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From: "Ken Nordtvedt" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Haplogroup I
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 16:11:37 -0700
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Gareth, Do you think the people at FTDNA know what Western I1b is?

IxI1b could correctly be described as a population found mainly in northwest
Europe.

Ken
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Subject: Re: [DNA] Haplogroup I


> Ken
>
> When FTDNA say haplogroup I they really mean IxI1b (P19+ P37- would be the
> precise SNP results)
>
> There is a separate paragraph provided for I1b as follows:
>
> "I1b This subgroup of Haplogroup I is found within the Balkans countries
> at
> it's (sic) greatest frequency and diversity. These countries probably
> harbored this subset of Haplogroup I as a refuge during the Last Glacial
> Maximum."
>
> I would agree with this as far as it goes (they could mention
> Western/Iberian I1b but they are rather rare).
> It's the write up for I which is misleading and out of date.
>
> Gareth
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ken Nordtvedt" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 3:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [DNA] Haplogroup I
>
>
> <snip>
>> There is a part of I, called I1b which is not found very much in
>> northwestern Europe, but rather in the Balkans and eastern Europe. This
>> testing company is prolonging a very outdated geographical interpretation
> of
>> haplogroup I.
>>
>> Ken
>
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