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GENETIC HISTORY OF BULGARIA
Introduction Bulgaria is located in the eastern region of the Balkan Peninsula, overlooking the Black Sea. It links Southeastern Europe to the Eurasian steppe and in addition, Anatolia to the Aegean islands. It lies on the presumed pathway of modern humans’ migration into Europe in the Upper Paleolithic era. Bulgaria had some of the earliest […]
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Northern Eurasia – Y HAPLOGROUP N-M231
The Y-chromosome Haplogroup N (M231) is typical of Northern Eurasia region and Northern Europe as well and is defined by the presence of the genetic marker M231. Origins Haplogroup N is a descended from Haplogroup NO and is purported to have first appeared in Siberia, Mongolia, or China approximately 15,000 to 20,000 years ago. This […]
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Y-Haplogroup J2 – SW Asia, Caucasus, North Africa, Arabs, Jews|Cohen/Rothschild
Haplogroup J2 (M172) is a major subclade of Major Haplogroup J (P209). It is found in major parts of Asia, (Western, Central, and South), in Europe and North Africa as well. But it is mostly associated with Northwest Asia. It is thought that this Haplogroup might have originated among the Caucasus Mountains, the Levant, and […]
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