Permian genetic component in the gene pool of the indigenous peoples of the Volga region

Abstract

The contribution of the Permian by origin component to the gene pool of various ethnic groups of the Volga region, which is present among the peoples of the Permian language group and Turkic-speaking ethnic groups, is revealed. It completely dominates on Udmurts and Besermyans, and also occupies a fifth of the Komi gene pool. An analysis of the distribution of this component in populations and the composition of their gene pools for various sublines of the Y-chromosome haplogroups shows that modern Udmurts retained their original composition of the gene pool and were not subjected to mixing with the Ugric, Turkic and Slavic settlers who came later. The introduction of this genetic component into the composition of the Tatars and Bashkirs was associated with the assimilation of the local Permian population. The distribution of frequencies of the Permian component in populations according to genomic data and the frequencies of haplogroups N1a1a and N1a2b in the populations of the Udmurts, Besermians and Komi completely coincides with the data of anthropology and linguistics.