The Genetic Atlas

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Haplogroup E1b1b1 (M35)

Time of origin

~ 20,000 years BP 

Place of  origin

East Africa

Ancestor  

E1b1b (M215)

Descendants 

  • E1b1b1a (M78)
  • E1b1b1b (M81)
  • E1b1b1c (M123)
  • E1b1b1d (Z37) 
  • Defining Mutation

    M35

    Highest Frequencies

    Region 

    Frequency

    High Atlas (Morocco) 

    + 80%

    Mzab (Algeria) 

    + 80%

    Somalia

    + 80%

    Darfur (Sudan) 

    + 60% 

    Horn of Africa

    + 45%

    Northwest Africa

    + 45%

    Albania

    + 35%

    Egypt

    + 35% 

    Southern Greece

    + 35% 

    Cyprus

    + 20% 

    Southern Italy

    + 20% 

    Levant

    + 15% 

    Arabian Plate

    + 10% 

    E1b1b1 (M35) Meditid race