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R1b-BY168

An R1b-DF41>FGC5572 Subclade
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  • Richard Stevens

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The R1b-BY168 Project is a Y-chromosome DNA project designed to collect data on and conduct research into the origins of the SNP (Single Nucleotide Polymorphism) BY168, also known as Z18023, recently discovered downstream of FGC5572, and the SNPs downstream of it. Here is the haplogroup R phylogenetic tree of BY168:

R-M207>R1-M173>R1b-M343>L754>L761>L389>P297>M269>L23>L51>P310>
L151>P312>Z290>L21>S552>DF13>Z39589>DF41>FGC5572>BY168.

Only men have a Y chromosome, which is passed from father to son. Women can participate in this project by joining to it a male relative who has tested positive (derived) for R1b-BY168 or one of its downstream SNPs or who has very close STR (Short Tandem Repeat) matches to members of this project.

Since the R1b-BY168 Project is a Y-DNA project, what we are primarily interested in are SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) on the Y chromosome. Currently the best test for those is Family Tree DNA's Big Y-700. The Big Y-700 will show you where you are on the Y-chromosome phylogenetic tree and which of your matches is truly (not just apparently) closest to you. It can reveal the fine details of family branching, connect you to ancient Y-DNA test results, and may, at some point in the near future, even enable researchers to pinpoint the geographic origin of your Y-DNA haplogroup, perhaps down to the village. The "700" in the name of the test represents the added benefit of the over 700 STR (Short Tandem Repeat) markers that are also part of your test results.

Hey! Do you have a Y-DNA test result at 23andMe of R-Z18023 or R-Z18021? Well, R-Z18023 is the same thing as R1b-BY168, and R-Z18021 is the same thing as R1b-BY166 (one step downstream of BY168). PLEASE get your Y-DNA tested by Family Tree DNA and join this project! We need you, and you need us, if you really want to learn about your Y-DNA line.
Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Testing

What is a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism?

The following definition comes from the National Institutes of Health's Genetics Home Reference web site: 

Single nucleotide polymorphisms, frequently called SNPs (pronounced “snips”), are the most common type of genetic variation among people. Each SNP represents a difference in a single DNA building block, called a nucleotide. For example, a SNP may replace the nucleotide cytosine (C) with the nucleotide thymine (T) in a certain stretch of DNA.

SNPs occur normally throughout a person’s DNA. They occur once in every 300 nucleotides on average, which means there are roughly 10 million SNPs in the human genome . . .

https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer/genomicresearch/snp

See also the ISOGG (International Society of Genetic Genealogy) R Tree:  http://www.isogg.org/tree/ISOGG_HapgrpR.html

By comparing a man’s Y-DNA SNP test results to the Y- chromosome reference sequence maintained by the Genome Reference Consortium, his set of SNPs can be identified and named. Comparison to the results of other men is used to detect matches who share the same Y- chromosome ancestor. The closer the match, the more recent the shared Y-chromosome ancestor.

We strongly recommend you order Family Tree DNA's Big Y-700 test or, at the very least, its R1b-DF41 SNP Pack.

To order the Big Y-700, go to your myFTDNA pages and click on "Upgrade" in the upper right of the screen. There you will see the ad for the Big Y test. Click on the blue button to the right of it to order the Big Y.

To order the R1b-DF41 SNP pack, follow the instructions below.

1. Go to your myFTDNA pages and click on "Upgrade" in the upper right of the screen.

2. Scroll down and click on the blue "Buy Now" button under "Advanced Tests".

3. In the "Test Type" box, choose "SNP Pack" from the drop down menu.

4. Scroll down, find the R1b-DF41 SNP Pack, and click "Add".

5. Complete the fields to make the purchase.

Thanks!

Who can join the R1b-BY168 Project?

If you are a Family Tree DNA customer and have tested positive for the SNP BY168 or any of its downstream SNPs, you are eligible to join the R1b-BY168 and Subclades Project. Likewise, if you are a Family Tree DNA customer and have a close Y-DNA 67-marker or 111-marker match to a project member, or a very close 37-marker match to a project member (35/37 or closer), you may be eligible to join this project (especially if you are willing to order SNP testing from FTDNA).

If you can join the R1b-BY168 and Subclades Project, you should also join the R-DF41 and Subclades Project and the R L21 and Subclades Project at the following links:

http://www.familytreedna.com/public/R-DF41/default.aspx

http://www.familytreedna.com/public/R-L21/default.aspx