Haplogroup R2

Haplogroup R2
Possible time of origin27,000 BP
Possible place of originSouth Asia or Central Asia
AncestorHaplogroup R
DescendantsR2a (M124);
R2b (FGC21706)
Defining mutationsM479

Haplogroup R2, or R-M479, is a Y-chromosome haplogroup characterised by genetic marker M479. It is one of two primary descendants of Haplogroup R (R-M207), the other being R1 (R-M173).

R-M479, especially its downstream R2a (R-M124), has been concentrated geographically in South Asia, Central Asia and parts of the Middle East since prehistory. R2 (excluding R2a) appears to reach its highest levels among the Burusho people in North Pakistan.

R2 has much lower rates of sampling compared to its R1 counterpart with 399 branches downstream off R-M479, opposed to 46,529 for R-M173.

It has two primary branches: R2a (M124) and R2b (R-FGC21706)

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