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From: Didier VERNADE <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] rs35248080
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:51:18 +0100 (CET)
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Thank you Al. Could you please remind us (those not particularly familiar with J2a geographical spread) where are J2a ?  Is this new SNP providing any clue for a geographical split ? I understand that very few results are in for the moment but was there anything expected from the haplotypes ?

Didier



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> Hi List,
> As you know the rs35248080(L24) 23andMe SNP I had is turning out to be
> fairly significant in J2a1. I am sure it will define a new subclade of
> J2a1. Also it does not appear to be a private SNP as David Dugas
> pointed out to me since it was first found in an unknown person by the
> International Genome Sequencing Consortium in 2003, then Adriano Squecco
> spotted it again in a person named Krol in the DecodeMe results, and
> then it was spotted again in myself where it was, in addition, found to
> be negative in Dr. King (J2a1b). I knew something very interesting was
> afoot then! For two days I struggled to get the news off to the list,
> but for some strange reason the post would not post! I was never so
> frustrated!! Murphy's Law is all powerful! Finally Jim Bullock helped
> me and Bonnie was good enough to wait for me to post before writing more
> about this SNP. Well, all I can say is that it is great being one of
> the pioneers in this field of genetic history (genealogy)! The real
> person behind all this effort though is Dr. King who made a connection
> with 23andMe and advised them (I am assuming, I don't really know) to
> increase the number Y-SNPs being tested to a total of 2042 Y-SNPs. This
> was the key point (the 2042 SNPs) that got me to test with 23andMe and
> what a surprise that was! This new J2a1 clade, whatever it is to be
> named, will be a significant part of J2a I am sure. Currently it is not
> known if J2a1h will follow pre-J2a1h as no J2a1h (yet) has tested with
> 23andMe. I am confident though that J2a1h will also be a member of this
> new J2a1 clade (that J2a1h will test positive for rs35248080 (L24)).
> Nothing makes more sense to me since pre-J2a1h and J2a1h are linked
> together by DYS450=9 (found almost no where else in Y-DNA J other than
> pre-J2a1h and J2a1h). We'll see what happens in the next few months ...
> very interesting times are afoot for J2a...
> Al
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