Haplogroup R1b-L2

R-L2 is a human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup, characteristic of a part of the inhabitants of Central Europe and Italy.

Haplogroup R1b-L2
Possible time of origin4400 years before present
Coalescence age4400 years before present
Possible place of originCentral Europe
AncestorR-M269
R1b-P312
R1b-U152
Highest frequenciesGermans
Northern and Western Italians[1]
French
Swiss

References

  1. Boattini A, Martinez-Cruz B, Sarno S, Harmant C, Useli A, Sanz P, et al. (May 2013). "Uniparental Markers in Italy Reveal a Sex-Biased Genetic Structure and Different Historical Strata". PLOS ONE. 8 (5). e65441. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0065441.t001. PMC 3666984. PMID 23734255.
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