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Father line J-Z2215
The father line of Arabia
Age likely 15,000 to 25,000 yearsPassed down father to sonStops 5 on the road
THE ROAD OF THIS LINE. GOLD COUNTRIES ARE WHERE IT IS COMMON. SHAPES ARE SCHEMATIC.
The story
More than 50,000 years ago, a man walked out of Africa. His sons, and their sons, carried the same mark into West Asia, where the J family likely grew. Its branch J-Z2215 is today the most common father line of the Arabian Peninsula. Some sons later reached India and Southeast Asia. Every father since passed it on. You still carry it.
The road, stop by stop
- East AfricaMore than 50,000 years agoThe father line of almost all men outside Africa leaves Africa.
- The LevantOn the way northThe line likely moves north into West Asia.
- West AsiaTens of thousands of years agoBranch J likely grows up in the hills of West Asia.
- ArabiaIn the last 10,000 yearsJ-Z2215 likely spreads south and becomes the main father line of Arabia.
- MalaysiaTodayYou. Your result on atgc.asia shows how common this line is among the Malaysians we have tested.
Where it is found today
Most common in the Arabian Peninsula; also found across West Asia, the Caucasus and northeast Africa, and in small numbers in Pakistan and India.
Most often found in: Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
