| Haplogroup R2 | |
|---|---|
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| Possible time of origin | 27,000 BP[1] |
| Possible place of origin | South Asia or Central Asia[1] |
| Ancestor | Haplogroup R |
| Descendants | R2a (M124); R2b (FGC21706) |
| Defining mutations | M479 |
Haplogroup R2, or R-M479, is a Y-chromosome haplogroup characterized by genetic marker M479. It is one of two primary descendants of Haplogroup R (R-M207), the other being R1 (R-M173).
R-M479 has been concentrated geographically in South Asia and Central Asia since prehistory. It appears to reach its highest levels among the Burusho people in North Pakistan.[2]
It has two primary branches: R2a (M124) and R2b (R-FGC21706)
- ^ a b ISOGG, 2017, Y-DNA Haplogroup R and its Subclades – 2017 (17 June 2017).
- ^ Julie Di Cristofaro , Erwan Pennarun , Stéphane Mazières, Natalie M. Myres, Alice A. Lin, Shah Aga Temori, Mait Metspalu, Ene Metspalu, Michael Witzel, Roy J. King, Peter A. Underhill, Richard Villems & Jacques Chiaroni , 2013, “Afghan Hindu Kush: Where Eurasian Sub-Continent Gene Flows Converge”, ‘’PLoS One’’ (October 18). (17 June 2017.)