Haplogroup R1a testing

Haplogroup R1a is found today across a large swathe of Asia and Europe and may have originated in South or Central Asia. R1a is most common among Pakistanis, Northern Indians, Russians, Ukrainians and the Kyrgyz and Altai peoples of Central Asia. In Europe R1a is the most common group in Slavic peoples and is also very common in Scandinavia. The presence of R1a in the British Isles is in the main due to Norse Viking ancestry, although Anglo-Saxons and Danes will have carried a smaller proportion there and there is a rare English-specific subgroup. It has been hypothesised that haplogroup R1a was carried to Europe by the Kurgan culture, who domesticated the horse.

This product will be of interest to those who have strong evidence (from SNP or STR markers) that they belong to the R1a group.

EthnoAncestry offers two testing options for haplogroup R1a:

R1a Subgroup Test
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R1a Subgroup Test

This product tests M17, the marker which defines the R1a group and all known downstream markers. M458 was recently (September 2009) found to define a Slavic soubgroup of M17 and accounts for ~70% of R1a chromosomes in parts of Poland and the Ukraine but is also found in other parts of Europe. The other markers below M17 have not been well studied but look to be very rare: M56 and M87 were found in Central Asians and M157 in South Asians.

To view the R1a tree click here.

The full list of SNPs tested in the R1a subgroup test is as follows:

M17, M56, M87, M157 & M458.

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

Order the R1a Subgroup Test!

	$149
	$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 R1a Y-SNPs, simply pick from our custom select SNP listing.

If you have any questions regarding R1a Y-SNPs please contact us!