Jews with Haplogroup G
Haplogroup G is found at modest percentages amongst Jewish men within multiple subgroups of haplogroup G (Y-DNA)The majority falling within the G2b and G2c category. Haplogroups that are more commonly found amongst Jews are E1b1b1c, (M123)E1b1b1a (M78)and especially J1 or J* (12f2b) J2a* (M410) J2a1b (M67)[1] Jewish ethnic divisions, ranging from about a third of Moroccan Jews to almost none reported among the Indian, Yemenite and Iranian communities.[2]
Haplogroup G Found within Jewish Communities
The following percentages of haplogroup G persons have been found in the various Jewish communities listed in descending order by percentage of G.
| Population | Usual origin | Total N | G % | N=G | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moroccan Jews | Morocco | 83 | 19.3% | 16 | [2] |
| Sephardim | Bulgaria/Turkey | 174 | 16.7% | 29 | [2] |
| Mountain Jews | Azerbaijan | 57 | 15.8% | 9 | [2] |
| Libyan Jews | Libya | 20 | 10.0% | 2 | [3] |
| Iraqi Jews | Iraq | 79 | 10.1% | 8 | [2] |
| Ashkenazim | Pale of Settlement/Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (NE Europe), Hungary, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands | 856 | 7.2% | 61 | [2] |
| Bene Israel | Konkan, North India | 31 | 6.5% | 2 | [2] |
| Georgian Jews | Georgia | 62 | 4.8% | 3 | [2] |
| Yemenite Jews | Yemen | 74 | 6.8% | 0 | [2] |
| Persian Jews | Iran | 49 | 0% | 0 | [2] |
| Bukharan Jews | Uzbekistan | 15 | 0% | 0 | [2] |
| Cochin Jews | Cochin, South India | 45 | 0% | 0 | [2] |
| Ethiopian Jews | Gondar, Ethiopia | 27 | 0% | 0 | [2] |
Famous Jews within Haplogroup G
- John G. Cramer (b. 1934)
- Physicist and author.
- James Franciscus (1934–1991)
- Leading American film and television actor.
- Newton Minow (b. 1926)
- Former Chairman of the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Chairman of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).
References
- Hammer, Michael F; Behar, Doron M; Karafet, Tatiana M; Mendez, Fernando L; Hallmark, Brian; Erez, Tamar; Zhivotovsky, Lev A; Rosset, Saharon; Skorecki, Karl (2009). "Extended Y chromosome haplotypes resolve multiple and unique lineages of the Jewish priesthood". Human Genetics. 126 (5): 707–17. doi:10.1007/s00439-009-0727-5. PMC 2771134. PMID 19669163.
- Doron M. Behar; Bayazit Yunusbayev; Mait Metspalu; Ene Metspalu; Saharon Rosset; Jüri Parik; Siiri Rootsi; Gyaneshwer Chaubey; Ildus Kutuev; Guennady Yudkovsky; Elza K. Khusnutdinova; Oleg Balanovsky; Olga Balaganskaya; Ornella Semino; Luisa Pereira; David Comas; David Gurwitz; Batsheva Bonne-Tamir; Tudor Parfitt; Michael F. Hammer; Karl Skorecki; Richard Villems (July 2010). "The genome-wide structure of the Jewish people". Nature. 466 (7303): 238–42. Bibcode:2010Natur.466..238B. doi:10.1038/nature09103. PMID 20531471. S2CID 4307824.
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