tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155234744851018796.post5214693824104396203..comments2023-10-07T03:52:31.772-05:00Comments on <b>Historical Melungeons</b>: Applying DNA Studies to Family History: The Melungeon Mystery SolvedHistorical Melungeonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17731609082692626343noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155234744851018796.post-12207782644951130572012-08-08T18:55:36.730-05:002012-08-08T18:55:36.730-05:00Quote from Family tree DNA about the Family tree D...Quote from Family tree DNA about the Family tree DNA's Melungeon dna,<br /><br />::"What I can tell you is this: unless SNP testing is done to pinpoint a terminal branch, Y-DNA will not specifically identify Portuguese or any other nationality. It reveals ethnic origins. There's no such thing as a "Portuguese" or "Melungeon" test. The R1b1 group includes about 40% of Western Europe, which would include Spain and Portugal. However, the Iberian Peninsula also had waves of invaders from Northern Africa. The Moors ruled there for over 800 years so they left their genetic stamp, which is the origin of the E1b1 haplogroup in Spaini and Portugal. Only through SNP testing can specific clusters be identified. This article has great information and extensive documentation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haplogroup_E1b1b_(Y-DNA). Then the final group suspected of being Melungeon is Native American, and that Q1 haplogroup is just barely represented, but that's not unusual because we just don't have many men who have a direct paternal line in the Q haplogroup.<br /><br />Again, haplogroups only show broad geographic areas of origin. SNP testing is required to pinpoint more specific locations and to do that you have to have enough participants to be able to group.<br />Janine Cloud<br />Family Tree DNA ::Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com