my iGENEA test

[Daniel the Great]

I just received my DNA test results today conducted by Igenea, the results on my paternal side came back with the haplogroup I2a.

Haplogroup I2a
Haplogroup I2a is characterized by the genetic Marker P37.02, which appeared for the first time 15,000 years ago. It originated in the Balkans, where it is most widely distributed yet today.

Haplogroup I2a distinguishes itself from other tribes that sought in the Balkans a refuge from the ice sheet during the Ice Age. As one of the few original tribes, they survived the Ice Age and expanded into Romania, Poland, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia.

The hard environmental conditions during the Ice Age led to a drastic decrease of the human population and the genetic diversity of Europe.

This makes no sense to me though.

Paternal lineage STR
Locus 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
DYS# 393 390 19* 391 385a 385b 426 388 439 389-1
Allele 13 24 16 11 14 14 11 13 12 13
Locus 11 12
DYS# 392 389-2
Allele 11 31

[Soldier of Macedon]

There you go mate, the blood of ancient Macedon flows through your veins

[makedonche]

Daniel
I had a look at those other items for you and they translate into........
"You are definitely not Greek"

[Daniel the Great]

Daniel
I had a look at those other items for you and they translate into........
"You are definitely not Greek"

I should have saved my money and just took my fathers word for it. lol

[makedonche]

I should have saved my money and just took my fathers word for it. lol

hahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
...see dad always knows best!

PS Smart man your dad!...can't wait to get him back here!

[EgejskaMakedonia]

This stuff seems pretty interesting. How much detail do they provide in relation to the results?

It's a real shame there are no ancestry websites with accumulative records of Macedonian families. The Anglo-Saxons in Australia can often trace their family back to the arrival of the convicts and even prior to this. The most my family could hope for is most likely the knowledge of both sets of grandparents. There would be Turkish and Greek records somewhere, but we have already witnessed how the Greeks manipulate such evidence for their own personal gain. Doesn't help that the surnames of the same families were changed, only increasing the difficulty for developing a 'family tree' type of document.

[Risto the Great]

In some suburbs of Australia, you can trace most of your relatives to convicts.

[EgejskaMakedonia]

In some suburbs of Australia, you can trace most of your relatives to convicts.

Lol, definitely Frankston for us that live in Melbourne.

[Daniel the Great]

This stuff seems pretty interesting. How much detail do they provide in relation to the results?

It depends on how much you want to pay. I got the combi basic so what i get is paternal and maternal haplogroups. I would have to upgrade to find out my ancient tribe and place of origin.

[EgejskaMakedonia]

It depends on how much you want to pay. I got the combi basic so what i get is paternal and maternal haplogroups. I would have to upgrade to find out my ancient tribe and place of origin.

I like the idea that they keep a database where you can find people with the same ancestors, yet it's bloody expensive. I guess there is no value on peace of mind, although I'm sure you and most of us here would be pretty confident with the results, provided the tests are accurate and legit.

The Greeks on the other hand...few worries there.

Interesting stuff!

[kure]

I just received my DNA test results today conducted by Igenea, the results on my paternal side came back with the haplogroup I2a.




This makes no sense to me though.

Paternal lineage STR
Locus 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
DYS# 393 390 19* 391 385a 385b 426 388 439 389-1
Allele 13 24 16 11 14 14 11 13 12 13
Locus 11 12
DYS# 392 389-2
Allele 11 31

Daniel, our Paternal lineage STRs are pretty similar.

Paternal lineage STR
Locus 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
DYS# 393 390 19* 391 385a 385b 426 388 439 389-1
Allele 13 24 16 11 14 16 11 13 13 13
Locus 11 12
DYS# 392 389-2
Allele 11 32

Your IGENEA subscription also provides you with a free FamilyTreeDNA subscription. Login to the latter site and you can join groups to compare your DNA with others who have similar DNA. For instance I am in the groups 'Macedonia' and 'I2a'. After joining the groups, the administrators are able to place you in a chart based on your DNA.

[kure]

Here are some pictures from the FamilyTreeDNA group 'Macedonia'.

[kure]

Here are some pictures from the FamilyTreeDNA group 'I2a Y-Haplogroup'.

My Y-Haplogroup is I2a2a-M423 Dinaric-South.

[Daniel the Great]

Daniel, our Paternal lineage STRs are pretty similar.

Paternal lineage STR
Locus 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
DYS# 393 390 19* 391 385a 385b 426 388 439 389-1
Allele 13 24 16 11 14 16 11 13 13 13
Locus 11 12
DYS# 392 389-2
Allele 11 32

Your IGENEA subscription also provides you with a free FamilyTreeDNA subscription. Login to the latter site and you can join groups to compare your DNA with others who have similar DNA. For instance I am in the groups 'Macedonia' and 'I2a'. After joining the groups, the administrators are able to place you in a chart based on your DNA.

Wow, they are very similar, except for a few. Have you been provided with a ancient tribe to go with your haplogroup? i was not because i only purchased the Igenea combi basic. Im interested to find out possibilities on what ancient tribes carried the I2a haplogroup.

Apparently our paternal haplogroups have been present in Europe for 15000 years. We escaped and survived the ice age, seeking refuge in the Balkans. I find all this DNA research very interesting.

[kure]

According to iGENEA my ancient tribe was the Thracians.