Ancestry has updated origins with more defined regions, so this is a good time to look at the new outcomes. For reference: My 2011 Genome Analysis was described as English or British with significant input from the continent. My dad…
The sample is CGG107465, Lille Vasby, Høje-Taastrup, Zealand, Denmark, 2194-2026 calBCE, Bell Beaker. In the image below they are the farthest down on the left. Visually represented close to the estimated beginning of R-Z18. This is the oldest sample for…
For reference we’re talking about DNA samples from a preprint released about a year ago: In a previous post I left notes about a new branch for the R-CTS12023/DF95 crew and it’s not a new descendant branch, but a…
For reference, the Y DNA reads I’m talking about are from this study which recently released BAM files, which Ewenn at the U106 group was able to analyze for subclades: Notes on R-Z18 in Steppe Ancestry Pre-print The study left…
A few weeks ago, I received a notification about a new MTDNA relative. I went in to see who was new and who had any information on their last known mito relative. Many of my matches have no information at…
In this round of notes, I’m going to look at Iain McDonald’s draft paper again, with subclade information that happily includes R-DF95 Background The draft paper is well worth a read. Regarding R-Z18, Iain laments the lack of information…
These are my quick notes and thoughts on R-Z18 Y DNA in the Wang et al. study “Ancient DNA reveals reproductive barrier despite shared Avar-period culture“ Some Back Story and Context For reference, we’ve talked about the Avars before with…
Every so often, I poke around at my wife’s family tree and genetic genealogy. She has the average amount of interest in genealogy that I see in my circles. Her family story is interesting enough to watch an episode here…
I’ve watched a few videos and read a few papers that help explain the movement of autosomal DNA and MTDNA in a way that makes sense and seems obvious once someone says it. It’s also meshed to the origins of…
Things to get right out of the way: 1. I will reference an unpublished draft work that has not been peer-reviewed. So, although the author is way better at math, probabilities, and genetics than I am, this work reflects them…