HG26 is not Mongoloid

Those who continue to insinuate that it is are invited to update the information that they are giving to their readers.

Aside from the fact that HG26 is ancestral to HG1, it is also the case that it assumes highest frequencies in the Mediterranean islands, precisely those regions were Mongoloid ancestry is all but impossible (for historical reasons).

[1] reports that HG 26.1, a clade of 26 is found in frequencies between 3.6 and 12.5% in Corsica, which obviously has no Mongoloid connections whatsoever. It is found in frequency of 5.6% in Lombardy, and 1.5% in Latium. It is found in frequencies of 4.7% and 2.2% in two locations of Sardinia and 7 and 9.3% in two locations of Sicily. Also in frequency of 1.4% in the French.

If HG26 had been brought to Europe by Mongoloids, then it would be accompanied by other Y chromosomes found in Central Asia or East Asia, e.g., HG3, or HG10/36 etc. There is no reason whatsoever to assign HG26 chromosomes to East Asian origin.

[1] Human Immunology
Volume 62, Issue 9 , September 2001, Pages 871-884

Posted by Dienekes at May 27, 2003 08:55 PM | PermaLink