I take it that my BCode of I2.0001010001 is contained within your I2.00*? George Knysh --- On Wed, 2/22/12, Terry <tdrobb@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Terry <tdrobb@gmail.com> > Subject: [yDNAhgI] STR Branches, SNP's, Geographic Origin > To: Y-DNA-HAPLOGROUP-I@rootsweb.com > Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 2:27 PM > Often people ask about what SNP's > they should look at testing, given their > particular STR values. In addition, people sometimes ask > what can be said > about their ancestral geographic origin based again on their > STR values. > > One can in fact answer those types of questions in an > objective sense. > > The methodology I used is quite simple. First, I collected > as much STR > haplotype data as I could (I got over eight thousand I1 and > I2 samples from > various FTDNA Projects and from the Ysearch database). Next, > I organised > that large STR dataset into "hierarchical clusters" using a > standard > mathematical technique. Finally, I counted up the number of > SNP alleles > (either positive or negative) that occurred within each > cluster, now called > an STR "Branch", and I displayed the results; and I also > plotted maps of > the frequency distribution of the > most-distant-known-ancestor of each STR > Branch member across all regions of Europe. > > The results are very informative. > > The answer to many questions just depend on knowing your STR > "Branch Code". > In the system I use, the Branch Code is essentially just a > way of labelling > the STR branches in the computed hierarchical tree, and it > is very similar > to the "Henry System" used in genealogy for numbering the > descendants of an > ancestor. > > To determine your very own STR Branch Code in the system I > use, see: >   http://www.goggo.com/cgi-bin/branchFind.cgi > > Enter you FTDNA Kit Number or Ysearch ID, and (hopefully) it > will return > your STR Branch Code. (Only works for y-haplogroups I1 and > I2, and 67 or > more STR markers at present.) > > Follow the links to see what your STR Branch Code can tell > you. > > Terry > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to Y-DNA-HAPLOGROUP-I-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >

George, Yes, you are in the STR branch I2.00*. Here, I am using the "*" (star) to mean a wildcard, with any values allowed to follow. All members (so far) of the branch I2.00* have P37.2+ and M423+, and so are I2a1b (ISOGG Feb 2012). This branch is mainly found in Eastern Europe, but see the map for the detailed frequency distribution. Terry On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 2:10 AM, george knysh <gknysh@yahoo.com> wrote: > I take it that my BCode of I2.0001010001 is contained within your I2.00*? > George Knysh > > --- On Wed, 2/22/12, Terry <tdrobb@gmail.com> wrote: > > > From: Terry <tdrobb@gmail.com> > > Subject: [yDNAhgI] STR Branches, SNP's, Geographic Origin > > To: Y-DNA-HAPLOGROUP-I@rootsweb.com > > Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 2:27 PM > > Often people ask about what SNP's > > they should look at testing, given their > > particular STR values. In addition, people sometimes ask > > what can be said > > about their ancestral geographic origin based again on their > > STR values. > > > > One can in fact answer those types of questions in an > > objective sense. > > > > The methodology I used is quite simple. First, I collected > > as much STR > > haplotype data as I could (I got over eight thousand I1 and > > I2 samples from > > various FTDNA Projects and from the Ysearch database). Next, > > I organised > > that large STR dataset into "hierarchical clusters" using a > > standard > > mathematical technique. Finally, I counted up the number of > > SNP alleles > > (either positive or negative) that occurred within each > > cluster, now called > > an STR "Branch", and I displayed the results; and I also > > plotted maps of > > the frequency distribution of the > > most-distant-known-ancestor of each STR > > Branch member across all regions of Europe. > > > > The results are very informative. > > > > The answer to many questions just depend on knowing your STR > > "Branch Code". > > In the system I use, the Branch Code is essentially just a > > way of labelling > > the STR branches in the computed hierarchical tree, and it > > is very similar > > to the "Henry System" used in genealogy for numbering the > > descendants of an > > ancestor. > > > > To determine your very own STR Branch Code in the system I > > use, see: > > http://www.goggo.com/cgi-bin/branchFind.cgi > > > > Enter you FTDNA Kit Number or Ysearch ID, and (hopefully) it > > will return > > your STR Branch Code. (Only works for y-haplogroups I1 and > > I2, and 67 or > > more STR markers at present.) > > > > Follow the links to see what your STR Branch Code can tell > > you. > > > > Terry > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > Y-DNA-HAPLOGROUP-I-request@rootsweb.com > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > > subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > Y-DNA-HAPLOGROUP-I-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >