). This is also reflected

in the haplogroup networks where most Utmankheils form a very distinct cluster

within haplogroup G-Page94 (Figs. 64 and 67, Table 29). This haplogroup is common

in the Caucasus but is also found in medium to low frequencies in the Middle East

and southern Europe (Nijjar, 2008; Kivisild et al., 2003). Consequently, the

Utmankheils can be considered a genetic outlier within the Indo-Pakistani sub-

continent or even Eurasia (Fig. 66), at least in regard to the Y-chromosome. Such

results suggest that they either have a different genetic origin than the members of

the other Pashtun sub-tribes included here or that the Utmankheil male lineage has

been subjected to severe genetic drift, due to a male founder effect or genetic

bottleneck followed by isolation. The latter scenario is perhaps supported by lower

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genetic diversity observed among Utmankheils relative to that seen among members

of the other groups (Table 29).These results are particularly interesting and suggest

that members of the current Utmankheil clan are all descendants of a single adopted

son of unknown origin (Barfield, 2010; Caroe, 1992). This could explain the apparent

genetic isolation of the Utmankheil male lineage, although the presence of other Y-

SNP haplogroups in the population sample (Table 29) indicates that least some male-

mediated gene flow must have occurred in either ancient or recent times or that the

bottleneck was not quite as dramatic as proposed (i.e. one male). We note that our

findings do not question the ethnic descriptions of the Utmankheils as a sub-ethnic

group of the Pashtuns, but rather underline the fact that close cultural associations

may easily arise without a closely shared genetic history.

The Gujar population sample is also much differentiated genetically but shares

relatively close affinities to Baluchi population samples from Afghanistan and

Pakistan (Fig. 65). This observation could support previously suggested cultural

connections, such as a shared transhumant lifestyle and marriages (Adamec, 2011;

Nijjar, 2008; Barth, 1956) between Gujar and Baluch populations despite rather

profound linguistic differences (Grierson, 1903-1928; Strand, 1973; Morgenstierne,

1932). The high proportion of individuals sharing haplotype L1-M22(xM274) could

again be the result of strong genetic drift. This haplogroup is today found in West

Asia and the Indo-Pakistani sub-continent (Kivisild et al., 2003; Jobling and Tyler-

Smith, 2003). Although speculative, the data could also indicate recent gene flow

between Gujars and Kohistanis which may be due to a type of symbiotic relationship

arose between members of these two ethnic groups, since these share haplotypes

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within haplogroup H1-M69, G2a-L30(xL14, L13,M278), and L1-M22(xM274)(Table 29

and Figure 67B). Haplogroup L1-M22(xM274) is found in low frequency among

Kohistanis but is the most frequent haplogroup among Gujars and thus recent

paternal gene flow from Gujars to Kohistanis can be hypothesized. However, more

data are needed to clarify this.

In contrast to the other four ethnic groups included in this study, Kohistanis are

more genetically diverse and not significantly different from a wide array of

population samples from the Indo-Pakistani sub-continent (Table 29, Figs. 65 and

67A). However, the exact relationship within haplogroup H1-M69 (the most frequent

haplogroup within Kohistanis) between Kohistanis and members of the other ethnic

groups of Pakistan and Afghanistan is unclear. This is possibly because the

individuals assigned to the network where haplogroup H1-M69 is included may

encompass a large range of (sub)-haplogroups, depending on the sub-set of Y-SNPs

characterized in individual studies. The result could suggest the term “Kohistani”

may have less biological meaning than the other ethnic group identifiers. After all,

Gujar refers to specific caste of herders, while Tarklani, Utmankheil and Yousafzai

refer to patrilineal clans. Kohistani merely refers to a resident of a particular region,

which may have no specific demand with regard to suitable marriage partners (at

least to the degree seen in the other four ethnic groups), and are therefore found

genetically admixed in our study.

Conclusions
In the current doctorial thesis, a total of 14 tooth-trait combinations defined by the

Arizona State University Dental Morphology System were investigated in 823

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individuals belong to five ethnic groups (Gujars, Kohistanis, Yousafzai, Tarklanis

and Utmankheils) residing in Dir and Swat Districts. Gujars, Kohistanis and

Utmankheils tended to exhibit affinities to the Chalcolithic era inhabitants of

Harappa located within the Indus Valley. Yousafzais were found to exhibit close

affinities to ethnic group residing within the Hindu Kush-Karakoram highlands,

while Tarklanis were found to possess no close affinities to members of the other

samples included in the analysis. These results were confirmed by multidimensional

scaling. Principal coordinate analysis yielded a somewhat different picture. In this

case Kohistanis, Yousafzais, and Gujars were identified as possessing affinities to

one another. It was concluded from the results of the dental morphology analysis

that the immigrant Pashtuns groups (i.e, Tarklanis, Utmankheils, Yousafzais) were

likely small in number and upon their arrival in Pakistan intermarried extensively

with members of local groups, especially those occupying these highlands. On the

other hand, Kohistanis are not closely related to these immigrants but share affinities

to other highland ethnic groups, while the affinities of Gujars provides a clue to their

Indus Valley origin. In short all the three ethnic groups i.e Pashtuns, Gujars and

Kohistanis has retained their originality.

Molecular characterization of the five sampled ethnic groups was screened for

mtDNA haplogroups. High frequency of Western Eurasian haplogroup among the

four ethnic groups (Yousafzai, Kohistanis, Utmankheil and Tarklanis) reveales that

these populations have greater affinity with Western Eurasian gene pool and are also

closely related to each other, while the presence of South Asian lineages among

Gujar individuals confirms their affinities to ethnic groups of the Indus Valley and

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beyond in peninsular India as attested by the results of dental morphology. The

occurrence of lineages assignable to maternal mega-haplogroup lineage R among

members of the five sampled ethnic groups of Dir and Swat Districts also confirms

that the inhabitants of northern Pakistan share their gene pool with West Eurasians

and Europeans. This genetic influx might be due to the Neolithic and Paleolithic

dispersal of populations from West Eurasia to South Asia through Iran and along the

Arabian Sea coast. Our results show that most of the ethnic groups exhibit a high

proportion of individuals possessing a West Eurasian haplogroup followed by those

possessing haplogroups of South Asian origin. East Asian, Southeast Asian,

Southern European and Central Asian lineages are all quite rare in maternal gene

pools of the five sampled erthnic groups of Dir and Swat Districts.

We have also characterized the genetic diversity for paternal lineages for members of

the same five ethnic groups residing witthin the mountainous Dir and Swat Districts

of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. With the exception of Tarklanis and

Yousafzais, we have documented extreme levels of genetic differentiation of the

male lineages between the groups. Such differences conclude that either a lack of

shared ancestry; perhaps due to several distinct ancient or historical migrations into

this region, and/or bottlenecks and isolation events resulting in severe genetic drift

in the local male gene pools. The Y-STR data presented here do not offer sufficient

resolution to investigate these scenarios further but the results provide a strong

impetus to resolve the demographic history of this region with genome-scale

analyses.

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In concurrence with previous studies, we conclude that ethnicity provides a more

accurate predictor of genetic associations than simple geographic propinquity.

However, our data also illustrate a clear exception in that Utmankheils are not

related to other Pashtuns group anlyzed. Thus the cultural association must either be

a more recent phenomenon not explained by shared ancestry or that a founder

event, such as a putative adoption among the Utmankheils followed by strong

genetic drift, simply erased the genetic links but not the cultural ones. The overall

results also conclude that these populations are strongly associated with West

Eurasian and South Asian gene pools.

Recommendations
We analysed non-metric dental traits in the present study, further analysis based on

odontometrics should be also analysed to provide a clearer picture of the five

population samples from Swat and Dir districts. A cohort based study is

recommended of all the ethnic groups in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province and

Afghanistan and other adjoining areas to provide insight into the overall patterns of

biological affinities among members of these ethnic groups. The data produced

provides a sound baseline for elaborating the histocial profile and anthroplogial

standings of Pakistani people and development of a sound data base for personal

genomics and personalized medicine.

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STOCK REAGENTS

Phenol:Chloroform Mixture (1:1)

For each sample 200uL of phenol and 200uL of chloroform were used.

Lysis Buffer

500mM Tris-base

250 mM EDTA

5% SDS

Proteinase K 75ug/mL of lysis solution

Β-mercaptoethanol (14.4M),1uL/mL of lysis solution

50X TAE buffer

M Tris-HCl pH8

0.5 M EDTA

Make up to 1 L with dH2O and autoclave

Bromophenol blue dye

50 ml dH2O

50 g sucrose

1.86 g EDTA

0.1 g bromophenol blue

Dissolve

Adjust volume to 100 ml with dH2O, stir overnight

pH to 8.0

Filter through Whatmann filter paper

Store at room temperature

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10 mg/ml Ethidium bromide (EtBr)

Add 1 g of ethidium bromide to

100 ml of ddH2O

Stir for several hours until completely dissolved

Store wrapped in aluminum foil at 4˚C

1kb size standard

285 μl 1kb ladder (cat# DM001)

143 μl Ficoll dye

2 400 μl 1 X TE

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Dental morphological trait frequencies of all poplations samples used in this study

ABB. TRAIT P N F ABB. TRAIT P N F ABB. TRAIT P N F

INM SHOVUI1 9 24 37.50 DJR SHOVUI1 3 16 18.75 KARa SHOVUI1 86 149 57.72
- SHOVUI2 4 19 21.05 - SHOVUI2 8 22 36.36 - SHOVUI2 75 151 49.67
- MLRUI1 14 25 56.00 - MLRUI1 3 17 17.65 - MLRUI1 53 115 46.09
- HYPOUM1 27 41 65.85 - HYPOUM1 30 30 100.0 - HYPOUM1 132 143 92.31
- HYPOUM2 0 20 0.00 - HYPOUM2 21 32 65.63 - HYPOUM2 9 89 10.11
- MTCLUM1 6 41 14.63 - MTCLUM1 1 29 3.45 - MTCLUM1 20 138 14.49
- MTCLUM2 3 20 15.00 - MTCLUM2 0 32 0.00 - MTCLUM2 4 76 5.26
- YGRVLM2 7 24 29.17 - YGRVLM2 11 35 31.43 - YGRVLM2 38 116 32.76
- CSPNLM1 32 39 82.05 - CSPNLM1 20 21 95.24 - CSPNLM1 113 147 76.87
- CSPNLM2 4 24 16.67 - CSPNLM2 2 36 5.56 - CSPNLM2 16 124 12.90
- C6LM1 4 37 10.81 - C6LM1 1 20 5.00 - C6LM1 4 106 3.77
- C6LM2 0 24 0.00 - C6LM2 0 36 0.00 - C6LM2 1 87 1.15
- C7LM1 2 36 5.56 - C7LM1 1 32 3.13 - C7LM1 7 109 6.42
- C7LM2 1 25 4.00 - C7LM2 1 39 2.56 - C7LM2 1 89 1.12
MHR SHOVUI1 77 186 41.40 KUZ SHOVUI1 1 13 7.69 SYDm2 SHOVUI1 54 143 37.76
- SHOVUI2 22 181 12.15 - SHOVUI2 5 14 35.71 - SHOVUI2 46 140 32.86
- MLRUI1 106 177 59.89 - MLRUI1 2 13 15.38 - MLRUI1 34 103 33.01
- HYPOUM1 163 195 83.59 - HYPOUM1 23 23 100.0 - HYPOUM1 150 153 98.04
- HYPOUM2 10 164 6.10 - HYPOUM2 11 22 50.00 - HYPOUM2 14 113 12.39
- MTCLUM1 43 191 22.51 - MTCLUM1 2 21 9.52 - MTCLUM1 12 152 7.89
- MTCLUM2 33 153 21.57 - MTCLUM2 1 24 4.17 - MTCLUM2 6 99 6.06
- YGRVLM2 30 161 18.63 - YGRVLM2 5 15 33.33 - YGRVLM2 14 105 13.33
- CSPNLM1 170 192 88.54 - CSPNLM1 10 15 66.67 - CSPNLM1 126 146 86.30
- CSPNLM2 30 178 16.85 - CSPNLM2 1 14 7.14 - CSPNLM2 19 138 13.77
- C6LM1 13 191 6.81 - C6LM1 0 14 0.00 - C6LM1 3 101 2.97
- C6LM2 3 174 1.72 - C6LM2 0 15 0.00 - C6LM2 0 95 0.00
- C7LM1 25 191 13.09 - C7LM1 0 18 0.00 - C7LM1 11 104 10.58
- C7LM2 3 177 1.69 - C7LM2 0 18 0.00 - C7LM2 2 96 2.08
MDA SHOVUI1 80 163 49.08 MOL SHOVUI1 4 25 16.00 TANm2 SHOVUI1 31 149 20.81
- SHOVUI2 23 161 14.29 - SHOVUI2 11 27 40.74 - SHOVUI2 21 148 14.19

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- MLRUI1 60 153 39.22 - MLRUI1 9 23 39.13 - MLRUI1 40 125 32.00
- HYPOUM1 155 169 91.72 - HYPOUM1 41 41 100.0 - HYPOUM1 143 149 95.97
- HYPOUM2 10 153 6.54 - HYPOUM2 23 37 62.16 - HYPOUM2 14 79 17.72
- MTCLUM1 36 156 23.08 - MTCLUM1 3 39 7.69 - MTCLUM1 4 147 2.72
- MTCLUM2 34 138 24.64 - MTCLUM2 3 37 8.11 - MTCLUM2 4 69 5.80
- YGRVLM2 31 133 23.31 - YGRVLM2 5 33 15.15 - YGRVLM2 17 106 16.04
- CSPNLM1 149 161 92.55 - CSPNLM1 29 33 87.88 - CSPNLM1 130 148 87.84
- CSPNLM2 32 158 20.25 - CSPNLM2 2 35 5.71 - CSPNLM2 14 109 12.84
- C6LM1 12 158 7.59 - C6LM1 3 33 9.09 - C6LM1 6 126 4.76
- C6LM2 5 152 3.29 - C6LM2 0 35 0.00 - C6LM2 0 114 0.00
- C7LM1 27 165 16.36 - C7LM1 2 39 5.13 - C7LM1 14 126 11.11
- C7LM2 7 158 4.43 - C7LM2 1 36 2.78 - C7LM2 0 112 0.00
MRT SHOVUI1 81 198 40.91 CHU SHOVUI1 64 194 32.99 GUJsw SHOVUI1 50 160 31.25
- SHOVUI2 24 194 12.37 - SHOVUI2 33 191 17.28 - SHOVUI2 33 160 20.63
- MLRUI1 95 194 48.97 - MLRUI1 88 194 45.36 - MLRUI1 117 160 73.13
- HYPOUM1 170 197 86.29 - HYPOUM1 192 193 99.48 - HYPOUM1 155 160 96.88
- HYPOUM2 4 179 2.23 - HYPOUM2 80 187 42.78 - HYPOUM2 31 159 19.50
- MTCLUM1 56 193 29.02 - MTCLUM1 50 191 26.18 - MTCLUM1 42 160 26.25
- MTCLUM2 32 169 18.93 - MTCLUM2 32 183 17.49 - MTCLUM2 16 159 10.06
- YGRVLM2 51 181 28.18 - YGRVLM2 51 182 28.02 - YGRVLM2 19 160 11.88
- CSPNLM1 166 195 85.13 - CSPNLM1 188 192 97.92 - CSPNLM1 127 159 79.87
- CSPNLM2 28 192 14.58 - CSPNLM2 53 191 27.75 - CSPNLM2 19 158 12.03
- C6LM1 17 194 8.76 - C6LM1 13 186 6.99 - C6LM1 19 160 11.88
- C6LM2 5 191 2.62 - C6LM2 1 186 0.54 - C6LM2 0 157 0.00
- C7LM1 15 198 7.58 - C7LM1 48 195 24.62 - C7LM1 23 160 14.38
- C7LM2 1 197 0.51 - C7LM2 18 194 9.28 - C7LM2 4 159 2.52
PNT SHOVUI1 52 176 29.55 GPD SHOVUI1 63 175 36.00 KOHsw SHOVUI1 54 162 33.33
- SHOVUI2 27 177 15.25 - SHOVUI2 22 174 12.64 - SHOVUI2 28 157 17.83
- MLRUI1 110 177 62.15 - MLRUI1 85 176 48.30 - MLRUI1 101 162 62.35
- HYPOUM1 177 182 97.25 - HYPOUM1 177 178 99.44 - HYPOUM1 159 161 98.76
- HYPOUM2 40 170 23.53 - HYPOUM2 55 170 32.35 - HYPOUM2 33 160 20.63
- MTCLUM1 58 182 31.87 - MTCLUM1 49 178 27.53 - MTCLUM1 41 161 25.47
- MTCLUM2 34 168 20.24 - MTCLUM2 36 168 21.43 - MTCLUM2 11 158 6.96
- YGRVLM2 67 165 40.61 - YGRVLM2 65 166 39.16 - YGRVLM2 24 160 15.00
- CSPNLM1 173 181 95.58 - CSPNLM1 169 171 98.83 - CSPNLM1 137 161 85.09

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- CSPNLM2 43 180 23.89 - CSPNLM2 64 172 37.21 - CSPNLM2 30 160 18.75
- C6LM1 22 182 12.09 - C6LM1 21 169 12.43 - C6LM1 10 161 6.21
- C6LM2 5 179 2.79 - C6LM2 5 172 2.91 - C6LM2 2 160 1.25
- C7LM1 31 181 17.13 - C7LM1 23 172 13.37 - C7LM1 14 161 8.70
- C7LM2 11 182 6.04 - C7LM2 19 173 10.98 - C7LM2 3 160 1.88
KHO SHOVUI1 33 122 27.05 AWAm1 SHOVUI1 48 162 29.63 TRKd SHOVUI1 72 161 44.72
- SHOVUI2 24 121 19.83 - SHOVUI2 36 161 22.36 - SHOVUI2 48 152 31.58
- MLRUI1 77 127 60.63 - MLRUI1 96 163 58.90 - MLRUI1 106 161 65.84
- HYPOUM1 134 136 98.53 - HYPOUM1 158 167 94.61 - HYPOUM1 151 161 93.79
- HYPOUM2 15 61 24.59 - HYPOUM2 14 112 12.50 - HYPOUM2 22 160 13.75
- MTCLUM1 9 133 6.77 - MTCLUM1 8 160 5.00 - MTCLUM1 51 161 31.68
- MTCLUM2 4 51 7.84 - MTCLUM2 10 102 9.80 - MTCLUM2 27 160 16.88
- YGRVLM2 16 86 18.60 - YGRVLM2 37 136 27.21 - YGRVLM2 20 161 12.42
- CSPNLM1 111 128 86.72 - CSPNLM1 144 162 88.89 - CSPNLM1 130 161 80.75
- CSPNLM2 10 80 12.50 - CSPNLM2 14 136 10.29 - CSPNLM2 30 156 19.23
- C6LM1 4 129 3.10 - C6LM1 7 162 4.32 - C6LM1 18 161 11.18
- C6LM2 0 85 0.00 - C6LM2 0 138 0.00 - C6LM2 4 161 2.48
- C7LM1 12 129 9.30 - C7LM1 12 165 7.27 - C7LM1 35 161 21.74
- C7LM2 1 90 1.11 - C7LM2 4 142 2.82 - C7LM2 19 161 11.80
SKH SHOVUI1 0 9 0.00 MDK SHOVUI1 73 179 40.78 UTHd SHOVUI1 65 159 40.88
- SHOVUI2 0 9 0.00 - SHOVUI2 38 173 21.97 - SHOVUI2 35 153 22.88
- MLRUI1 2 9 22.22 - MLRUI1 125 178 70.22 - MLRUI1 116 159 72.96
- HYPOUM1 11 14 78.57 - HYPOUM1 178 181 98.34 - HYPOUM1 150 159 94.34
- HYPOUM2 2 13 15.38 - HYPOUM2 15 150 10.00 - HYPOUM2 24 159 15.09
- MTCLUM1 3 9 33.33 - MTCLUM1 5 178 2.81 - MTCLUM1 39 159 24.53
- MTCLUM2 2 14 14.29 - MTCLUM2 17 147 11.56 - MTCLUM2 21 159 13.21
- YGRVLM2 5 14 35.71 - YGRVLM2 38 144 26.39 - YGRVLM2 7 156 4.49
- CSPNLM1 9 15 60.00 - CSPNLM1 158 176 89.77 - CSPNLM1 151 159 94.97
- CSPNLM2 1 15 6.67 - CSPNLM2 36 160 22.50 - CSPNLM2 34 155 21.94
- C6LM1 1 14 7.14 - C6LM1 9 177 5.08 - C6LM1 21 159 13.21
- C6LM2 0 15 0.00 - C6LM2 2 165 1.21 - C6LM2 1 154 0.65
- C7LM1 1 15 6.67 - C7LM1 10 176 5.68 - C7LM1 20 159 12.58
- C7LM2 0 15 0.00 - C7LM2 1 163 0.61 - C7LM2 6 154 3.90
TMG SHOVUI1 1 7 14.29 SWT SHOVUI1 59 177 33.33 YSFsw SHOVUI1 53 181 29.28
- SHOVUI2 2 7 28.57 - SHOVUI2 36 176 20.45 - SHOVUI2 27 180 15.00

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- MLRUI1 3 8 37.50 - MLRUI1 131 181 72.38 - MLRUI1 139 181 76.80
- HYPOUM1 17 22 77.27 - HYPOUM1 177 180 98.33 - HYPOUM1 180 181 99.45
- HYPOUM2 0 13 0.00 - HYPOUM2 26 120 21.67 - HYPOUM2 33 177 18.64
- MTCLUM1 4 19 21.05 - MTCLUM1 14 179 7.82 - MTCLUM1 30 181 16.57
- MTCLUM2 0 13 0.00 - MTCLUM2 16 112 14.29 - MTCLUM2 18 177 10.17
- YGRVLM2 3 18 16.67 - YGRVLM2 41 149 27.52 - YGRVLM2 67 181 37.02
- CSPNLM1 19 25 76.00 - CSPNLM1 162 173 93.64 - CSPNLM1 155 180 86.11
- CSPNLM2 3 17 17.65 - CSPNLM2 27 150 18.00 - CSPNLM2 11 181 6.08
- C6LM1 0 22 0.00 - C6LM1 8 172 4.65 - C6LM1 9 180 5.00
- C6LM2 1 18 5.56 - C6LM2 0 154 0.00 - C6LM2 1 180 0.56
- C7LM1 2 24 8.33 - C7LM1 20 176 11.36 - C7LM1 11 180 6.11
- C7LM2 2 20 10.00 - C7LM2 1 165 0.61 - C7LM2 0 180 0.00
NeoMRG SHOVUI1 18 28 64.29 WAKg SHOVUI1 37 145 25.52 GUJm2 SHOVUI1 89 155 57.42
- SHOVUI2 17 37 45.95 - SHOVUI2 26 144 18.06 - SHOVUI2 53 151 35.10
- MLRUI1 15 26 57.69 - MLRUI1 100 145 68.97 - MLRUI1 48 143 33.57
- HYPOUM1 35 42 83.33 - HYPOUM1 133 144 92.36 - HYPOUM1 151 157 96.18
- HYPOUM2 2 41 4.88 - HYPOUM2 13 111 11.71 - HYPOUM2 9 103 8.74
- MTCLUM1 7 28 25.00 - MTCLUM1 13 141 9.22 - MTCLUM1 7 155 4.52
- MTCLUM2 10 25 40.00 - MTCLUM2 10 102 9.80 - MTCLUM2 9 95 9.47
- YGRVLM2 12 37 32.43 - YGRVLM2 12 102 11.76 - YGRVLM2 15 99 15.15
- CSPNLM1 39 43 90.70 - CSPNLM1 120 141 85.11 - CSPNLM1 125 152 82.24
- CSPNLM2 3 49 6.12 - CSPNLM2 20 114 17.54 - CSPNLM2 11 120 9.17
- C6LM1 3 37 8.11 - C6LM1 5 140 3.57 - C6LM1 2 110 1.82
- C6LM2 0 44 0.00 - C6LM2 1 115 0.87 - C6LM2 1 90 1.11
- C7LM1 4 40 10.00 - C7LM1 10 143 6.99 - C7LM1 10 110 9.09
- C7LM2 0 43 0.00 - C7LM2 1 113 0.88 - C7LM2 1 90 1.11
ChlMRG SHOVUI1 13 25 52.00 WAKs SHOVUI1 31 158 19.62 AWAm2 SHOVUI1 25 141 17.73
- SHOVUI2 14 24 58.33 - SHOVUI2 20 156 12.82 - SHOVUI2 12 143 8.39
- MLRUI1 14 25 56.00 - MLRUI1 112 160 70.00 - MLRUI1 57 120 47.50
- HYPOUM1 22 22 100.0 - HYPOUM1 159 162 98.15 - HYPOUM1 144 147 97.96
- HYPOUM2 10 18 55.56 - HYPOUM2 4 108 3.70 - HYPOUM2 14 109 12.84
- MTCLUM1 5 19 26.32 - MTCLUM1 10 158 6.33 - MTCLUM1 5 146 3.42
- MTCLUM2 6 18 33.33 - MTCLUM2 7 99 7.07 - MTCLUM2 6 102 5.88
- YGRVLM2 6 22 27.27 - YGRVLM2 12 117 10.26 - YGRVLM2 15 125 12.00
- CSPNLM1 20 23 86.96 - CSPNLM1 127 159 79.87 - CSPNLM1 125 151 82.78

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- CSPNLM2 2 24 8.33 - CSPNLM2 18 120 15.00 - CSPNLM2 11 124 8.87
- C6LM1 5 23 21.74 - C6LM1 4 158 2.53 - C6LM1 4 126 3.17
- C6LM2 2 18 11.11 - C6LM2 0 120 0.00 - C6LM2 0 125 0.00
- C7LM1 3 25 12.00 - C7LM1 18 158 11.39 - C7LM1 10 127 7.87
- C7LM2 0 24 0.00 - C7LM2 0 120 0.00 - C7LM2 0 128 0.00
HAR SHOVUI1 2 15 13.33 SAP SHOVUI1 2 19 10.53
- SHOVUI2 4 16 25.00 - SHOVUI2 5 17 29.41
- MLRUI1 8 12 66.67 - MLRUI1 4 17 23.53
- HYPOUM1 16 16 100.0 - HYPOUM1 36 36 100.0
- HYPOUM2 2 18 11.11 - HYPOUM2 23 32 71.88
- MTCLUM1 6 13 46.15 - MTCLUM1 3 37 8.11
- MTCLUM2 4 16 25.00 - MTCLUM2 2 34 5.88
- YGRVLM2 3 31 9.68 - YGRVLM2 7 38 18.42
- CSPNLM1 17 20 85.00 - CSPNLM1 22 28 78.57
- CSPNLM2 0 33 0.00 - CSPNLM2 2 41 4.88
- C6LM1 1 20 5.00 - C6LM1 3 25 12.00
- C6LM2 0 28 0.00 - C6LM2 0 40 0.00
- C7LM1 1 22 4.55 - C7LM1 1 38 2.63
- C7LM2 0 28 0.00 - C7LM2 0 43 0.00

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