S16264 Genetic Genealogy [email protected]
A genetic genealogy discussion group for families of men who have tested positive for S16264, an unusual Y chromosome mutation that is thought to have originated several thousand years ago in France or England.
S16264 is the name given to a small genetic change, called a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), that has recently been identified in the DNA of a small number of men from England, France, Canada, and the United States. The S16264 mutation has no suspected medical implications, but it is quite interesting for genealogy.
Because S16264 occurs in the Y chromosome, or male line, it has been passed directly from father to son over many generations. All men who are S16264 positive (S16264+) are distant "cousins" who share an ancestor that likely lived in the northwest of Europe about four thousand years ago.
By working together to share test results and genealogies, men who are S16264+ and their families can discover information about how they are related to one another, and strive to learn more about S16264's "deep history" in European migrations dating to the Middle Ages and before.
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