Hello, and welcome to Tdr Now! One of the Host Blogs to The Royal Descendants Podcast! I am one of your Host, (what I choose to go by) Mary Caulder Stewart!

Today I would like to talk about what Halpogroup exploration is, the subclades that go with it, matches, and more.

On what I’ve found in explaining it the best way, I found on Wikipedia…

Although human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and Y chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) haplogroups and subclades are named in a similar manner, their names belong to completely separate systems.

mtDNA

mtDNA haplogroups are defined by the presence of a series of single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers in the hypervariable regions and the coding region of mitochondrial DNA. They are named with the capital letters A through Z, with further subclades named using numbers and lower case letters.

Y-DNA

Y-DNA haplogroups are defined by the presence of a series of SNP markers on the Y chromosome. Subclades are defined by a terminal SNP, the SNP furthest down in the Y chromosome phylogenetic tree.

(For full Wikipedia click HERE)

Asian origin hypothesis

The hypothesis of Asia as the place of origin of haplogroup N is supported by the following:

Haplogroup N is found in all parts of the world but has low frequencies in Sub-Saharan Africa. According to a number of studies, the presence of Haplogroup N in Africa is most likely the result of back migration from Eurasia.
The oldest clades of macrohaplogroup N are found in Asia and Australia.
It would be paradoxical that haplogroup N had traveled all the distance to Australia or New World yet failed to affect other populations within Africa besides North Africans and Horn Africans.

The mitochondrial DNA variation in isolated “relict” populations in southeast Asia supports the view that there was only a single dispersal from Africa. The distribution of the earliest branches within haplogroups M, N, and R across Eurasia and Oceania provides additional evidence for a three-founder-mtDNA scenario and a single migration route out of Africa. These findings also highlight the importance of Indian subcontinent in the early genetic history of human settlement and expansion. Therefore, N’s history is similar to M and R which have their most probable origin in South Asia.
A study (Vai et al. 2019), finds a basal branch of maternal haplogroup N in early Neolithic North African remains from the Libyan site of Takarkori. The authors propose that N most likely split from L3 in the Arabian peninsula and later migrated back to North Africa, with its sister haplogroup M also likely splitting from L3 in the Middle East, but also suggest that N may have possibly diverged in North Africa, and state that more information is necessary to be certain. (Via Wikipedia, for full article click photo above)

My personal Halpogroup chart is as follows:

Above is all of my Halpogroup and percentages broken down all the way up to the present moment. I’ve been able to match almost all the people I’ve tested positive to on my personal tree. However I still have some blank spots and this is telling me I’m closer than I thought and or think. According to my DNA test. I am subclade 0 and 1 to many individuals that are currently in the now. And I have to be honest. I’m still learning about where and who I come from. And it’s been quite a roller coaster finding where I fit into all of this, because really I’m just a woman digging through family history, just like many of you right now. My ancestors just happen to be notorious, and some were quite famous, and still are. I’m in their shadow, wondering if I’ll ever measure up, by not repeating their mistakes in history, I’ll make my own path, in a different direction without using them to do so. I am grateful knowing where I come from, and I just want a garden, a roof over my head, shoes on my feet, food, and a bed to lay my head. I don’t need anything more.

Subclade 0 Results so Far and people that match on my tree 🌳

These are only a few of my DNA matches… it’s been an amazing experience so far, and I’m excited to see what else will be revealed in time.

So if you are new to family history, DNA testing and this adventure, best of luck to you!!

I hope this helps people understand a little more about Halpogroup exploration. I will be talking some on this and touching base in our podcast some too.

We are our recorded, and ready to roll, but first… we have so much to share! So stay tuned, we have so much tea to spill! So grab your saucers it may get messy!!

Your Host – Mary Caulder Stewart