July 11, 2004
Non-Caucasoid mtDNA admixture in Ashkenazi Jews
According to the supplementary data of [1], Ashkenazi Jews have the following non-Caucasoid mtDNA haplogroups.
1 A (0.2%) Asian
4 M* (0.7%) Asian
6 M1 (1.1%) Asian or E. African
10 L2a (1.8%) African
Total: 21 (3.7%)
[1] Eur J Hum Genet 12(5): 355-364
Posted by Dienekes at July 11, 2004 11:58 PM | PermaLinkIf you really want to see something interesting, check their Y-chromosomes for Q's. ;)
Posted by: Melnorme at July 12, 2004 10:06 AMMelnorme, do you have an article with that data?
Also, isn't this admixture rate actually very low in comparison with modern Middle Eastern populations?
Posted by: valle d'anon at July 12, 2004 07:11 PM>> Also, isn't this admixture rate actually very low in comparison with modern Middle Eastern populations?
Middle Eastern populations vary from very low levels of admixture to pretty high especially in certain Arab populations
Posted by: Dienekes at July 12, 2004 08:55 PMAll this is truly fascinating material. It's proof that many people's ancestors originated in very different places than often assumed. What's not inside the history books is indeed in our cells. The founder mutations in my mtDNA or Y could be something completely unsuspected. My dad is of polish & German Jewish ancestry, the German on the paternal side. For all i know, i could be carrying a typically east asian lineage. Obviously, the history books don't, & can't, tell the story of where everyone's been or where everyone went. Our DNA does;-)
Posted by: RAMtripler at July 22, 2004 03:15 PM