What could my haplogroups tell me about my genealogy?

[Noman]

Hey guys,

My Y-DNA is R2a and my mtDNA is U7. I am having difficult times finding my family tree. Could, in some way, my haplgroups predict something about my family tree?

[Taiguaitiaoghyrmmumin]

Doesnt tell you anything unless you have Matches for your Y-STR markers.

[Noman]

Doesnt tell you anything unless you have Matches for your Y-STR markers.

How do I find matches for Y-STR markers?

[Taiguaitiaoghyrmmumin]

How do I find matches for Y-STR markers?

you need to test with a DNA testing company that does Haplogroup Testing for Y-STR markers. The most popular one for that is FTDNA. But theres a few others also I think. But less popular I think. Not sure though.

[Skjaldemjøden]

No, nothing whatsoever. Follow the paper trail if you wanna learn about your genealogy.

[Dick]

you need to test with a DNA testing company that does Haplogroup Testing for Y-STR markers. The most popular one for that is FTDNA. But theres a few others also I think. But less popular I think. Not sure though.

Big Y is even better test. SNPs are more accurate.

[Kelmendasi]

Your Ydna haplogroup is a common one in the sub-continent and is linked to the Indus valley civilization. Your Mtdna haplogroup is a Eurasian one and supposedly originated near the Black sea, it is believed that large scale migrations like the Indo-European migration brought this haplogroup to the sub-continent

[Taiguaitiaoghyrmmumin]

Big Y is even better test. SNPs are more accurate.

Not for geneology. Its for finding your haplogroup. I had big Y done but I had a near exact match on Y str. He was only a genetic distance of 2. So it means our last common ancestor was only hundreds of years ago or less. But with still high probability as low recent as 9 generations ago. And he didnt do the Y111 test he did the Y60 i think its called. I have Y111 done. He didnt do big Y but since his Y str markers was so close he was grouped in the same haplogroup as me.

[Dick]

Not for geneology. Its for finding your haplogroup. I had big Y done but I had a near exact match on Y str. He was only a genetic distance of 2. So it means our last common ancestor was only hundreds of years ago or less. But with still high probability as low recent as 9 generations ago. And he didnt do the Y111 test he did the Y60 i think its called. I have Y111 done. He didnt do big Y but since his Y str markers was so close he was grouped in the same haplogroup as me.

In that case, yes. So he did 67? How far back does 37 and 25 str markers go then?

[Taiguaitiaoghyrmmumin]

In that case, yes. So he did 67? How far back does 37 and 25 str markers go then?

?? I dont know the specifics. It just means overall they tested 67 markers vs 111. They just compare the markers. Some Y str markers mutate faster than other but they still mutate slow over hundreds of years. I only had like 1 or 2 str marker differences from his first Y-67 compared to the first 67 of mine.