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Mother line U
A line from Europe to India
Age the U family is about 45,000 to 55,000 years old; most of its branches are 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, carried line R into West Asia, where the U family likely grew about 50,000 years ago. Its branches spread far: some to Europe with its early hunters, some across Iran and Central Asia, and some to 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.
- ArabiaOn the way northLine R likely grows from N somewhere between Arabia and India.
- West AsiaAbout 50,000 years agoThe U family likely grows up in West Asia.
- Indus valleyIn later timesBranches such as U1 and U7 are found from the Caucasus and Iran to 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 from Europe and West Asia to Central Asia, Pakistan and India; no single country is its home.
Most often found in: Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine.
