Vojnik
06-11-2012, 05:59 AM
My DNA has been tested and the results for my paternal DNA (y-chromosome) is I2a2a.
Information on Haplogroup I2a:
Haplogroup I2a is characterized by the genetic Marker P37.02, which appeared for the first time 15,000 years ago. It originated in the Balkans, where it is most widely distributed yet today.
Haplogroup I2a distinguishes itself from other tribes that sought in the Balkans a refuge from the ice sheet during the Ice Age. As one of the few original tribes, they survived the Ice Age and expanded into Romania, Poland, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia.
The hard environmental conditions during the Ice Age led to a drastic decrease of the human population and the genetic diversity of Europe.
I only purchased the basic package with 12 markers and I have been told that my possible place of origin is in todays Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina. My subclade is: I2a2a-M423-Din-S.
This is the definition of my subclade that I received.
You are probably wondering what I2a2a-M423-Din-S means? The I2a2a
was assigned by ISOGG. The M423 means Familytreedna thinks you will test
positive for the SNP M423. Din-S is short for Dinaric Alps, south of the Danube
River. The Dinaric Alps lie on the north of Italy and extend southward along
the Adriatic Ocean. The Danube River begins in lower Germany and extends
eastward to the Black Sea. So geographically, your ancient ancestors lived
in this area back thousands of years ago. You can read about your Dinaric
group at our I2a Website, using the link above.
Matches Map. Red is exact matches, Orange is 1 step matches.
http://i48.tinypic.com/263zj8z.png
http://i47.tinypic.com/33mo6c8.png
Ancestral origins:
http://i50.tinypic.com/1zwgsus.png
Haplogroup origins:
http://i45.tinypic.com/2aan408.png
My mtDNA (maternal haplogroup) was found to be U4. I did not get much out of that but I did find one exact match in Romania.
Here is some information on haplogroup U4:
Haplogroup U, as a branch of family tree R, differentiated from it 50,000 years ago and is therefore one of the oldest haplogroups of Europe. The genetic diversification of the tribe is indicative of the great age.
11% of current-day Europeans are direct descendants of Clan Mother U in the maternal line. Today one finds this haplogroup in north Africa, in Arabic Regions, in the Caucasus, but above all in Great Britain, southern France, and Basque territory.
Cheddar-Mann is probably the most famous of the early exponents of haplogroup U. Cheddar-Mann was unearthed in 1903 in Gough’s Cave in Somerset, England. The corpse comes from the year 7,150 B.C. and was likely the victim of cannibalism.
One sub-group of this branch, U5, is found almost exclusively among the Saami in Finland. The cultural, linguistic, and geographic isolation of this people led to a specific subgroup that was hardly disseminated.
One further interesting sub-group of U is U6, which appears predominantly in the Middle East. 10% of all North Africans descend in the material line from haplogroup U6. In spite of the geographic distance between U5 and U6, both had the same first female ancestor, U.
I find this whole thing very interesting but confusing at the same time. Any opinions, feel free to say them.
Information on Haplogroup I2a:
Haplogroup I2a is characterized by the genetic Marker P37.02, which appeared for the first time 15,000 years ago. It originated in the Balkans, where it is most widely distributed yet today.
Haplogroup I2a distinguishes itself from other tribes that sought in the Balkans a refuge from the ice sheet during the Ice Age. As one of the few original tribes, they survived the Ice Age and expanded into Romania, Poland, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia.
The hard environmental conditions during the Ice Age led to a drastic decrease of the human population and the genetic diversity of Europe.
I only purchased the basic package with 12 markers and I have been told that my possible place of origin is in todays Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina. My subclade is: I2a2a-M423-Din-S.
This is the definition of my subclade that I received.
You are probably wondering what I2a2a-M423-Din-S means? The I2a2a
was assigned by ISOGG. The M423 means Familytreedna thinks you will test
positive for the SNP M423. Din-S is short for Dinaric Alps, south of the Danube
River. The Dinaric Alps lie on the north of Italy and extend southward along
the Adriatic Ocean. The Danube River begins in lower Germany and extends
eastward to the Black Sea. So geographically, your ancient ancestors lived
in this area back thousands of years ago. You can read about your Dinaric
group at our I2a Website, using the link above.
Matches Map. Red is exact matches, Orange is 1 step matches.
http://i48.tinypic.com/263zj8z.png
http://i47.tinypic.com/33mo6c8.png
Ancestral origins:
http://i50.tinypic.com/1zwgsus.png
Haplogroup origins:
http://i45.tinypic.com/2aan408.png
My mtDNA (maternal haplogroup) was found to be U4. I did not get much out of that but I did find one exact match in Romania.
Here is some information on haplogroup U4:
Haplogroup U, as a branch of family tree R, differentiated from it 50,000 years ago and is therefore one of the oldest haplogroups of Europe. The genetic diversification of the tribe is indicative of the great age.
11% of current-day Europeans are direct descendants of Clan Mother U in the maternal line. Today one finds this haplogroup in north Africa, in Arabic Regions, in the Caucasus, but above all in Great Britain, southern France, and Basque territory.
Cheddar-Mann is probably the most famous of the early exponents of haplogroup U. Cheddar-Mann was unearthed in 1903 in Gough’s Cave in Somerset, England. The corpse comes from the year 7,150 B.C. and was likely the victim of cannibalism.
One sub-group of this branch, U5, is found almost exclusively among the Saami in Finland. The cultural, linguistic, and geographic isolation of this people led to a specific subgroup that was hardly disseminated.
One further interesting sub-group of U is U6, which appears predominantly in the Middle East. 10% of all North Africans descend in the material line from haplogroup U6. In spite of the geographic distance between U5 and U6, both had the same first female ancestor, U.
I find this whole thing very interesting but confusing at the same time. Any opinions, feel free to say them.