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Haplogroup J1

Y-DNA (paternal line) · one of the J lineages

A Middle-Eastern lineage, common in Arabia and among Semitic-speaking populations. [isogg]

Fuller account: J1 on Wikipedia.

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Sources

• [isogg] International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG), Y-DNA Haplogroup Tree. Reference — cite for haplogroup nomenclature only (not frequencies) · link