Human Ancestry Ontology

Last uploaded: August 19, 2024
Preferred Name

Greater Middle Eastern (Middle Eastern or North African or Persian)
Synonyms

Middle Eastern/North African

Definitions

Includes individuals who self-report or were described by authors as Middle Eastern, North African, Persian or one of the subpopulations from this region (e.g. Saudi Arabian). We note there is heterogeneity in this category with different degrees of admixture as well as levels of genetic isolation. We note that there does not appear to be a suitable reference population for this category and efforts are required to fill this gap.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HANCESTRO_0015

definition

Includes individuals who self-report or were described by authors as Middle Eastern, North African, Persian or one of the subpopulations from this region (e.g. Saudi Arabian). We note there is heterogeneity in this category with different degrees of admixture as well as levels of genetic isolation. We note that there does not appear to be a suitable reference population for this category and efforts are required to fill this gap.

has_exact_synonym

Middle Eastern/North African

label

Greater Middle Eastern (Middle Eastern or North African or Persian)

prefixIRI

HANCESTRO:0015

prefLabel

Greater Middle Eastern (Middle Eastern or North African or Persian)

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HANCESTRO_0004

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