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For people who have tested and are assigned the maternal haplogroup J1c2c or who are believed to have had that maternal haplogroup based on descendants tested.
Defining Mutations
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Origin
Haplogroup J has an estimated age of about 45,000 years. In his popular book The Seven Daughters of Eve, Bryan Sykes named the originator of this mtDNA haplogroup Jasmine.
Distribution
Haplogroup J (along with ‘T’) is associated with the spread of farming and herding in Europe during the Neolithic Era (8,000-10,000 yrs ago).
The average frequency of J Haplogroup as a whole is highest in the Near East (12%) followed by Europe (11%), Caucasus (8%) and North Africa (6%). J2 is localized around the Mediterranean, Greece, Italy / Sardinia and Spain. J2a is has an estimated age of 19,200 years (± 6,900 years). It is homogenously spread in Europe, but is absent elsewhere.
Subclades of J
Famous Members
- Richard III, King of England (1452-1485)
- Katherine Roët (1350-1403), mistress of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster
How to Participate
To participate in this project, join or follow the project, add your oldest known ancestor who belonged to this haplogroup. The profile must be set to public in order to add it.
Resources
- Ancient Eurasian DNA
- DNA Haplogroups, mtDNA Phylogenetic Tree - Haplogroup J
- Eupedia, Haplogroup J & T (mtDNA)
- Wikipedia, Haplogroup J (mtDNA)