I have a very specific question.

Lets say perhaps an individual is

47% from the Deccan

19% from Northern China

17% from Western Himalayas/Hindu Kush

3% for Southern India,

3% from the Indo-Gangetic plain

2% from the Gulf of Khambhat

2% from various Tibetan peoples

and 1% from Western China

Knowing this information, would you estimate the individual to have higher or lower Neanderthal ancestry?

Than what?

19 minutes ago, KJW said:

Than what?

Would you estimate the individual to have higher or lower Neanderthal ancestry?

37 minutes ago, Sohan Lalwani said:

Would you estimate the individual to have higher or lower Neanderthal ancestry?

Higher or lower than what? Than average? Than Joe the bartender? When using a comparative you need a reference.

Starting with research is useful:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3632468/

Higher levels of neanderthal dna found in E Asia populations.

What's the difference between a duck?

3 hours ago, swansont said:

Higher or lower than what? Than average? Than Joe the bartender? When using a comparative you need a reference.

First I would like to have the answer for on average, but now I am extremely curious about Joe the bartenders genetic makeup

8 minutes ago, Sohan Lalwani said:

I would like to have the answer for on average

The DNA of folks residing in those locations isn’t homogeneous, nor is a sufficiently large genetic sample to calculate said average available

3 hours ago, iNow said:

The DNA of folks residing in those locations isn’t homogeneous, nor is a sufficiently large genetic sample to calculate said average available

Yes I know, but based off the information provided on the specific individual, the individual having the genetic makeup I listed, what would your estimate for Neanderthal ancestry be?

You would need to look at research into gene frequencies done in the field of population genetics - and also paleogenetics. I have some knowledge but it's not really my field, so probably time for you to do a literature search and also read up on PG generally. Frequencies of paleogenes in people with mixed ancestries (like your OP fellow who seems to be a mix of East and South Asian) are not easy to predict, and even an expert would find this difficult. Some sequencing companies will provide a Neanderthal DNA analysis of your genome, and also for Denisovan DNA, but you would want to shop around and read reviews done by independent professionals in genomics. Not all of the commercial companies do full sequencing. (if you don't mind disclosing this, were the OP percentages from a commercial sequencing firm?)

22 hours ago, swansont said:

Higher or lower than what? Than average? Than Joe the bartender? When using a comparative you need a reference.