A new paper has appeared with a a focus on Haplogroup E, and mostly focused on E-M215 and E-M35, with a moderate level of improvement in resolution from what we used to know.
Basically, at first glance, the major novelty with respect to E-M215 is that all E-Z830 (x M123) lineages are united under a new mutation dubbed V1515, and that the former solo lineages of E-M35, i.e. E-V92 and E-V6, now have a home and are included within this unification. In addition, the above named unifying mutation, V1515, apparently has a bifurcated structure itself, with one younger branch having the sole representation in the Southern parts of Ethiopia and further South, and the more diverse (hence ancient) branch being represented in the Northern parts of Ethiopia and further North.
New basal haplogroup E mutations were also apparently found.
The paper is Open access , and I will analyze it further in the coming days , but I just wanted to plot the Eastern African E-M215 variant frequencies for now.
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Basically, at first glance, the major novelty with respect to E-M215 is that all E-Z830 (x M123) lineages are united under a new mutation dubbed V1515, and that the former solo lineages of E-M35, i.e. E-V92 and E-V6, now have a home and are included within this unification. In addition, the above named unifying mutation, V1515, apparently has a bifurcated structure itself, with one younger branch having the sole representation in the Southern parts of Ethiopia and further South, and the more diverse (hence ancient) branch being represented in the Northern parts of Ethiopia and further North.
New basal haplogroup E mutations were also apparently found.
The paper is Open access , and I will analyze it further in the coming days , but I just wanted to plot the Eastern African E-M215 variant frequencies for now.
