J Haplogroup

J Haplogroup is believed to have arisen roughly 30,000 years ago in Southwest Asia. It is most closely related to I H aplogroup, as both Haplogroup I and Haplogroup J have mutations in common deriving from IJ Haplogroup.

Haplogroup J is found in greatest concentration in Southwest Asia. Outside of these regions, Haplogroup J has a moderate presence in Southern Europe (especially in central and southern Italy, Greece, and Albania), Central Asia, and South Asia, particularly in the form of its subclade J2-M172.

Matt Lauer fits in J Haplogroup.

Subclades of J

J (12f2.1, M304, S6, S34, S35)

J* Common in Socotra
J1 (M267) Found frequently in the Arabian Peninsula, Dagestan, Mesopotamia, the Levant and Semitic-speaking populations of North Africa and Northeast Africa, with a moderate distribution throughout Southwest Asia
- J1*
- J1a (M62)
- J1b (M365)
- J1c (M390) - formerly J1e
- J1d (P56)
- J1e (P58)
  - J1e1 (M367, M368) - formerly J1c
  - J1e2 (M369) - formerly J1d
J2 (M172) Found frequently in populations of the Fertile Crescent, Anatolia, Southeast Europe, and the Caucasus, with a moderate distribution throughout Southwest Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, and North Africa
- J2*
- J2a (M410)
  - J2a*
  - J2a1 (L26/S57, L27)
    - J2a1*
    - J2a1a (M47, M322)
    - J2a1b (M67 (S51))
      - J2a1b*
      - J2a1b1 (M92, M260)
        
        J2a1b1*
        
        J2a1b1a (M327)
      - J2a1b2 (M163, M166)
    - J2a1c (M68)
    - J2a1d (M158) - formerly J2a1e
    - J2a1e (M319) - formerly J2a1h
    - J2a1f (M339) - formerly J2a1i
    - J2a1g (M419) - formerly J2a1j
    - J2a1i (P81) (location beneath DYS413≤18, S57 not certain)
    - J2a1j (P279) (location beneath DYS413≤18, S57 not certain)
    - J2a1k (L24, L25)
      - J2a1k1 (DYS 445 < 7) - formerly J2a1h
        
        J2a1k1a (M137) - formerly J2a1d
        
        J2a1k1b (M289) - formerly J2a1f
        
        J2a1k1c (M318) - formerly J2a1g
  - J2a2 (M340)
- J2b (M12, M314, M221, M102) Mainly found in the Balkans, Greece, Italy, and South Asia (possibly from Ancient Greeks)
  - - J2b1 (M205) - formerly J2b1b
    - J2b2 (M241) - formerly J2b1a
      - J2b2*
      - J2b2a (M99) - formerly J2b1a1
      - J2b2b (M280) - formerly J2b1a2
      - J2b2c (M321) - formerly J2b1a3
      - J2b2d (P84)
      - J2b2e (DYS455≤9)

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