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R-P312 and Subclades Project

Group Administrator: Richard Stevens Email: rmstevens2@gmail.com
Group Co-Administrator: Vincent Tilroe Email: vtilroe@gmail.com

Project Surnames

P312+, R1b-rs34276300+, S116+

Current balance: $0.00

Group General Fund
Type Amount Date Donor Note KitNum Donation Type
Debit $31.00 9/11/2009   127515 127515 Unknown
Credit $10.00 8/6/2009 Tony Gott Just because ....   Individual
Debit $29.00 7/14/2009     N58749 Unknown
Credit $50.00 7/8/2009 Robert R Morrison     Individual
Debit $38.50 7/1/2009     119943 Unknown
Credit $6.50 6/30/2009 Richard Stevens For L21 test of Glavin Broussard, kit 119943.   Anonymous
Debit $29.00 6/22/2009     53904 Unknown
Credit $60.00 4/9/2009 Kit No: N72780 Kit No: N72780   Individual
Debit $38.50 2/12/2009   Kit 61308 61308 Unknown
Debit $39.00 1/26/2009   Kit 33413 33413 Unknown
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Project Background

The P312 SNP splits European R1b1b2 into two substantial clades. The derived state on this SNP encompasses the subclades R-M153, R-M167, R-M222, R-U152, plus the bulk of R-M269 (x U106). The recently discovered R-L21+ clade is a subclade of R-P312 and has at least one substantial subclade of its own: R-M222. Among Western European R1b1b2, R-U106 and its subclades appear to account for the majority of ancestral results on this marker.

What is an SNP or Single Nucleotide Polymorphism?
An "SNP" - Single Nucleotide Polymorphism - represents a change at a single nucleotide (A=adenine, C=cytosine, G=guanine, T=thymine) on the y chromosome. In the case of P312, that change occurred at the position known as rs34276300, where we have an "A" instead of the "C" most everyone else has. You can trace our shared ancestry by using the ISOGG (International Society of Genetic Genealogy) R Tree.

The ancestry of all P312+ men, in terms of SNPs, runs like this:

M207+ . . . M173+ . . . M343+ . . . P25+ . . . P297+ . . . M269+ . . . L23+ . . . L51+ . . . P310+ . . . P312+

Purpose
The purpose of this project is to explore the distribution of P312+, characterize the relationships between its subclades, conduct researches into the age and history of the clade, and to make available a large database of P312+ haplotypes to researchers, both professional and amateur.

Joining the R-P312 and Subclades Project:

First off, one must actually be P312+! In other words, a prospective project member should have a positive P312 result, a positive (derived) result on the S116 test from Ethnoancestry, an rs34276300=A result, or SNP test results showing that one is M269+ and positive for any one of the following SNPs: L21, M153, M167 (or SRY2627), M222, or U152. One must also be a Family Tree DNA customer.

*Please note: if you are U106+, then you are P312- and not eligible to join the R-P312 and Subclades Project.*

To simplify things a bit: if you are P312+, you can and should join this project!

To join the R-P312 and Subclades Project, simply click on "REQUEST TO JOIN THIS GROUP" on the upper left side of this page and follow the instructions.

The link below will not get you into the R-P312 and Subclades Project but only into our Yahoo discussion group.




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