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From: David Faux <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Hap K2 (was Neolithic J2 and E3b in Britain? Maybe not. )
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 07:32:16 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <3b2a446a0611010051s240b746dveb390508446aa86@mail.gmail.com>


Sasson:

The K could easily have been picked up via the Alans of Ossetia who merged with the Xiongnu, however K is well represented in many Central Asian Tribal groups. For example Wells 2001 PNAS study found 2% K, 2% Q, and 63% among the Kyrgyz and 26% K, 17% Q, and 14% R1a among the Tuvinian. The reason for the lack of C in Scandinavia is I believe a function of this haplogroup not arriving in Central Asia until the sweep of Genghis Khan and the "Golden Hoard" after the Viking era expansions were long over. One problem is that it is typically unclear whether we are looking at K* or K2 depending on how the genotyping was done.

David Faux
R1b1c10

Sasson Margaliot <> wrote:
David

The Xiongnu - Hun migration could bring to Scandinavia Q and R1a,
but I'm not sure the K2 was ever present in Altai and Central Asia.

Sasson



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