Yeah ok, makes sense if you explain it in that way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longbowman
Haplogroups ARE interesting, but identifying with them doesn't make sense. Imagine finding more in common with some randomer from another race than your own grandpa (or indeed female relatives).
extremely common seeing as nearly all haplogroups except for this one are descended from it. In its unmutated form? fairly rare outside parts of Africa.
I also read it either originated in East Africa, Central Africa, or North Africa based of on the splits. Atleast thats what someone else said on Biodiversity.
Spoiler!
Your have the most interesting MTDNA result I have ever seen...if it is what it is.....and it probably is.
1 - Where did you test?
2 - Its not Pygmy....it probably East, Central, or North African....based on the phylogeny of where such a split may have happened.
First lets talk about what it isn't......Its NOT L0....and its NOT just L1.
The Root of Maternal diversity basically has L0. L0 has MAINLY Southern And Eastern representatives in the form of L0d in South Africa. And L0a'b'f'k' in East Africa. L0a'b'f'k is FURTHER split with with L0a'b'f being East African...and L0k having Southern Representatives. I know one East African that is L0a'b'f. A map of that phylogeny can be found Here .
The Lineage YOU carry would be the sister lineage of L0, your lineage sits at the root to everything that is NOT L0.....all the way at the root before any of the other splits had taken place. You can see an image with that phylogeny HERE (L1'6 top right) as well as below:
So your lineage is the ancestral linage in which
-L1 split and became a founding West African lineage (L1b) with the oldest representatives (L1c) in Pygmies.
-L2 split somewhere in Central African and became the most widespread Pan African lineage.
-L3 . L4, L5 and L6 split somewhere in The Horn of Africa.
These successive splits are best represented in this image.
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@KingKhalasi - Your East African looks more legit...more than the "noise" level like more typical African Americans on the higher end of the SSA scale like me. I am like 0-0.01% Horner....and I am East African L0a1a with likely post Holocene separation from East Africa.
They didnt tell you L1......they said L1'2'3'4'5'6. Your lineage is the Parent of L1 and all other Sister lineages EQUALLY. If correct it is extremely rare. I can only think an L0* and some pre M1 in older publications that were as interesting. I am not too familiar with other testing companies to know if they can break down when certain components entered your genome. Do you have a chromosome Painting image that you can post?
