Akar Nusa / Family lines / Father line R-M207

Father line R-M207

A line of Asia and Europe

Age likely 25,000 to 35,000 yearsPassed down father to sonStops 5 on the road
A line of Asia and Europe
A line of Asia and Europe

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 deep into Asia, where the R family likely grew. Its branches later spread across South Asia, Central Asia, West Asia and Europe, and are among the most common father lines there today. Every father since passed it on. You still carry it.

The road, stop by stop

  1. East Africa
    More than 50,000 years ago
    The father line of almost all men outside Africa leaves Africa.
  2. Arabian Sea coast
    On the way east
    The line likely follows the southern coasts, then moves inland.
  3. Central Asia
    Tens of thousands of years ago
    Branch R likely grows up in Central or South Asia.
  4. North India
    In later times
    R branches spread across South Asia, and west into Europe.
  5. Malaysia
    Today
    You. Your result on atgc.asia shows how common this line is among the Malaysians we have tested.

Where it is found today

Common across South Asia, Central Asia, West Asia and Europe.

Most often found in: Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey.

Laboratory standards

Our DNA tests are run with our laboratory partners. These are the standards they work to.

What each standard covers