rs16960620
A SNP in the SLC24A5 gene on chromosome 15. Its most notable genotype is A;A: common in complete genomics
- Gene
- SLC24A5
- Location
- Chr 1548,124,702 (GRCh38)
- Highest magnitude
- 0.0Typical
- Tested on
- 23andMe, AncestryDNA
- Minor allele frequency
- 4%
Genotypes
As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.
On SNPedia: (A;A). Magnitude rates how notable a genotype is from 0 to 10, not how risky it is.
Frequency
Share of each genotype in 5 HapMap populations.
- AverageA;A 83%
- European ancestry (Utah)A;A 100%
- Han Chinese (Beijing)A;A 69%
- Japanese (Tokyo)A;A 76%
- Yoruba (Nigeria)A;A 98%
- Chinese (Denver)A;A 73%
Related
Notes
From SNPedia
Notes
This SNP is one of three from the SLC24A5 gene that can be analyzed to categorize the ancestry of a person as either European, African, or Asian, based on a 2009 study. The 3 SNPs are: * rs1426654 * rs2555364 * rs16960620
A;A
common among pgp10
Source and license
Adapted from rs16960620 on SNPedia, using a snapshot taken October 16, 2026. SNPedia content is shared under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US, and this page is shared under the same license.
SNPedia is a community-edited wiki. Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice. Magnitude is a community rating of how interesting a genotype is, not a risk score.