Results
August 2006
Results have initially been organised into 3 subgroups based on STR marker patterns as follows:
"Alpha"
DYS454 = 13
DYS464a/b = 10,12
DYS389i = 12
DYS389ii = 27
DYS390 > 22
DYS392 > 13
"Beta"
DYS454 = 13
DYS464a/b = 11,13 or 11,14
DYS389i > 12
DYS389ii > 28
DYS390 = 23
DYS392 = 13
"Gamma"
DYS454 = 12
DYS464a/b = 11,11
DYS19 = 13
DYS389i > 12
DYS389ii > 28
DYS390 = 22
DYS392 = 13
The Thomas Jefferson haplotype would probably belong to the "Alpha" subgroup.
20th August 2006
Additional results have blurred the boundary between "Beta" and "Gamma". Members with characteristics of both groups have been added to "Beta" for now.
January 2007
"Beta" group has been split into two.
Beta-1 is the core of the former Beta group and roots appear to be mainly in the British Isles and Spain, so I have labelled it "Atlantic".
Beta-2 is more loosely defined but appears to have roots mainly in Central and Eastern Europe.
I have also created a "Gamma-2" group for haplotypes which show only some of the characteristics of the main Gamma group.
February 2007
Results for only 12 markers will not be allocated to a group unless there is already a 12/12 or 11/12 match in the group. Please upgrade to at least 25 markers!
Beta-1 and Beta-2 have been merged following further analysis of the group results, but a Beta-3 group has been identified with distinctive values at several markers including DYS464d GATA-H4 and YCAiiA.
Some members have been reallocated from Beta-2 to Gamma.
May 2007
The 67 marker results are giving a clearer picture of K2's structure. Latest analysis suggests an ancient split between Alpha/Beta and Gamma, then a more recent split of Alpha/Beta into 3 subgroups. I have created an "Alpha 2" cluster as one of the 67 marker haplotypes shows some similarity to the Alpha cluster but does not belong to it. The former "Gamma 2" group has been merged with "Alpha 2".
Ideally I would like at least two 67 marker haplotypes from each cluster to minimise the impact of recent mutations on the analysis.
***September 2009***
The first subgroup test results have been received and each of T*, T2 and T3 have occurred several times. There have been no T1 results to date.
Project groupings have been restructured as follows:
Alpha - members confirmed, predicted or suspected to be T* (M320- P77- L131-)
Beta - members confirmed, predicted or suspected to be T2 (M320- P77+ L131-)
Gamma - members confirmed, predicted or suspected to be T3 (M320- P77- L131+)
This means that most members will stay in the same major grouping, although some have moved from Beta to Alpha.
Within each major group the subclusters have been renumbered as follows:
Alpha/Beta/Gamma-1 - SNP results confirmed or strongly predicted based on close matches
Alpha/Beta/Gamma-2 - SNP results only weakly predicted or "best guess"
Within these subclusters suffix letters are used to distinguish "clans" which appear to have distinctive marker patterns indicating shared ancestry.
Members who are in the "-1-" clusters do NOT need to order any SNP tests as their results can be predicted with a high degree of confidence. Members in "-2-" clusters are advised to order an advanced SNP test if they wish to confirm the prediction: Alpha-2s should order the full panel, Beta-2s at least P77 and Gamma-2s at least L131. As more results are received individual members or family/clan clusters will move from a "-2-" designation to a "-1-" one (and possibly from Alpha to Beta/Gamma or vice versa).