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Mother line R-SouthAsia
The R families of India
Age likely 30,000 to 60,000 yearsPassed 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, carried line N east, and line R grew from it on the way. In South Asia, R grew into several old families, and yours is one of them. They are found today mainly in India and nearby lands. 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.
- Arabian Sea coastOn the way eastLine R likely grows from N somewhere between Arabia and India.
- Central IndiaTens of thousands of years agoR grows into several old families in South Asia; yours is one of them.
- Eastern IndiaIn later timesThese families stay mostly in India and are found among many of its peoples.
- MalaysiaTodayYou. Your result on atgc.asia shows how common this line is among the Malaysians we have tested.
Where it is found today
Found mainly in India, and in smaller numbers in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan.
Most often found in: India.
