Snewo's DNA - Ancestral Origins

Perhaps you've read about this. Recently IBM joined in a human genome project co-sponsored by National Geographic. IBM employees had the opportunity to have their DNA run and compared to other people all over the globe in an attempt to track our ancestral roots.

"Did you ever wonder about your most ancient ancestors? The Genographic Project will introduce you to them, and explain the genetic journeys that bond your personal lineage over tens of thousands of years."

My Dad, an IBM employee, had his run. My paternal roots stem from "Eurasian Adam" (who migrated to Saudi Arabia from Africa between 31,000 to 79,000 years ago) . "Some 90 to 95 percent of all non-Africans are descendants of the second great human migration out of Africa, which is defined by the market M89."

So here is the interesting part. According to "The Genographic Project", I come from a pretty rare group, called the M201 lineage, or haplogroup G.

"The M201 lieneage that defines an uncommon haplogroup called G, which is rarely present in population frequencies at greater than a few percent. Genealogists believe that this line of descent first appeared in northern India's Indus valley, on the M89 lineage, and subsequently dispersed during the past 10,000 to 20,000 years.

Currently, little else is known of haplogroup G's origin or history. Learning more about such unusual lineages is a primary goal of the Genographic Project"

Do you know what this means? All of my reincarnation dreams about being the true-life star of "The Kama Sutra" were real! I'm one of those sexy Indian people who naturally practice Tantra!!! No wonder my skin is so great, and I love opium! Woo Hoo!



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