Haplogroup I2a testing

Haplogroup I2a* appears to have originated in the Balkans, perhaps from a glacial refugium there; I2a is very common in Croatia and Bosnia today and decreases in frequency across Eastern Europe. A rare offshoot branch of I2a is also found further West, including in the British Isles. Another subgroup of I2a is by far the most common lineage in Sardinia, but it is also found at low frequencies in France and Spain.

This product will be of interest to those who have strong evidence from previous DNA testing (Y-SNP or Y-STR) that they belong to the I2a haplogroup.

*Haplogroup I2a is formally known as I1b1

EthnoAncestry offers two testing options for haplogroup I2a:

I2a Subgroup Test

This product tests P37, the marker which defines the I2a haplogroup and all known downstream Y-SNPs. M26 (defining I2a) is a marker of the European Palaeolithic, which originated in Southern France or Iberia and later marked the human colonisation of Sardinia, where it is most frequent by far today.

The full list of SNPs tested in the I2a subgroup test is as follows:

P37, P41 (M359), M26 & M423

You will receive an official certificate depicting the results of your testing.

Order the I2a Subgroup Test!

	US$149
	US$99

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Pick your own SNP cafeteria style!

For those of you who just want to test one or a subset of the haplogroup I2a Y-SNPs, simply pick from our custom select SNP listing.

Feel free to contact us with any questions regarding I2a!