Table 2 Nei genetic distances among different pairwise ethnic groups with different kinds of markers.

From: Population genetic study of 34 X-Chromosome markers in 5 main ethnic groups of China

Pairwise population

Nei genetic distances

A group (16 X-STRs)

B group (18 X-Indels)

C group (16 X-STRs+18 X-Indels)

HAN-HUI

0.045

0.035

0.065

HAN-Uygur

0.051

0.047

0.065

HAN-Mongolian

0.030

0.022

0.030

HAN-Tibetan

0.030

0.022

0.033

HUI-Uygur

0.095

0.075

0.125

HUI-Mongolian

0.047

0.028

0.087

HUI-Tibetan

0.051

0.032

0.065

Uygur-Mongolian

0.077

0.068

0.097

Uygur-Tibetan

0.050

0.037

0.079

Mongolian-Tibetan

0.022

0.012

0.052