Genome in the Wild

I tested with 23andme in April 2010 and then upgraded to their version 3 chip with almost a million SNPs last Christmas. Now I am releasing my personal genome in the public domain. To the extent possible under law, Zack Ajmal has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to Zack Ajmal 23andme v3… Continue reading Genome in the Wild

Harappa Ancestry Project Update

I have got 25 participants to the Harappa Ancestry Project now. But we still need more especially from the Hindi belt. I have been detailing the datasets I am using: HapMap Human Genome Diversity Project (HGDP) Singapore Genome Variation Project Behar et al Data Xing et al Data Reference Dataset I Reference Dataset II I… Continue reading Harappa Ancestry Project Update

Harappa Project New Site

As several people had asked, I have set up a separate website for the Harappa Ancestry Project at http://www.harappadna.org/. I am keeping a link to the new site on the top menu bar here titled Harappa DNA. I might also crosspost some items from the project here. I have also set up a Facebook page… Continue reading Harappa Project New Site

Harappa Ancestry Project

I have become interested (some would say obsessed) with genetics recently. I wrote about getting my DNA test done and there’s a lot more about my own results that I plan to bore you with. One fun application of genetic testing is inferring ancestry: Which ancestral group are you descended from? Can we estimate the… Continue reading Harappa Ancestry Project