Genetics of South African Boers (2024 Study)

Key genetics

Physically

One of the highest blue eye population in the world

Very inbreed

6 times more likely to get skin cancer than Europeans

Personality

Very high autism

Genetically high levels of empathy (uzwela). Empathy is the ability to care for others rather than oneself, This means Afrikaners have very low levels of psychopaths. This comes from a very well-developed frontal cortex, which is how genetics play a role in this personality trait.

Genetically, Afrikaners do not get angry as fast as most other ethnic groups. (Well developed frontal cortex)

Corrections

Only one of the 3 ships of the original settler ships was shipwrecked. Wolraad Woltemade

Most of the Afrikaner farmland is in the Karoo, a semi-desert, where large farms are needed due to the dry conditions, leading to a misconception of the amount of land owned by Afrikaners. Karoo