rms2
Regular Member
- Messages
- 304
- Reaction score
- 11
- Points
- 0
- Location
- Central Virginia
- Ethnic group
- British/Irish
- Y-DNA haplogroup
- R-L21 (S145, M529)
- mtDNA haplogroup
- U5a2
FTDNA's R-L21 Plus Project is in the process of sponsoring the testing of six individuals of Spanish and Portuguese descent for L21. Thus far, one turned out to be L21-, but four of the six have already gone L21+. There is one still awaiting test results, but he is almost certain to be L21+, too, since he is a 35/37 match for one of our L21+ project members.
One of our new L21+ members, Romero, has five Spanish matches, with five different surnames, all within a genetic distance of three or less at 37 markers. Surely they are all L21+, too. One of them, Garcia, has joined the project and is now also awaiting L21 test results.
I know of at least 21 L21+ men of Iberian descent, but only 17 of them have joined the R-L21 Plus Project. I wish all of them would.
If you add Romero's five close matches and the one man, very likely to be L21+, still awaiting results, that makes 27.
So, perhaps L21 is not as rare on the Iberian Peninsula as we once thought?
One of our new L21+ members, Romero, has five Spanish matches, with five different surnames, all within a genetic distance of three or less at 37 markers. Surely they are all L21+, too. One of them, Garcia, has joined the project and is now also awaiting L21 test results.
I know of at least 21 L21+ men of Iberian descent, but only 17 of them have joined the R-L21 Plus Project. I wish all of them would.
If you add Romero's five close matches and the one man, very likely to be L21+, still awaiting results, that makes 27.
So, perhaps L21 is not as rare on the Iberian Peninsula as we once thought?
Last edited: