MDLP K7

MDLP K7 (Modern) is an admixture calculator that decomposes an individual's genome into seven broad ancestral components derived from global reference populations. It measures the proportional contribution of: Scandinavian, Volga_Region, Altaic, Celto_Germanic, Caucassian_Anatolian_Balkanic, Balto_Slavic, and North_Atlantic to provide a compact but informative portrait of recent population history. Designed for a worldwide audience—genealogists, population geneticists, students, and curious consumers—this tool makes it easier to see where a person’s genetic affinities cluster relative to well-characterized regional groups. The calculator analyzes autosomal genotype data to estimate how much of a genome resembles each reference cluster. Results offer percentage breakdowns, rank-ordered affinities, and qualitative context about likely historical processes that created those signals: Norse and North Sea connections for Scandinavian and North_Atlantic components; Indo-European spreads reflected in Celto_Germanic and Balto_Slavic; steppe and riverine interactions tied to Volga_Region and Altaic; and deep Mediterranean and foothill ancestries reflected in Caucassian_Anatolian_Balkanic. By combining modern reference panels with statistical clustering, MDLP K7 situates individual genomes within post-glacial, Bronze Age, and later migration narratives without requiring specialist knowledge. Why it’s valuable: MDLP K7 balances interpretability and geographic resolution—offering clearer, fewer components than high-k models while retaining meaningful distinctions between northern, eastern, western, and south-eastern Eurasian influences. It is particularly useful for exploratory analysis, hypothesis generation, teaching, and comparing ancestry estimates across calculators. Users should understand it reports statistical affinities to modeled populations rather than definitive cultural or ethnic labels. As with all reference-based tools, results are most informative when integra