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What ever they are now, the Basques, nor their ancestors, were ever R-U106, for the vast bulk of their male R1b lies downstream of R-P312
If recent admixture with Norwegians and Swedes alone was responsible for the presence of R-U106 then I would also expect more R1b diversity. On the other hand, if I was to consider R1b to be 'old' amongst the Saami then I would envisage that R1b to be consisting of R-L23* and/or R-M412* subclades, not R-U106. It is possible that the Saami from Norway possess not only higher frequencies of R1b, but also more diversity. Will we have to wait for more sample analysis, more subclade analysis and clarity on mutation ages.Originally Posted by Pallantides
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