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Subject: Re: [DNA-R1B1C7] DNA-R1B1C7 Digest, Vol 1, Issue 62
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2007 10:06:16 EDT
In a message dated 7/21/2007 11:46:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
writes:
Reading these old tales of Tuathal Teachtmar almost makes one wonder if
> R1b1c7 actually originated in Scotland.
_http://isogg.org/tree/_ (http://isogg.org/tree/)
Y-DNA haplogroup R is mainly represented in two lineages. Lineage R1a is
thought to have originated in the Eurasian Steppes north of the Black and
Caspian Seas. It is associated with the Kurgan culture, known for the domestication
of the horse (approximately 3000 B.C.E.). This lineage is currently found in
central and western Asia, India, and in Slavic populations of Eastern
Europe. A well-known individual of the R1a lineage is Somerled founder of Clan
Donald. Lineage R1b originated prior to the end of the last ice age where it was
concentrated in refugia in southern Europe and Iberia and is the most common
in European populations. It is especially common in the west of Ireland where
it approaches 100% of the population. This haplogroup contains the Atlantic
modal STR haplotype.
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