Monday, October 8, 2007

U5 - North-Eastern European

All over Europe U5 is found in frequencies over 5% according to an article “Geographic Patterns of mtDNA Diversity in Europe” by Lucia Simoni et al. 2000:

Spain 8.1
Basques 10.4
France 5.4
British mainland 8.0
Sardinia 8.2
Southern Italy 8.1
Alps Italy 6.1
Albania 14.3
Switzerland 8.3
Austria 5.9
South Germany 9.2
North Germany 7.4
Denmark 6.3
Norway 10.0
Sweden 6.3
Finland 13.9
Iceland 11.3
Saami 52.9

Top 3:

Saami 52.9
Albania 14.3
Finland 13.9


Observations of U5a in frequencies over 4% from the study of Agnar Helgason et al. 2001

Spain/Portugal 4.5
Ireland 4.7
Scotland 5.1
Western Isles 4.9
Orkney 5.9
Iceland 5.6
Germany 4.9
Austria 5.9
European Russia 7.9
Finland/Estonia 6.9
Scandinavia 6.8

Top 3:

European Russia 7.9
Finland/Estonia 6.9
Scandinavia 6.8

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