Haplogroup R-L21

Haplogroup R-L21
Distribution of major subclade R-DF13 across western Europe
Possible time of origin2,600 BC
Possible place of originSouthwest Britain
Ancestor
Descendants
  • R-A5846
    • R-S552
      • R-DF63
      • R-DF13
Highest frequenciesIrish
Scottish
Welsh
Bretons
English
Basques
Galicians

R-L21 or R1b1a2a1a2c is a Human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup. It is often linked to the Insular Celts. One subclade, R-DF13 comprises over 99% of bearers. It is most frequently found among males in Ireland, but is also dominant in Scotland, Wales and Brittany, present in high frequencies in England and western France and present also to a lesser extent in Iberia, Scandinavia and the Low Countries.