Haplogroup R2

Haplogroup R2
Possible time of origin 27,000 BP[1]
Possible place of origin South Asia or Central Asia[1]
Ancestor Haplogroup R
Descendants R2a (M124);
R2b (FGC21706)
Defining mutations M479

Haplogroup R2, or R-M479, is a Y-chromosome haplogroup characterized by genetic marker M479. It is one of two primary descendants of Haplogroup R (R-M207), the other being R1 (R-M173).

R-M479 has been concentrated geographically in South Asia and Central Asia since prehistory. It appears to reach its highest levels in North Pakistan. However, it also appears to have long been present at low levels in the Caucasus, Iran, Anatolia and Europe.

It has two primary branches: R2a (M124) and R2b (R-FGC21706)

Structure

  • R (M207/Page37/UTY2)
    • R1 (M173/P241/Page29)
    • R2 (M479/PF6107, L266/PF6108, L722, L726)
      • R2a (M124, F820/Page4, L381, P249)
        • R2a1 (L263)
        • R2a2 (P267/PF6109)
      • R2b (FGC21706, FGC50198, FGC50325, FGC50333, SK2163, SK2164, SK2165, SK2166)
        • R2b1 (FGC50339)


Source: ISOGG 2017.[1]

Geographical distribution

Frequency of R2(xR2a) (M479+, M124-)
Count Sample size Frequency (%)
Lisbon, Portugal 11001.0
Seville, Andalusia, Spain 11270.8
Bashkirs, Bashkortostan, Russia 1392.6
Northern Italy 11240.8
South Ossetia 1234.3
Burusho, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan 71936.8[2]
North Pakistan 6857.1

Most research has tested only for the presence of R-M479 (R2) and R-M124 (R2a) – or SNPs downstream from M124 like P249, P267, L266, PAGES00004, and L381 SNPs). Because the other primary branch, R2b (R-FGC21706) was discovered later than R2a, it has often not been tested for. Hence most results are best described as R2(xR2a).

In addition, relatively little research has been done within South Asia, which is known to have the greatest concentration of R2. (Hence the figures cited in the table right may not be indicative of true frequencies, i.e. Pakistan is the only South Asian country that has been included.)

In 2013, R2(xR2a) was found in five out of 19 males from the Burusho minority of North Pakistan.[2]

R2a (R-M124)

Haplogroup R2a (R-M124) is characterized by SNPs M124, F820/Page4, L381, P249,[1] and is mainly found in South Asia, with lower frequencies in Central Asia and the Caucasus.

Phylogenetic tree

M479

R2*

M124

 R2a

 FGC21706

 R2b

Description of the SNP M479

Common Name Marker M479
YCC Haplogroup R-M479
Nucleotide change C to T
Amplicon size (bp) reference sequence 323
Polymorphism position from 5' end 107
Restriction enzyme variant HphI
RefSNP ID -
Y-position 19294055
Primer forward 5'-3' gatactttatcaggcttacttc
Primer reverse 5'-3' aaccaaatctctcagaatcg

Notes

See also

Y-DNA R-M207 subclades

Y-DNA backbone tree

Phylogenetic tree of human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroups [χ 1][χ 2]
"Y-chromosomal Adam"
A00 A0-T [χ 3]
A0 A1 [χ 4]
A1a A1b
A1b1 BT
B CT
DE CF
D E C F
F1  F2  F3  GHIJK
G HIJK
IJK H
IJ K
I   J     LT [χ 5]       K2 [χ 6]
L     T    K2a [χ 7]        K2b [χ 8]     K2c     K2d K2e [χ 9]  
K-M2313 [χ 10]     K2b1 [χ 11] P [χ 12]
NO   S [χ 13]  M [χ 14]    P1     P2
N O Q R
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