Pashtun Maternal DNA and Genealogy

[Midnight_Sun]

They had chariots and horses.

[pashtanajan]

^ Ahaha.

Interesting results Midnight_Sun!

I'd like to get my mt-dna tested, as my great-grandma from my mom's side is a Nuristani, meaning I have the same mt-dna as her – I find that interesting, as they're a 'rare' people, so to say.

[Midnight_Sun]

Pashtana Jaan,

I recommend Geno 2.0 since it will identify your maternal and paternal subclade, also your autosomal DNA to see where (geographically) your DNA path is most frequent. On top of that, it will even show how much of your DNA came from extinct hominid speces like Denisovans and Neanderthals.

You can find more info about it here:

http://shop.nationalgeographic.com/ngs/product/genographic-kits/geno-2.0---genographic-project-participation-and-dna-ancestry-kit

If you want a simple mtDNA test, I'd recommend Family Tree's mtFull sequence as this will identify your subclade:

http://www.familytreedna.com/mt-dna-compare.aspx

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Good luck and when you get your results, share them here

[pashtanajan]

Pashtana Jaan,

I recommend Geno 2.0 since it will identify your maternal and paternal subclade, also your autosomal DNA to see where (geographically) your DNA path is most frequent. On top of that, it will even show how much of your DNA came from extinct hominid speces like Denisovans and Neanderthals.

You can find more info about it here:

http://shop.nationalgeographic.com/ngs/product/genographic-kits/geno-2.0---genographic-project-participation-and-dna-ancestry-kit

If you want a simple mtDNA test, I'd recommend Family Tree's mtFull sequence as this will identify your subclade:

http://www.familytreedna.com/mt-dna-compare.aspx

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Good luck and when you get your results, share them here

Thank you Midnight_Sun for the links you've given me. I think I'll do this soon enough, maybe after a month or two. I'm going to go with the Geno 2.0. I was expecting more than two-hundred dollars for the kit, as you mentioned it was pretty expensive, but it's a fair price to pay to see how hundreds of your ancestors contributed to making you, well – you.

Oh yes, and I'll definitely share my results once I get them!

[Midnight_Sun]

Great choice!

I have to say that it will not determine your father's paternal lineage, since you're a woman, sorry, for some reason I was thinking of my own results. But if you have your brother, or maternal uncle, you can test them and get paternal ancestry information and also your maternal lineage.

[Wahe Guru]

^ yeah, seems like a really old haplogroup, I dont know my mtdna but my Ydna is Q1b. It is found anywhere from Russia to India. the Mutation of Q1b only took palce about 800-1000 years ago (estimated) some where in central asia. so whoever my ancestors were, they were not very long ago

Your Y-DNA is Q1b and mtDNA U7. That means your ancestry is most probably from UP, India.

Instead of advising others about inferiority complexes, have you given a thought as to why you are describing yourself as phenotype Iranid or "Chitral, my homeland" or origin "Central Asia" or this and that all over the net?

LOL - Central Asia is better than India?

[Karachi]

^ i dont know my mtdna, I have not tested it, also Q1b is a Turkic genetic marker most likely, because it is so rare in India

Also I have no inferiority complex like you idiots, I have always claimed my grand parents migrated from Delhi, not like you guys who think you are some european race, yet look exactly the same as other indians

[Midnight_Sun]

Karachi, who exactly are you referring to as idiots? I never heard anybody say they are European?

[Midnight_Sun]

I have submitted my Geno 2.0 test kit to analyze my autosomal DNA. I will post the results here when they arrive.

So far I know I am:

Paternal Y DNA: R1a1a1b2a1, Y-111 STR test is currently running, will get results by end of February, inshaAllah.

Maternal mtDNA: U2c1, very rare, only few matches found, but their mutations are nothing like mine. Needs more samples from around the world.

Known tribal groups in my direct DNA:

Amarkhel - Ghilzai
Kharoti - Ghilzai
Tarakhel - Ghilzai
Mohammadzai - Durrani
Jaghuri - Mongol-Turkic
Alokozai - Durrani

Autosomal results should show lots of affinity to South Asia, Central Asia, and some east Asia.

[Karachi]

Karachi, who exactly are you referring to as idiots? I never heard anybody say they are European?

The indian trolls like bharti, jatt apache etc...

[Karachi]

I have submitted my Geno 2.0 test kit to analyze my autosomal DNA. I will post the results here when they arrive.

So far I know I am:

Paternal Y DNA: R1a1a1b2a1, Y-111 STR test is currently running, will get results by end of February, inshaAllah.

Maternal mtDNA: U2c1, very rare, only few matches found, but their mutations are nothing like mine. Needs more samples from around the world.

Known tribal groups in my direct DNA:

Amarkhel - Ghilzai
Kharoti - Ghilzai
Tarakhel - Ghilzai
Mohammadzai - Durrani
Jaghuri - Mongol-Turkic
Alokozai - Durrani

Autosomal results should show lots of affinity to South Asia, Central Asia, and some east Asia.

ok nice, this is will be interesting

[Kushan Prince]

And how exactly would these kits determine fair DNA results? I think countless of blood samples need to be takin from family members to. I would just go to a DNA lab to get legit results.

[Midnight_Sun]

And how exactly would these kits determine fair DNA results? I think countless of blood samples need to be takin from family members to. I would just go to a DNA lab to get legit results.

What do you mean by fair results?

[Manzareh]

After reading this thread my curiosity lead me to an underground population from which a man called Dr.Weezon had me strapped to a chair, they did tests and discovered i have a rare hopologroup called R1ak47, thats all i can remember, and now the government are after me.

[ډګروال]

After reading this thread my curiosity lead me to an underground population from which a man called Dr.Weezon had me strapped to a chair, they did tests and discovered i have a rare hopologroup called R1ak47, thats all i can remember, and now the government are after me.

wel actually i turned out to be an r2RPG7Ak47r2.