Dinarid
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- Ethnic group
- Herzegovinan Croat
- Y-DNA haplogroup
- I2a1b – Dinaric
- mtDNA haplogroup
- H1
I know the idea of a relationship between Y-DNA haplogroups and certain physical/personality traits has already been discussed. I still find it unfortunate, that many people are so quick to repeat as fact that all traits are associated with autosomal DNA and anything that disagrees is pseudoscience even though they are the ones with nothing to back up their claims. Rather sad. The Y chromosome clearly contains genes for height, which I see as an obvious explanation for why men with Haplogroup I are usually of above-average stature.
But now I wish to talk about personality- the success of Haplogroup R in particular. Can this be related to personality? Are men with Haplogroup R often just more successful at conquering and expanding? I imagine that in Europe millennia ago, it was most frequently the men with Haplogroup R who would have relationships with multiple women. Perhaps R-men are naturally more adventurous and inclined towards exploration and conquest. Maybe this trait is shared with the 'brother' haplogroup Q, whose members crossed a land-bridge and settled two entire continents, and would dominate them, outcompeting C by far. It seems as though I-men like myself are more committed to our land- more territorial. I also believe that the men who are most likely to be socially dominant or influential will be those with R.
If we look at a list of US presidents by Y-DNA the vast majority are R (specifically R1b), quite disproportionate to the population. This is especially true of European kings as well.
http://atlas.xyvy.info/country-national-haplogroup-chart-dna/united-states-of-america
Haplogroup maps of Europe as you all know are all over Eupedia, as are lists of European male royalty and US presidents by Y-DNA haplogroups.
But this is not to suggest that R-men are better leaders (I would never!). In many cases, we are although I won't get into I personality traits yet. Their aggressiveness and passion seems to propel them further.
But now I wish to talk about personality- the success of Haplogroup R in particular. Can this be related to personality? Are men with Haplogroup R often just more successful at conquering and expanding? I imagine that in Europe millennia ago, it was most frequently the men with Haplogroup R who would have relationships with multiple women. Perhaps R-men are naturally more adventurous and inclined towards exploration and conquest. Maybe this trait is shared with the 'brother' haplogroup Q, whose members crossed a land-bridge and settled two entire continents, and would dominate them, outcompeting C by far. It seems as though I-men like myself are more committed to our land- more territorial. I also believe that the men who are most likely to be socially dominant or influential will be those with R.
If we look at a list of US presidents by Y-DNA the vast majority are R (specifically R1b), quite disproportionate to the population. This is especially true of European kings as well.
http://atlas.xyvy.info/country-national-haplogroup-chart-dna/united-states-of-america
Haplogroup maps of Europe as you all know are all over Eupedia, as are lists of European male royalty and US presidents by Y-DNA haplogroups.
But this is not to suggest that R-men are better leaders (I would never!). In many cases, we are although I won't get into I personality traits yet. Their aggressiveness and passion seems to propel them further.