Bona fide colour: DNA prediction of human eye and hair colour from ancient and contemporary skeletal remains

Jolanta Draus-Barini; Susan Walsh; Ewelina Pośpiech; Tomasz Kupiec; Henryk Głąb; Wojciech Branicki; Manfred Kayser

doi:10.1186/2041-2223-4-3

Investigative Genetics

Table 2 HIrisPlex-based eye and hair colour prediction results for the 26 samples tested

From: Bona fide colour: DNA prediction of human eye and hair colour from ancient and contemporary skeletal remains

Sample	Probability values of hair colour categories	Probability values of hair colour shade	Inferred most likely hair colour	Accuracy probability value of predicted hair colour based on a >300 European test set	Probability values of eye colour categories	Inferred most likely eye colour	Accuracy probability value of predicted eye colour based on a >3800 European test set
S1	Brown 0.367	Light 0.268	Dark Brown	78.5%	Blue 0.317	Brown	87.5%
	Red 0.002	Dark 0.732			Int. 0.193
	Black 0.499				Brown 0.490
	Blond 0.133				Brown 0.490
S2	Brown 0.246	Light 0.655	Dark Blond/Brown	78.5%	Blue 0.306	Brown	91%
	Red 0.001	Dark 0.345			Int. 0.142
	Red 0.001				Brown 0.552
	Black 0.326
	Blond 0.427
S3	Brown 0.496	Light 0.215	Dark Brown	78.5%	Blue 0.190	Brown	90.4%
	Red 0.001	Dark 0.785			Int. 0.271
	Black 0.406				Brown 0.539
	Blond 0.098				Brown 0.539
S4	Brown 0.064	Light 0.976	Light Blond	69.5%	Blue 0.919	Blue	97.4%
	Red 0.048	Dark 0.024			Int. 0.048
	Black 0.025				Brown 0.033
	Blond 0.864				Brown 0.033
S5	Brown 0.251	Light 0.020	Black/Dark Brown	87.5%	Blue 0.706	Blue	94%
	Red 0.000	Dark 0.980			Int. 0.117
	Black 0.729				Brown 0.177
	Blond 0.020				Brown 0.177
S6	Brown 0.227	Light 0.171	Dark Brown	78.5%	Blue 0.002	Brown	99%
	Red 0.000	Dark 0.829			Int. 0.026
	Black 0.636				Brown 0.972
	Blond 0.136				Brown 0.972
S7	Brown 0.282	Light 0.030	Black/Dark Brown	87.5%	Blue 0.706	Blue	94%
	Red 0.000	Dark 0.970			Int. 0.117
	Black 0.690				Brown 0.177
	Blond 0.028				Brown 0.177
S8	Brown 0.246	Light 0.196	Dark Brown	78.5%	Blue 0.024	Brown	95.6%
	Red 0.000	Dark 0.804			Int. 0.083
	Black 0.594				Brown 0.892
	Blond 0.160				Brown 0.892
S9	Brown 0.324	Light 0.212	Dark Brown	78.5%	Blue 0.911	Blue	97.4%
	Red 0.001	Dark 0.788			Int. 0.057
	Black 0.538				Brown 0.032
	Blond 0.136				Brown 0.032
S10	Brown 0.153	Light 0.016	Black	87.5%	Blue 0.001	Brown	99%
	Red 0.000	Dark 0.984			Int. 0.016
	Black 0.829				Brown 0.983
	Blond 0.017				Brown 0.983
S11	Brown 0.076	Light 0.964	Light Blond	69.5%	Blue 0.950	Blue	99%
	Red 0.037	Dark 0.036			Int. 0.030
	Black 0.035				Brown 0.020
	Blond 0.852				Brown 0.020
S12	Brown 0.044	Light 0.969	Light Blond	69.5%	Blue 0.937	Blue	97.4%
	Red 0.090	Dark 0.031			Int. 0.041
	Black 0.049				Brown 0.022
	Blond 0.817				Brown 0.022
S13	Brown 0.180	Light 0.883	Dark Blond/Light Brown	69.5%	Blue 0.229	Brown	91.9%
	Red 0.025	Dark 0.117			Int. 0.128
	Black 0.119				Brown 0.643
	Blond 0.676				Brown 0.643
S14	Brown 0.157	Light 0.907	Light Blond	69.5%	Blue 0.899	Blue	95.6%
	Red 0.005	Dark 0.093			Int. 0.066
	Black 0.072				Brown 0.035
	Blond 0.766				Brown 0.035
S15	Brown 0.168	Light 0.927	Light Blond	69.5%	Blue 0.870	Blue	95.6%
	Red 0.004	Dark 0.073			Int. 0.076
	Black 0.064				Brown 0.053
	Blond 0.765				Brown 0.053
S16	Brown 0.089	Light 0.951	Light Blond	69.5%	Blue 0.950	Blue	99%
	Red 0.002	Dark 0.049			Int. 0.030
	Black 0.054				Brown 0.020
	Blond 0.856				Brown 0.020
S17	Brown 0.221	Light 0.696	Dark Blond/Brown	78.5%	Blue 0.207	Brown	91.9%
	Red 0.001	Dark 0.304			Int. 0.161
	Black 0.263				Brown 0.632
	Blond 0.514				Brown 0.632
S18	Brown 0.083	Light 0.969	Light Blond	69.5%	Blue 0.937	Blue	97.4%
	Red 0.090	Dark 0.031			Int. 0.041
	Black 0.024				Brown 0.022
	Blond 0.802				Brown 0.022
S19	Brown 0.075	Light 0.968	Light Blond	69.5%	Blue 0.950	Blue	99%
	Red 0.002	Dark 0.032			Int. 0.030
	Black 0.039				Brown 0.020
	Blond 0.883				Brown 0.020
S20	Brown 0.246	Light 0.727	Dark Blond/Brown	78.5%	Blue 0.207	Brown	91.9%
	Red 0.001	Dark 0.273			Int. 0.161
	Black 0.183				Brown 0.632
	Blond 0.570				Brown 0.632
S21	Brown 0.089	Light 0.951	Light Blond	69.5%	Blue 0.937	Blue	97.4%
	Red 0.002	Dark 0.049			Int. 0.041
	Black 0.054				Brown 0.022
	Blond 0.856				Brown 0.022
S22	Brown 0.155	Light 0.934	Light Blond	69.5%	Blue 0.870	Blue	95.6%
	Red 0.008	Dark 0.066			Int. 0.076
	Black 0.053				Brown 0.053
	Blond 0.783				Brown 0.053
S23	Brown 0.218	Light 0.696	Dark Blond/Brown	78.5%	Blue 0.150	Brown	94%
	Red 0.002	Dark 0.304			Int. 0.140
	Black 0.248				Brown 0.711
	Blond 0.532				Brown 0.711
S24	Brown 0.202	Light 0.695	Dark Blond/Brown	78.5%	Blue 0.277	Brown	90.4%
	Red 0.002	Dark 0.305			Int. 0.179
	Black 0.301				Brown 0.543
	Blond 0.495				Brown 0.543
S25	-	-	-		Blue 0.899	Blue	95.6%
					Int. 0.066
					Brown 0.035
S26	Brown 0.131	Light 0.918	Light Blond	69.5%	Blue 0.919	Blue	97.4%
	Red 0.007	Dark 0.082			Int. 0.048
	Black 0.078				Brown 0.033
	Blond 0.784

Probability estimation and final prediction of eye colour was done according to Walsh et al. 2011 [24] and eye colour accuracy estimation according to Walsh et al. 2012 [26].
Probability and accuracy estimation and final prediction for hair colour and hair colour shade was done according to Walsh et al. 2012 [40].

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