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The text below is intended as a template that can be used as a foundation for a Y-DNA haplogroup project description. Copy it and paste it into a new project's text, save it, and then re-edit it to customize as appropriate.
NOTE: This template is still in early development. DON'T USE IT, PLEASE.
If you are relatively new to Y-DNA haplogroups, the links below under "[https://www.geni.com/projects/Y-J-P58/35707#intro Introductory Resources]" are an excellent place to begin.
== About the Y-DNA Haplogroup '''[NAME]'''
'''Naming.''' The Y-DNA haplogroup '''[NAME]''' is defined by the '''[NAME]'' SNP marker. Under the earlier, now depreciated "hierarchical" notation, it was known as '''[edit or remove sentence as appropriate]''.
'''Phylogenetics.''' As of '''[DATE]''' ([http://www.eupedia.com/europe/Haplogroup_J1_Y-DNA.shtml ''ref1''], [http://isogg.org/tree/ISOGG_HapgrpJ.html ''ref2'']), the derivation of '''[NAME]''' from the '''[NAME]''' ancestral haplogroup by successive mutations is understood as: '''[REPLACE THIS BREADCRUMB PATH]''' [https://www.geni.com/projects/Y-J/33929 J-M304] > [https://www.geni.com/projects/Y-J-M267/32563 J1-M267] > J1a-Z2215 > [https://www.geni.com/projects/Y-J-L620/36684 J-L620] > J-L136 > J-P58. Haplogroup J-P58 has two major subclades below it: J-Z643 and J-Y4067/S4924.
'''Anthropology.''' The '''[NAME]''' haplogroup's founding mutation has been estimated as appearing roughly '''[YEARS]''' years ago, and the most recent common ancestor of all living '''[NAME]''' haplogroup men as living roughly '''[YEARS]''' years ago ('''[UPDATE AND CUSTOMIZE THIS REFERENCE]''' ''Dec 2016,'' [https://www.yfull.com/tree/J-P58/ ''ref'']). '''[ADD GEOGRAPHICAL ORIGINS IF KNOWN]''' The writings on this haplogroup and its ancestral haplogroups at Wikipedia and Eupedia, and the discussion forums, are good places to learn more anthropology (see Haplogroup Resources below).
'''Defining SNP.''' This haplogroup's defining SNP, P58, has the synonyms Page8 and PF4698, the accession number rs34043621 ([http://snpedia.com/index.php/Rs34043621 SNPedia] | [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/SNP/snp_ref.cgi?searchType=ad... dbSNP]), and is located at Y-chromosome position (GRCh37) 14486667 with the mutation T->C. (''source: [http://isogg.org/tree/ISOGG_YDNA_SNP_Index.html ISOGG Y-DNA SNP Index]'') '''[REPLACE THE SNP NAMES, SYNONYMS, ACCESSION NUMBER, CHROMOSOME POSITION, AND MUTATION, AND ALTER THE LINKS APPROPRIATELY]'''
== Going Deeper ==
'''Anthropology.''' If you are interested in learning more about the anthropology of this haplogroup—its place in ancient human history—three good sets of resources are the encyclopedic pages at Wikipedia and Eupedia, the discussion forums at Anthrogenica and Eupedia, and the occasional related blog postings by genetic anthropologists. Links to the first two sets can be found below under "Haplogroup Resources." Related blog postings can be found by internet searches for terms like "haplogroup" with the name of this project's haplogroup, or by their mention in the forums. The [http://eurogenes.blogspot.ca/ Eurogenes Blog] and [http://dienekes.blogspot.ca/ Dienekes' Anthropology Blog] are also good sources for reliable information.
What you will get: A deeper understanding of your ancestors' cultures, and the roles that migration, technology, conflict, and regional circumstances may have played in their lives.
'''Phylogenetics.''' Most people get their first assignment to a Y-DNA haplogroup through an initial SNP or STR analysis that enables a prediction or preliminary assignment to a major branch of the Y-chromosome's phylogenetic tree. [http://isogg.org/wiki/Y_chromosome_DNA_tests Several testing companies] offer this service. The results give a basic assignment, typically to a haplogroup founded thousands or tens of thousands of years ago. This is a good foundation for finding your place in a more recently appearing haplogroup if you wish. Please visit the [https://www.geni.com/projects/Deeper-Y-DNA-Analysis/40012 Deeper Y-DNA Analysis project] to learn more.
What you will get: A more accurate placement within the patrilineal genetic tree of all human men, the opportunity to learn more about and contribute to current haplogroup phylogenetic and anthropology research, a tool for more accurately assessing patrilineal relationships in your genealogical research, potential new relatives identified if your refined haplogroup was very recently founded, and potentially a more specific association with a particular genetically characterized cultural group.
== Haplogroup Resources ==
* '''[THIS HAPLOGROUP'S NAME]'''
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* '''[REPLACE WITH THIS HAPLOGROUP'S PARENT HAPLOGROUP, AS A LINK IF POSSIBLE, OR OMIT]''' [https://www.geni.com/projects/Y-J-M267/32566 J1-M267]
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== <span>Introductory Resources</span> ==
Here are several introductions to understanding the Y-chromosome and its use in genealogy and genetic anthropology. They are in various styles and to various depths of detail, in the hope that everyone will find at least one that speaks to them.
* [https://www.geni.com/blog/dna-testing-for-genealogy-getting-started-part-one-375984.html DNA Testing for Genealogy, Getting Started: Y-Chromosome], by CeCe Moore
* Using Y-DNA for genealogy, by Debbie Parker Wayne (PDF download)
* Human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup @ Wikipedia
* DNA Primer - A portal for genetic genealogy @ Geni
* Intro to Y-chromosome DNA for genealogy, by Maurice Gleeson (Video presentation)
* Understanding Y-DNA Genealogical Testing, by Steve Handy
* Y-chromosome tests @ ISOGG
* DNA Testing: Choosing a test @ Geni
'''Brief Glossary.''' A ''SNP'' is a particular type of DNA mutation, a single "letter" in the DNA sequence that's changed to different letter. ''PHYLOGENETICS'' is the study of the evolutionary history and relationships among individuals or groups of organisms. Because evolutionary development occurs through the successive appearance of new DNA changes (mutations), the relationships take the form of a branching tree, with each phylogenetic group having a single immediately ancestral group but potentially several derived groups. A ''HAPLOGROUP'' is a set of individuals that share the same distinctive and identifying gene/DNA-marker/mutation or pattern of them (the same ''HAPLOTYPE''). Y-DNA haplogroups are ideally named for a particular SNP (its defining haplotype) that is unique to that group, e.g. the J-P58 haplogroup is the set of all people with the P58 SNP mutation. A haplogroup can also be called a ''CLADE'', and the haplogroups derived from it are ''SUBCLADES''.