According to an autosomal genetic study from 2012, Indigenous Americans descend from at least three main migrant waves from East Asia. Most of it is traced back to a single ancestral population, called 'First Americans'.
Who are Mongolians genetically closest to?
Genetic studies on current Mongolian populations have not only indicated that most Mongolian tribes were genetically similar to both East Asian and Siberian populations but also revealed the remarkable effects on the genetic structure of Eurasians by the Mongol Empire.
Are Native Americans Mongoloids?
According to the Meyers Konversations-Lexikon (1885–90), peoples included in the Mongoloid race are North Mongol, Chinese & Indochinese, Japanese & Korean, Tibetan & Burmese, Malay, Polynesian, Maori, Micronesian, Eskimo, and Native American.
What is the origin of the Native American people?
The First Amerindian Natives are postulated to have come from Asia through the Bering land bridge between 30,000–12,000 years before the present (BP). These conclusions have been based on cultural, morphological and genetic similarities between American and Asian populations.
