Results
Breakdown of Maltese Y-DNA results from the 2005 Capelli study:
Source: Population Structure in the Mediterranean Basin: A Y Chromosome Perspective, 2005, Capelli, et al.
| Haplogroup | Number |
E* (xE3a,E3b) [now E*(xE1b1a,E1b1b)] predicted E1a1 | 1 |
| E3a [E1b1a] | 1 |
| E3b [E1b1b] | 8 |
| F* (xI,J,K) | 7 |
| I* (xI1b2) | 12 |
| J* (xJ2) | 8 |
| J2 | 17 |
| K* (xP,N3) | 2 |
| P* (xR1) | 1 |
| R1* (xR1a1) | 30 |
| R1a1 | 3 |
| Total | 90 |
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Paternal (Y-DNA) breakdown when adding Malta DNA Project Members to results from the 2005 Capelli study:
n=98
Source: combined results, Population Structure in the Mediterranean Basin: A Y Chromosome Perspective, 2005, Capelli, et al.; Malta DNA Project
| Haplogroup | Number |
E* (xE3a,E3b) [now E*(xE1b1a,E1b1b)] 1 predicted E1a1, 1 confirmed E1a1 | 2 |
| E3a [E1b1a] | 1 |
| E3b [E1b1b] | 10 |
| F* (xI,J,K) | 7 |
| I* (xI1b2) | 14 |
| J* (xJ2) | 10 |
| J2 | 18 |
| K* (xP,N3) | 2 |
| P* (xR1) | 1 |
| R1* (xR1a1) | 31 |
| R1a1 | 3 |
| Total | 98 |
Maternal (mT-DNA) Haplogroups Found in Malta DNA Project Members:
n=7
Source: Malta DNA Project