Haplogroup J2 (Y-DNA)

Haplogroup J2 (Y-DNA)

In human genetics, Haplogroup J-M172 is a Y-chromosome haplogroup which is a subdivision of haplogroup J-P209. It is further divided into two complementary clades, J-M410 and J-M12 (M12, M102, M221, M314). J-M172 can be classified as Greco-Anatolian, Mesopotamian and/or Caucasian and is linked to the earliest indigenous populations of Anatolia. It was carried by Bronze age immigrants to Europe, and ultimately descends from the Cro-Magnon population (IJ-M429 Y-DNA) that emerged in Southwest Asia around 35,000 years ago.