Population Distribution Frequency of mtDNA Haplogroup T2 variants, T2>7%, sorted T2


Population		 % of Population belonging to T2b13a % of Population belonging to T2b13 % of Population belonging to T2b % of Population belonging to T2 column E as number, proportion belonging to T2 % of Population belonging to T

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Non-Ashkenazi Jews in Iraq
n/a
n/a
n/a		 20.00% 0.2
21.5%
135		 Counting the founders: the matrilineal genetic ancestry of the Jewish Diaspora. Behar DM et al
PLoS One. 2008 Apr 30;3(4):e2062.
Pas Valley, Northern Spain
n/a
n/a
6.56%		 19.68% 0.1968
19.68%
61		 Variability of the entire mitochondrial DNA control region in a human isolate from the Pas Valley (northern Spain). Cardoso S et al J Forensic Sci. 2010 Sep;55(5):1196-201
Non-Ashkenazi Jews in Iran
n/a
n/a
1.2%		 18.30% 0.183
20.7%
82		 Counting the founders: the matrilineal genetic ancestry of the Jewish Diaspora. Behar DM et al
PLoS One. 2008 Apr 30;3(4):e2062.
Lower Carniola, Slovenia
n/a
n/a
n/a		 11.50% 0.115
24.8%
113		 The maternal perspective for five Slovenian regions: The importance of regional sampling. Zupan A et al
Ann Hum Biol. 2015 Jun 12:1-10.
Non-Ashkenazi Jews in Bulgaria
n/a
n/a
1.4%		 11.30% 0.113
12.7%
71		 Counting the founders: the matrilineal genetic ancestry of the Jewish Diaspora. Behar DM et al
PLoS One. 2008 Apr 30;3(4):e2062.

West Eurasian from Southern Germany
n/a
n/a
8%		 11.00% 0.11
14%
100		 Application of a quasi-median network analysis for the visualization of character conflicts to a population sample of mitochondrial DNA control region sequences from southern Germany (Ulm). Brandstätter A et al Int J Legal Med. 2006 Sep;120(5):310-4

Vallepietra, Italy
n/a
n/a
n/a		 10.87% 0.1087
39.13%
46		 Traces of forgotten historical events in mountain communities in Central Italy: A genetic insight. Messina F et al Am J Hum Biol. 2015 Jul 8;27(4):508-19.

Volterra, Italy
n/a
n/a
n/a		 10.50% 0.105
13.1%
114		 Mitochondrial DNA variation of modern Tuscans supports the near eastern origin of Etruscans. Achilli A et al Am J Hum Genet. 2007 Apr;80(4):759-68.

Sicily
n/a
n/a
4.53%		 10.37% 0.1037
16.83%
155		 Human mitochondrial DNA variation in Southern Italy. Ottoni C et al
Ann Hum Biol. 2009 Nov-Dec;36(6):785-811.
Ostergotland/Jonkoping, Sweden
n/a
n/a
n/a		 10.00% 0.1
12.5%
40		 Homogeneity in mitochondrial DNA control region sequences in Swedish subpopulations. Tillmar AO et al Int J Legal Med. 2010 Mar;124(2):91-8.

Prekmurje, Slovenia
n/a
n/a
n/a		 9.80% 0.098
27%
82		 The maternal perspective for five Slovenian regions: The importance of regional sampling. Zupan A et al
Ann Hum Biol. 2015 Jun 12:1-10.

Northern Central Italy
n/a
n/a
3.1%		 9.60% 0.096
13.4%
384		 Multiplex mtDNA coding region SNP assays for molecular dissection of haplogroups U/K and J/T. Grignani P et al Forensic Sci Int Genet. 2009 Dec;4(1):21-5.

Ogliastra in Sardinia, Italy
n/a
n/a
4.76%		 9.52% 0.0952
9.52%
63		 High resolution analysis and phylogenetic network construction using complete mtDNA sequences in sardinian genetic isolates. Fraumene C et al Mol Biol Evol. 2006 Nov;23(11):2101-11. Epub 2006 Aug 10.
Non-Ashkenazi Jews in Georgia
n/a
n/a
n/a		 9.50% 0.095
9.5%
74		 Counting the founders: the matrilineal genetic ancestry of the Jewish Diaspora. Behar DM et al
PLoS One. 2008 Apr 30;3(4):e2062.

Calabria, Italy
n/a
n/a
n/a		 9.47% 0.0947
14.72%
95		 Human mitochondrial DNA variation in Southern Italy. Ottoni C et al
Ann Hum Biol. 2009 Nov-Dec;36(6):785-811.

Murcia, Spain
n/a
n/a
6.8%		 9.10% 0.091
18.2%
44		 Mitochondrial DNA and Y-chromosome structure at the Mediterranean and Atlantic façades of the Iberian Peninsula. Santos C et al Am J Hum Biol. 2014 Mar-Apr;26(2):130-41
Ostergotland/Jonkoping, Sweden
n/a
n/a
2.5%		 9.00% 0.09
10.6%
123		 Counting the founders: the matrilineal genetic ancestry of the Jewish Diaspora. Behar DM et al
PLoS One. 2008 Apr 30;3(4):e2062.
Non-Ashkenazi Jews in Turkey
n/a
n/a
2.5%
9%		 0.09
10.6%
123		 Counting the founders: the matrilineal genetic ancestry of the Jewish Diaspora. Behar DM et al
PLoS One. 2008 Apr 30;3(4):e2062.
North Europeans from Estonia and Sweden
n/a
n/a
6.3%		 8.80% 0.088
8.8%
79		 Evaluation of the 124-plex SNP typing microarray for forensic testing. Krjutskov K et al
Forensic Sci Int Genet. 2009 Dec;4(1):43-8.
Bedouins (Non-Jewish)
n/a
n/a
1.8%		 8.70% 0.087
12.1%
58		 Counting the founders: the matrilineal genetic ancestry of the Jewish Diaspora. Behar DM et al
PLoS One. 2008 Apr 30;3(4):e2062.

Slovenia
n/a
n/a
n/a		 8.70% 0.087
21.2%
402		 The maternal perspective for five Slovenian regions: The importance of regional sampling. Zupan A et al
Ann Hum Biol. 2015 Jun 12:1-10.

Styria, Slovenia
n/a
n/a
n/a		 8.70% 0.087
23.2%
103		 The maternal perspective for five Slovenian regions: The importance of regional sampling. Zupan A et al
Ann Hum Biol. 2015 Jun 12:1-10.
Non-Ashkenazi Jews in Azerbaijan
n/a
n/a
n/a		 8.60% 0.086
8.6%
58		 Counting the founders: the matrilineal genetic ancestry of the Jewish Diaspora. Behar DM et al
PLoS One. 2008 Apr 30;3(4):e2062.

Central Portugal
n/a
n/a
5.6%		 8.50% 0.085
19.2%
391		 Mitochondrial DNA and Y-chromosome structure at the Mediterranean and Atlantic façades of the Iberian Peninsula. Santos C et al Am J Hum Biol. 2014 Mar-Apr;26(2):130-41

Littoral region, Slovenia
n/a
n/a
n/a		 8.20% 0.082
16.4%
49		 The maternal perspective for five Slovenian regions: The importance of regional sampling. Zupan A et al
Ann Hum Biol. 2015 Jun 12:1-10.

Russia Ashkenazi Jews
n/a
n/a
n/a		 8.20% 0.082
9.84%
61		 The matrilineal ancestry of Ashkenazi Jewry: portrait of a recent founder event Behar DM et al Am J Hum Genet. 2006 Mar;78(3):487-97. Epub 2006 Jan 11.

Murlo, Italy
n/a
n/a
n/a		 8.10% 0.081
9.3%
86		 Mitochondrial DNA variation of modern Tuscans supports the near eastern origin of Etruscans. Achilli A et al Am J Hum Genet. 2007 Apr;80(4):759-68.

Latvia
n/a
n/a
n/a		 7.74% 0.0774
9.42%
298		 Mitochondrial DNA portrait of Latvians: towards the understanding of the genetic structure of Baltic-speaking populations. Pliss L et al Ann Hum Genet. 2006 Jul;70(Pt 4):439-58.

Basilicata, Italy
n/a
n/a
3.26%		 7.62% 0.0762
9.8%
92		 Human mitochondrial DNA variation in Southern Italy. Ottoni C et al
Ann Hum Biol. 2009 Nov-Dec;36(6):785-811.
Tuscany Casentino Valley, Italy
n/a
n/a
n/a		 7.40% 0.074
10.7%
122		 Mitochondrial DNA variation of modern Tuscans supports the near eastern origin of Etruscans. Achilli A et al Am J Hum Genet. 2007 Apr;80(4):759-68.
Austria/Hungary Ashkenazi Jews
n/a
n/a
n/a		 7.40% 0.074
7.4%
27		 The matrilineal ancestry of Ashkenazi Jewry: portrait of a recent founder event Behar DM et al Am J Hum Genet. 2006 Mar;78(3):487-97. Epub 2006 Jan 11.

Catalonia, Spain
n/a
n/a
3.8%		 7.30% 0.073
20.3%
469		 Mitochondrial DNA and Y-chromosome structure at the Mediterranean and Atlantic façades of the Iberian Peninsula. Santos C et al Am J Hum Biol. 2014 Mar-Apr;26(2):130-41

North Portugal
n/a
n/a		 5.10% 7.20% 0.072 23.00% 470 Mitochondrial DNA affinities at the Atlantic fringe of Europe. González AM et al Am J Phys Anthropol. 2003 Apr;120(4):391-404.

Galicia, Spain
n/a
n/a
4.3%		 7.20% 0.072
17%
555		 Mitochondrial DNA and Y-chromosome structure at the Mediterranean and Atlantic façades of the Iberian Peninsula. Santos C et al Am J Hum Biol. 2014 Mar-Apr;26(2):130-41