27 July 2006
As Archive Coordinator for the Castor Association of America, I am finding this new venture very exciting. It is my job to try and connect the different lines to each other if I can. We have already seen some surprising results from the few tests we have received so far. The most exciting is that it is quite clear that four of the lines are definitely related.
See the Ancestor Index for the current lines that have been tested and then go to All Results to see how they are related to each other. In the near future I hope to put a bio with each of the oldest ancestors. Patricia
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What do the results show?
The first bit of data; it is very apparent is there are 2 Haplogroups reported; Haplogroup I1c and Haplogroup R1b.
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After a lot of reading and discussion with people who know more than I do, I have come to understand that a Haplogroup is defined by certain DNA Markers. These markers identify groups of people along with when and where they first appeared. The Haplogroup dna signatures are assigned identifiers such as an I or R. As mutations/mismatches are found they get subdivided into subgroups of a main group such as I1c or R1b. This process will continue as long as new data indicates new groups and/or subgroups.
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E3b Semitic
I Nordic
J2 Semitic
Q3 Native Americans
R1a Eastern Europe
R1b Western Europe
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The group R1b is a litte bit older than the I1c group, well that is if you call 10,000 years a little bit. They can be traced back to about 35,000-40,000 years ago on the European continent in the area that is in and around the border of Spain and France today and in the British Islands. Looking at the map one can imagine a sea going people traveling from Spain/France to the British Isles.
The group I1c (now defined as I1a2b (we will have to get used to things being redefined as new data is received)) can be traced back to 22,000-23,000 years ago on the European continent in the area of what is Germany today.
"What does that mean?"
If a person is from the R1b group it is highly unlikely that they are related to someone in the I1c group. Click on Haplogroup I1C or for Haplogroup RIB more information about each group and the maps that show where the people of each haplogroup originated.
The second bit of data is; there are at least 4 haplotypes defined.
"OK, what is a haplotype?"
A haplotype is the group of marker numbers that are the results of your DNA test. Whether you have 26 markers, 43 markers or 100 markers, those results define your haplotype. It may or may not be unique. Most likely it won't and we really hope it isn't. Since a father passes his Y Chromosome markers to his sons the markers are almost always exactly the same. That means they have the same haplotype and the same set of numbers for their markers.
We have eleven tests and possibly 4 haplotypes.
How can that be?
Let's see what we have:
Nine of the tests belong in Haplogroup I1c See Results
Test BC-01, JC-01, JC-02, JC-03, have a 45 out of 45 match. This defines Haplotype 1.
Using the numbers from Haplotype 1 we find that:
Test LK-01 has a 44 out of 45 match, he would probably belong in Haplotype 1
Test WR-01 has a 41 out of 43 match, he would probably belong to Haplotype 1
Test JC-04 has a 25 out of 26 match, he may belong to Haplotype 1 or Haplotype 2
Test WC-01 has a 31 out of 32 match, he would probably belong in Haplotype 1
Test PK-01 has a 39 out of 43 match, he may or may not belong to Haplotype 1 and most likely is Haplotype 2.
Two of the tests belong in Haplogroup R1b See Results
Test RC-01 and Test PK-02 have 11 mismatches which indicates they are not related at all so they define Haplotype 3 and Haplotype 4.
It is to early to tell what we have yet, we need more test results. Please bookmark this site and keep checking back to see what changes we have. If you know of someone who would like to particpate please contact the Project Coordinator and let us know.
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The CAOA DNA Project is open to any person who is a direct descendant of any Castor...Custer ancestor.
If you are interested in participating contact the DNA Project Coordinator
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