Thursday, March 28, 2013

It has come to my attention that some folks are interested in the DNA tests I took years ago. I was part of a National Geographic project tracking human migration out of Africa, the major genetic groups as they exist today, and the effects of contact and current globalization for gene distribution.
I was also originally in a project called the Sanchez Name project but was later dropped when I did not fit conclusively what they were looking for in that project (Taino DNA). That project was taking the name Sanchez as jumping off point as it is one of the most geographically diverse names on the planet. They were interested in Jewish history and Native American history and the connections to Puerto Rico particularly north Eastern Puerto Rico. Being that my mothers side of the family is from the exact area they wanted to study and by family legend my great grandmother was Indian I was asked to take part. I turned up some Jewish traits but not what they were looking for and no one I know in my family is a practicing Jew (might have had to do with that whole Inquisition thing or that whole Hitler thing after that).
The results I am squarely North African and Roma (formerly known as Gypsy) but an unknown section (perhaps the Native American section) required deeper testing of which I was unwilling to pay for at the time. So I was dropped from the project.

The National Geo project goes on and you too can take part.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ7XNWJ0_d0&feature=player_embedded

I did my DNA test through My Family Tree DNA (not to be confused with familytree.com)

https://my.familytreedna.com/

A little explanation


Haplogroups are the major branches of the Y-chromosome tree. They are defined by Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs), which have accumulated over many generations as the Y-chromosome is passed from father to son. These SNPs map the paths back to the single common male ancestor from which all men alive today descend.

The Y-Chromosome Consortium (YCC) has reconstructed the structure of the Y-chromosome tree by testing SNP mutations in different human populations. As scientists have discovered more SNPs (e.g., M254), the structure of the tree has changed. Currently, there are 20 haplogroups (A through T). In turn, each of these major haplogroups has subgroups, or subclades, that are named with alternating letters and numbers (e.g., I1c).
Below I will post my results keep in mind these are very general.
My specific Haplogroup: E-M35.1 or E1b1b1 wandered out of Ethiopia some 50,000 years ago. 20,000 years ago they had settled in many North African coastal areas including the Canary Islands (where my so-called Spanish ancestors came from). Mixing with Phoenician and Berber groups eventually becoming a different genetic group. My family was said to be Roma (or Gypsy) Jewish and of this North African group. Arriving in Puerto Rico they became Native American and West African. Physically we show some of this but the DNA test did not turn up and Indian this comes purely from family legend that my great grandmother on my mother's side was Indian. So what do I do with this info? There is a section on test on my mothers's side that turned up unknown deeper testing required, Indian?

Haplogroup Test: your matches suggest that you belong to Haplogroup E3b, therefore you qualify to order our deep clade test which focuses on all mutations shown on the next screen after you click on the "Continue for more information" button. Order your Y-DNA SNP test for Deep Sub-clades.E-M81 is found in NW Africa, not found in sub-Saharan Africa and its frequency sharply decreases eastwards. E-M81 is a "Berber" marker. It is also found in all Iberian populations, signifying Berber admixture, ranging
from 1.5% in Northern Italians, 2.2% in Central Italians, 1.6% in southern 
Spaniards, 3.5% in the French, 4% in the Northern Portuguese, 12.2% in the 
southern Portuguese and 41.2% in the genetic isolate of the Pasiegos from 
Cantabria. It is found in only 0.7% of Sicilians and in no southern 
Italians. It is also not found in the Balkans


Y-DNA - Ancestral Origins
The Y-DNA - Ancestral Origins page allows you to view the ancestry information for your matches from one of our Y-chromosome DNA STR (short tandem repeat) tests, Y-DNA12, Y-DNA25, Y-DNA37, Y-DNA67, or Y-DNA111.
Country - This is the paternal country of origin.
Match Total - This is the total number of matches for a specific country.
Country Total - This is the total number of people with Y-chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) results from the country of origin in the Family Tree DNA database.
Percentage - This is the percentage from the country of origin compared to the total number from that country in the database, i.e., the MATCH TOTAL column divided by the Country Total column. Please note, a percentage will not be shown if the Country Total is less than 100.
Comment - This is additional information such as a social, religious, or ethnic group. Where more than one match from a country has provided the same comment, the number of matches is shown beside the comment. For example, someone with matches in Germany might have Baden-Württemberg (2) and Schleswig-Holstein (7).
NOTE: Family Tree DNA uses the International Organization for Standardization's ISO 3166 for country names.
12 Marker
Exact Match
Country Match Total Country Total Percentage Comments
Albania 2 28 N/A
Armenia 1 222 0.4%
Austria 4 606 0.7%
Belarus 1 666 0.2%
Belgium 1 517 0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 87 N/A
Bulgaria 6 170 3.5%
Croatia 2 213 0.9%
Czech Republic 3 676 0.4% Bohemia (1)
England 49 23931 0.2%
Ethiopia 2 34 N/A
France 12 3366 0.4%
Georgia 1 54 N/A
Germany 41 12073 0.3% Ashkenazi (1)
Rhineland-Palatinate (1)
Greece 24 681 3.5%
Hungary 13 1181 1.1%
Iraq 1 179 0.6%
Ireland 9 14064 0.1%
Israel 1 138 0.7%
Italy 26 3335 0.8% Sicily (2)
Kosovo 1 2 N/A
Lithuania 3 1013 0.3% Ashkenazi (3)
Macedonia 1 61 N/A
Montenegro 1 20 N/A
Morocco 1 82 N/A Sephardic-Levite (1)
Netherlands 5 1709 0.3%
Norway 4 1335 0.3%
Poland 11 3630 0.3% Ashkenazi (1)
Prussia (3)
Portugal 2 786 0.3% Azores (1)
Romania 2 546 0.4%
Russian Federation 9 3070 0.3% Ashkenazi (2)
Ashkenazi-Levite (1)
Scotland 12 11425 0.1%
Serbia 3 87 N/A
Slovakia 1 498 0.2%
Slovenia 3 148 2%
Spain 6 3351 0.2% Canary Islands (1)
Sweden 6 1595 0.4%
Switzerland 7 1844 0.4%
Turkey 1 559 0.2%
Ukraine 8 1545 0.5% Ashkenazi (4)
United Kingdom 16 10657 0.2%
United States 5 2563 0.2%
Wales 2 2029 0.1%
Genetic Distance -1
Country Match Total Country Total Percentage Comments
Albania 1 28 N/A
Austria 17 606 2.8% Ashkenazi (4)
Bahrain 1 28 N/A
Belarus 23 666 3.5% Ashkenazi (19)
Belgium 3 517 0.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 87 N/A
Bulgaria 14 170 8.2%
Canada 2 353 0.6%
Cape Verde 2 23 N/A
Chad 2 2 N/A
Croatia 7 213 3.3%
Cyprus 1 53 N/A
Czech Republic 10 676 1.5% Bohemia (3)
Moravia (1)
Denmark 3 814 0.4%
England 111 23931 0.5%
France 20 3366 0.6%
Georgia 3 54 N/A
Germany 159 12073 1.3% Ashkenazi (7)
Baden-Württemberg (1)
Schleswig-Holstein (1)
Silesia (1)
Greece 26 681 3.8% Rhodes (1)
Hungary 27 1181 2.3% Ashkenazi (3)
Bukovina (1)
Ireland 19 14064 0.1%
Israel 2 138 1.4% Ashkenazi (1)
Italy 85 3335 2.5% Sephardic (1)
Sicily (9)
Kuwait 1 155 0.6%
Latvia 2 260 0.8% Ashkenazi (1)
Lebanon 1 239 0.4%
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1 22 N/A
Lithuania 24 1013 2.4% Ashkenazi (16)
Macedonia 1 61 N/A
Mexico 1 814 0.1%
Moldova 2 78 N/A Ashkenazi (1)
Mongolia 1 588 0.2%
Netherlands 10 1709 0.6% Ashkenazi (2)
Norway 1 1335 0.1%
Poland 52 3630 1.4% Ashkenazi (25)
Ashkenazi (Galicia) (2)
Prussia (1)
Portugal 5 786 0.6% Azores (1)
Puerto Rico 1 242 0.4% MDKO: Puerto Rico (1)
Qatar 1 147 0.7%
Romania 15 546 2.7% Ashkenazi (4)
Russian Federation 38 3070 1.2% Ashkenazi (18)
Saudi Arabia 6 1132 0.5%
Scotland 18 11425 0.2%
Serbia 1 87 N/A
Slovakia 13 498 2.6% Ashkenazi (5)
Spain 19 3351 0.6%
Sudan 1 149 0.7%
Sweden 5 1595 0.3%
Switzerland 15 1844 0.8% Bern (2)
Zurich (1)
Syrian Arab Republic 2 205 1% Sephardic (1)
Turkey 7 559 1.3%
Ukraine 41 1545 2.7% Ashkenazi (19)
Ashkenazi (Bessarabia) (1)
United Arab Emirates 2 269 0.7%
United Kingdom 49 10657 0.5%
United States 24 2563 0.9%
Wales 9 2029 0.4%
Please wait while we check for your 12 marker matches...

25 Marker

Genetic Distance -1
Country Match Total Country Total Percentage Comments
England 1 18790 < 0.1 %
Germany 1 7082 < 0.1 %
Poland 1 2029 < 0.1 % Prussia (1)
Genetic Distance -2
Country Match Total Country Total Percentage Comments
Albania 1 10 N/A
Austria 1 293 0.3%
Belarus 1 419 0.2%
Croatia 1 71 N/A
Czech Republic 1 343 0.3%
England 5 18790 < 0.1 %
Ethiopia 1 8 N/A
Germany 4 7082 0.1%
Greece 2 221 0.9%
Hungary 1 661 0.2%
Italy 3 1315 0.2%
Poland 1 2029 < 0.1 %
Romania 1 235 0.4%
Russian Federation 1 1088 0.1%
Slovenia 1 68 N/A
Spain 1 1569 0.1%
Sweden 1 673 0.1%
Switzerland 2 1182 0.2%
United Kingdom 1 6893 < 0.1 %





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