Genetic affinities among the lower castes and tribal groups of India: inference from Y chromosome and mitochondrial DNA

Table 5 Analyses of molecular variance based on mtDNA HVR I sequence and 16 Y-biallelic markers between the population groups of India

	Percentage of Variance
Population Groups	mtDNA HVR I	Y-Chromosome
Among the tribal groups	6.38	2.18
Between tribes and lower castes	0.50	1.0
Between tribes and upper castes	0.93	6.17
Between lower and upper castes	0.46	4.72

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