Are you happy with your haplogroups?

**~~Grab the Gauge~~** · 09-17-2015, 04:35 PM

Old MacDonald had a farm, E1b1a
And on that farm he had some slaves, E1b1a

**Gooding** · 09-17-2015, 04:41 PM

Originally Posted by Longbowman

Not possible.

All Ks (including superior K1s, like me) get that.

Interesting you would say that. We inherit one X chromosome from our mother and one from our father. Women inherit two X chromosomes from both of their parents. You're telling me that it's a guarantee that the X chromosome we inherit from our mothers must be from their own mothers?? https://www.23andme.com/gen101/origins/ http://www.dnainheritance.kahikatea.net/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_chromosome Perhaps so. Interesting..

**Tchek** · 09-17-2015, 04:48 PM

Not really.
First I've got R1b, which is cool, but they didn't even precise the subclades.

Second, my mtDNA is HV0 and there is very little information about it.

But otherwise they are the usual haplogroups for a west Euro.

**Oneeye** · 09-17-2015, 04:50 PM

How can someone NOT be "happy" with theirs? This doesn't make sense to me.

**Oneeye** · 09-17-2015, 04:52 PM

Originally Posted by McDonald-Gooding

I'm I1 on my Y- DNA and K2 on my Mom's mt- DNA. I'm thinking the X chromosome I inherited from her must be from her Dad. Steven Colbert is also K2 and apparently a distant relative, according to 23andMe.

X chromosome is not related to mtDNA. But I also suspect that my X chromosome is from my maternal grandfather, because mine is painted as Scando on 23andme and his mother is the Norwegian American in my family.

**Gooding** · 09-17-2015, 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by Oneeye

How can someone NOT be "happy" with theirs? This doesn't make sense to me.

Well, maybe somebody thought that their haplogroup was something indigenous to Europe only to find out that the origins were recent African? maybe somebody thought they had an indigenous North American haplotype that would up being European? Genetic genealogy can be quite surprising to some people, some surprises pleasant, others not so much.

**Gooding** · 09-17-2015, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by Oneeye

X chromosome is not related to mtDNA. But I also suspect that my X chromosome is from my maternal grandfather, because mine is painted as Scando on 23andme and his mother is the Norwegian American in my family.

Okay, well, count me confused. How is the X chromosome not related to the mt- DNA?

**Dylan** · 09-17-2015, 04:58 PM

Originally Posted by Oneeye

X chromosome is not related to mtDNA. But I also suspect that my X chromosome is from my maternal grandfather, because mine is painted as Scando on 23andme and his mother is the Norwegian American in my family.

23andme gave me a transistional haplogroup, so that's a real load of shit. It barely tells me anything. R1B woohoo as if I didn't already know I was West European lol, I'd be happy if I knew the subclade

**Oneeye** · 09-17-2015, 05:03 PM

Originally Posted by Dylan

23andme gave me a transistional haplogroup, so that's a real load of shit. It barely tells me anything. R1B woohoo as if I didn't already know I was West European lol, I'd be happy if I knew the subclade

I'm going to do another test for my haplogroup, someday. 23andme isn't the best for that, though they are good for autosomal DNA.

**Oneeye** · 09-17-2015, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by McDonald-Gooding

Okay, well, count me confused. How is the X chromosome not related to the mt- DNA?

mt stands for mitochondria. They are a organelle inside of your cells.... the powerhouses of your cells. They carry unique DNA (and are believed to have different origins). Also, they are only passed down maternally, due to being present in ovum but not sperm, whereas X chromosomes are inheritable from both mother and father. (and inheriting two x chromosomes results in one being a female)