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- Thu Feb 11, 2016 7:40 pm
- Forum: African
- Topic: Origin of SSA III marker
- Replies: 6
- Views: 26006
Re: Origin of SSA III marker
You're very welcome. Glad that I could help.
- Thu Feb 11, 2016 4:42 pm
- Forum: African
- Topic: Origin of SSA II Marker
- Replies: 0
- Views: 19001
Origin of SSA II Marker
[User 'ymidualc' posted a request for info on the origin of the SSA II marker on 10 Feb 2016 under the earlier post, Origin of SSA III marker. I responded and am now re-posting this response to a new topic heading, for anyone who may be interested in the origin of the SSA II marker.] In response to ...
- Thu Feb 11, 2016 2:31 am
- Forum: African
- Topic: Origin of SSA III marker
- Replies: 6
- Views: 26006
Re: Origin of SSA III marker
Hello. While I don’t have the SSA II (though I have SSA III and SSA IV – see my profile at the end of this post), I think I can give you a reasonable answer here. Since the ethnic panel report from dna consultants states that SSA II originates in southwest Africa and includes West Africans, it is mo...
- Wed Dec 23, 2015 1:07 am
- Forum: African
- Topic: Source (Sample) populations for the Sub-Saharan African III marker
- Replies: 2
- Views: 13062
Re: Source (Sample) populations for the Sub-Saharan African III marker
Ok. Thank you for the response.
- Mon Dec 21, 2015 7:49 pm
- Forum: African
- Topic: Source (Sample) populations for the Sub-Saharan African III marker
- Replies: 2
- Views: 13062
Source (Sample) populations for the Sub-Saharan African III marker
I was wondering what present day sample populations from the interior of Africa provided the DNA for the Sub-Saharan African III marker? That is to say, which land-locked African nations, or specific populations within a particular nation, were the source of the DNA for the Sub-Saharan African III m...
- Fri Dec 18, 2015 7:49 pm
- Forum: African
- Topic: Origin of SSA III marker
- Replies: 6
- Views: 26006
Re: Origin of SSA III marker
Hi. I guess what I was actually wondering was, what were the sample populations from which the data were taken, e.g. Ethiopian, Mali, Niger, etc. Which land-locked African nations, or specific populations within a particular nation, were the source of the dna for the Sub-Saharan African III marker? ...
- Wed Dec 16, 2015 7:40 pm
- Forum: African
- Topic: Origin of SSA III marker
- Replies: 6
- Views: 26006
Origin of SSA III marker
I was curious as to the populations in which the SSA III marker is found. The ethnic panel report only describes it as from the interior of Africa and rarely found in Asian peoples. Thanks for your help.