Interpreting Y-DNA Results: Concrete Example

            The following Y-chromosome 12 marker test results 

               13, 24, 14, 11, 11, 15, 13, 12, 11, 13, 13, 30

represent the allele values or number of repeats obtained at the following markers DYS393, DYS390, DYS019, DYS391, DYS385a, DYS385b, DYS426, DYS388, DYS439, DYS389a, DYS392, DYS389b.

This series of numbers represents a haplotype, or simply put, this is a DNA signature. This signature is very close or identical to the one of my father, my paternal grandfather, my paternal great grandfathers including my oldest known ancestor (in this case Gilles de Bock, born circa 1530 in Sint-Amands in Little Brabant, Belgium). Hence this DNA signature (or something very close) is shared with all my paternal ancestors.

On the basis of this Y-DNA series of numbers a haplogroup can be predicted or at least estimated which with greater than 99% accuracy may very well be the haplogroup that can reliably be determined with a SNP test.

The first 12 numbers of my haplotype indicate that I belong to the large haplogroup R1b that is of Euroasian origin. This haplogroup originated about 40,000 years ago in the Paleolithic era and was introduced into Europe by the early settlers (for further details read Flemish Deep Ancestry; full details provided in Flemish DNA and Ancestry).

Sample of 67 marker Y-DNA results.

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Sample Y-DNA results