Haplogroup J1 (L222.2-) tree STR111

Today, I want to present the haplogroup J1 tree with STR111 data. Most of the tested individuals are from the Arabian peninsula, form a narrow cluster and have the haplogroup J1b2b1 (aka J1c3d2) L222.2+, which could be seen in my previous J1 tree. I excluded those L222.2+ from the new tree, and Roberto Raciti helped me collecting all J1 L222.2- individuals with STR111 data (N=179).

Here are the results.

I highlighted Anatolian cluster in cyan to turquoise.
I highlighted Jewish clusters in orange to brownish.
I highlighted Arab clusters in pink to purple.

Rectangular tree of J1 L222.2- STR111 (as pdf):

Polar tree of J1 L222.2- STR111 (as pdf):

Edit 02/26/13:
I added six more individuals (N=185).
Rectangular tree of J1 L222.2- STR111 (as pdf):

Polar tree of J1 L222.2- STR111 (as pdf):

 

Edit 03/27/13:
I added sixteen more individuals (N=201).
Rectangular tree of J1 L222.2- STR111 (as pdf):

Polar tree of J1 L222.2- STR111 (as pdf):

Haplogroup Tree J1 STR67

Today, I want to present haplogroup J1 tree with STR67 data. I used the same method as before. The goal was to get a tree for the oldest branches of the J1 haplogroup.
To do so I only used individuals that are labeled as J1 (not J1c, J1b, etc.) at FTDNA. In a lot of cases SNPs downstream of J1 were not tested, so I had to help myself: I excluded all individuals that show high similarity with known J1c and J1b individuals. Then, I generated the first tree with 200 individuals.

Polar tree of haplogroup J1 (excluding known J1b and J1c individuals):

J1 is split into two parts: the Arabian Peninsula (highlighted in magenta) and the rest. My assumption is that all these individuals from the Arabian Peninsula have the haplogroup J1c3d2 L222.2+ or at least J1c but they were just not tested for it.

Next, I excluded those individuals, I repeated the analysis with the remaining individuals.

1. Rectangular tree of haplogroup J1:

 


2. Polar tree of haplogroup J1:

Note:
The individuals from Iran (Irn-187962), Iraq (Irq--92829) and Turkey (Tur-191398,  Aintab, Turkey) are Assyrians. All other individuals from Iran and most individuals from Turkey (Tur-...) are actually Armenians. Unfortunately, no known Kurd is included in this analysis but based on the names there is one individual from Turkey (Tur-221845, Ahmed) that is Muslim and thus, not an Armenian or Assyrian, so he could be a Kurd.

Resume:
The oldest branches of haplogroup J1 can be found in Northern Mesopotamia and Eastern Anatolia. 

Haplogroup J1 tree STR111

Edit 09/12/2012:
I updated this post to make it shorter/easier for readers.

Today, I want to present the haplogroup J1 tree with STR111 data. I used the same method as before. Most of the individuals in this tree are from the Arabian peninsula and have the haplogroup J1b2b1 (aka J1c3d2) L222.2+. Some of them did not test for L222.2 but I am pretty confident about this. Based on the tree I predicted the haplogroups of some others.

Unfortunately, there is no Kurdish data included in this tree but we can assume that most Kurds with J1 belong to the same subclade as their closest neighbors, i.e. J1* M267. Of course, this has to be confirmed.

Actually, one individual in this figure is definitely from Iraqi Kurdistan: Irq---92829 is an Assyrian of Erbil :-)

I know of one Kurd of Sharif descent that is J1b2b. Unfortunately, he has only STR67 analyzed, so I cannot include him in the STR111 trees presented below. However, he is grouped with 100329 (unknown origin) and M4284 (from UAE) in the FTDNA J Haplogroup Project, so he would be close to these in the tree, and both 100329 and M4284 are at the root of the very large J1b2b branch (The previous name of J1b2b was J1c3d; at 23andme it is called J1e; details about the name changes can be found at ISOGG).

Color code:
J1 M267 Z1834-, Z1842- grey ("oldest" branch)
J1 M267 Z1842+ light blue
J1a M365.1 red (only one individual: Antonio Gomes 1635, Milhazes, Barcelos, Portugal [Por---73612]) 
J1b* L136  light green
J1b2* P58 dark green (clover)
J1b2b* L147.1 blue
J1b2b* Jewish Cohanim Cluster orange
J1b2b*  L859+ yellow
J1b2b1 L222.2+ purple    


Here are the results.
Rectangular tree of J1 (as jpg and as pdf):

Polar tree of J1 (as jpg and as pdf):

Based on this STR111-based tree the history of J1 is much clearer. 

1. The ancestral region of J1 is Caucasus, Northern Mesopotamia or Eastern Anatolia.
2. There is an early split of J1 into two branches.


Edit 09/24/12:
Rob1 (eng.molgen.org user) helped me collecting more J1 STR111 data. The new tree has a total of 313 users (see below). Three Jewish clusters emerged in the STR tree, all three clusters are highlighted in light orange, orange, and dark orange. Arab clusters within the blue J1b2b* L147.1 area are highlighted in light brown, brown, dark brown, and asparagus green. The greenish Arab cluster is at the root of the J1b2b1 L222.2+ purple cluster. The most obvious cluster within the J1b2b1 L222.2+ purple cluster is Bany Zaid cluster (highlighted in red).

Edit 09/30/12:
Iyyovi (eng.molgen.org user) asked me to upload pdf versions of the latest J1 rectangular and polar tree.
pdf polar tree
pdf rectangular tree