Just how diverse is africa genetically?

[HowardHughes]

I heard that a chinese and European are close to one another genetically than a amharic person and hausa person

I never knew this, there is more genetic diversity in one continent of africans than the WHOLE world combined!

 

[Samori Toure]

Africans are the most genetically diverse people on Earth. Just google "African are most genetically diverse people on Earth." You will see a bunch of articles and youtube videos discussing the subject. In fact the continent of Africa itself has more genetic variation than the rest of the World combined.


Africans have world's greatest genetic variation
African DNA has more genetic diversity
Study Finds Africans More Genetically Diverse Than Other Populations
CGS : Study: Africans More Genetically Diverse Than Rest of World
Genetic diversity of Sub-Saharan Africa revealed - BBC News
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090430144524.htm