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Mother line N-west
Rare old lines of West Asia
Age the roots are likely 50,000 to 60,000 years old; families W and I are much youngerPassed down mother to childStops 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 woman walked out of Africa. Her daughters, and their daughters, became line N. A few of its oldest branches likely grew between Arabia, Iran and the Caucasus, and yours is one of them. They are uncommon everywhere, and are found from Europe and West Asia to Pakistan and India. Every mother since passed it on. You still carry it.
The road, stop by stop
- East AfricaMore than 50,000 years agoHer line, later named N, leaves Africa with some of the first people to settle Asia.
- ArabiaSoon afterOld branches of N, later named N1, N2 and X, likely grow up near here.
- IranOver 20,000 years agoFamilies W and I likely grow from them in West Asia.
- Indus valleyIn later timesW and I are found thinly from Europe to Pakistan and India.
- MalaysiaTodayYou. Your result on atgc.asia shows how common this line is among the Malaysians we have tested.
Where it is found today
Uncommon everywhere; found from Europe, the Caucasus and West Asia to Pakistan and north India.
