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Y-DNA Haplogroup Origins Guide

Y-DNA Haplogroup Origins allows you to view your Y-DNA matches’ haplogroup information along with a brief description of their anthropological origins.

Accessing Y-DNA Haplogroup Origins 

You can access Y-DNA Haplogroup Origins from your dashboard or from your navigation bar.

To access from your dashboard:

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  1. Sign in to your kit.
  2. In the Y-DNA Results & Tools section, click or tap the See More button
  3. Select Haplogroup Origins from the drop-down menu.

To access from your navigation bar:

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  1. Sign in to your kit.
  2. On the navigation bar at the top of the page, go to Results & Tools > Y-DNA > Haplogroup Origins.

Y-DNA Haplogroup Origins Overview

 

The Y-DNA Haplogroup Origins page contains the following information:

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  1. Your Haplogroup - Your specific subgroup and its major parent haplogroup.
  2. Your Parent Haplogroup - A larger, older haplogroup that contains your specific subgroup as well as others.
  3. Age - The approximate age of your parent haplogroup, indicating how long ago this lineage is estimated to have originated.
    1. NOTE: The age is based on scientific data collated when this page was created and may not reflect recent scientific developments. For the most up-to-date age estimates for your haplogroup, take a look at your Y-DNA Discover™ Country Frequency Report.
  4. Region - Specifies the geographical regions where your parent haplogroup is primarily found and notes its historical significance.
  5. Marker Level - Y-STR matching levels. You can view matches at the 12, 25, 37, 67, and 111 marker level matches as you scroll down the page.
  6. Genetic Distance - Within each marker level, your matches are further divided by the number of STR mismatches they have compared to you.
  7. Haplogroup - Displays your matches' haplogroup, which is either predicted from their Y-STR results or confirmed by their Y-SNP results.
  8. Country - Self-reported country of origin for your matches' paternal earliest known ancestor. This is supplied by your matches and not based on DNA results.
  9. Comments - Additional self-provided information your match included on their release form. Our original release form allowed test takers to list the countries of origin their direct paternal and maternal ancestors.
    1. NOTE: This form has since been replaced by the DNA Processing Consent Form, which does not include an option to add this genealogical information. The information in the Comments column cannot be updated by the test taker, and is usually redundant to the Country column
  10. Match Total - The number of matches who have listed the specified country.
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