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Pathway Genomics came up with the following Haplogroup & accompanying blurbMy Paternal Haplogroup is R1b1b2a1a * Name/Subgroup: Paternal Haplogroup R (M207) * Age: 20,000 to 35,000 years * Region of Origin: South Asia/Central Asia * Populations: Europe, United States, and Southern Asia The Genetics of Paternal Haplogroup R The paternal haplogroup R is defined by several different mutations including the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) called M207 (rs2032658). Experts believe that this A->G mutation occurred about 26,800 years ago (with a range of 19,900–34,300 years ago) in South or Central Asia. Haplogroup R is a member of the more ancient haplogroup P, and consists of two large subgroups (termed subclades) called R1 and R2. R1 is characterized by the M173 SNP (rs2032624) and has itself diverged considerably into as many as 40 different subclades. The First Member of Paternal Haplogroup R Researchers estimate that the first member of paternal haplogroup R lived roughly 26,800 years ago somewhere in Asia. At this time, the world was in the middle of the last ice age of the Pleistocene epoch and humans were still using stone tools and relying on hunting and gathering to find food. The History of Paternal Haplogroup R (More than 5,000 years ago) The R1 subclade of haplogroup R is estimated to have originated roughly 18,500 years ago (with a range of 12,500–25,700 years ago) in Central Asia, and members of this subclade soon migrated west into Europe. R1 then diverged into two major subclades called R1a and R1b. Members of the R1b subclade, which is characterized by the M343 SNP (rs9786184), migrated towards Europe and expanded widely as humans repopulated Europe following the end of the last glacial maximum. As the ice age ended and the earth began to warm, members of R1b expanded as far south as Italy, as far west as Spain, and as far north as Great Britain, which, at the time, was connected to continental Europe due to very low global sea levels. Paternal haplogroup R developed an enduring presence in Europe (particularly in the western region of the continent), and that presence remains strong even today. Members of haplogroup R would have been involved in many of the advancements in culture and technology that took place in Europe since the end of the last ice age. Such events include the building of Stonehenge (5,000 years ago), the rise of the Bronze Age (4,500 to 3,000 years ago) and the founding of the city of Rome (over 2,500 years ago). Today, paternal haplogroup R is one of the most common haplogroups in the world. In some parts of England, Ireland, Scotland, Spain, and France, for example, the frequency of haplogroup R is greater than 90% of the male population. In the United States, where much of the population is of European ancestry, the frequency of haplogroup R is potentially over 40%. The frequency of the R1b subclade is highest in Western Europe and declines steadily in a gradient from Western Europe into Eastern Europe and Asia. R1b is also found in small percentages in North Africa. SUBCLADES
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