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Father line J-M12
A West and South Asian line
Age likely 15,000 to 30,000 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-M12 spread both west, to the Balkans, and east, to Iran, Pakistan and India, and some sons reached Southeast Asia in later times. 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.
- ArabiaOn the way northThe line likely moves north through Arabia.
- West AsiaTens of thousands of years agoBranch J likely grows up in the hills of West Asia.
- North IndiaIn later timesJ-M12 spreads east through Iran and Pakistan into India.
- MalaysiaTodayYou. Your result on atgc.asia shows how common this line is among the Malaysians we have tested.
Where it is found today
Found in the Balkans, Turkey and Iran, and in Pakistan and India.
