Welcome to DNA Ancestor Communities! Here you can learn about your own ancestry as well as explore wide-ranging topics such as genetics, genealogy, and world history. We have ten DNA Ancestry forums, including several found nowhere else, such as Melungeon, Romani, and Cherokee. You may read any posts in any forum but to reply or start a new thread you must register. Please click at the top right corner to register or log in.

If you're not sure where to start, register, choose a forum, and jump in. DNA Ancestor Communities is for everyone, from novice to expert. Our experienced moderators will be happy to guide you during your search for answers and information, and of course everyone likes to hear personal stories. Come on in!

Genetics of the Rom

A public forum open to those interested in their Romani ancestry, especially as reflected in DNA testing results, moderated by Shari.

Moderators: Shari, suelevin1, dnacommunities, teresapy, dpyates, jakayj

User avatar
dpyates
Posts: 42
Joined: Tue Jul 14, 2015 8:17 pm

Genetics of the Rom

Postby dpyates » Thu May 12, 2016 5:50 pm

Here is the latest study, from European Journal of Human Genetics. What interests me are the mitochondrial lines of founder Gypsy women H7, J1b3, J1c1, M18, M35b, M5a1, U3, and X2d. Does anyone have these haplogroups in their family in tandem with Gypsy heritage?

http://www.nature.com/ejhg/journal/v24/ ... NDc3MDIxS0
Donald N. Yates, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator, http://dnaconsultants.com

Nickenece
Posts: 1
Joined: Sun Sep 25, 2016 4:38 am

Re: Genetics of the Rom

Postby Nickenece » Sun Sep 25, 2016 5:27 am

The closest I come is J1c2 :)

Melissagruiz
Posts: 1
Joined: Thu Nov 05, 2015 4:08 am

Re: Genetics of the Rom

Postby Melissagruiz » Sat Nov 26, 2016 3:52 am

How do I find out my mtdna haplogroup?

suelevin1
Posts: 50
Joined: Fri Jul 03, 2015 2:16 pm

Re: Genetics of the Rom

Postby suelevin1 » Mon Nov 28, 2016 7:03 pm

Melissa, your haplogroup is determined by a cheek swab test. It is a simple process- the link to order the test from DNA Consultants is
[https://dnaconsultants.com/product/our-tests/premium-female-dna-test-mtdna/]

You can see a sample of the test before ordering. Please call us at 888-806-2588 10AM-6PM Mountain time if you have questions.

Sue

ymidualc
Posts: 22
Joined: Mon Jan 11, 2016 9:01 pm

Re: Genetics of the Rom

Postby ymidualc » Thu Mar 30, 2017 1:02 am

Hi!

I'd like to know why I have a strong Romani ancestry, but I have no haplogroup present in Romani my paternal is R-P312 and the maternal is mTDNA V *

In 18 Ethnic Panel,I have South Asia Marker,I have Romani in Megapopulation listed as 1 on the top 10 and I have Romani listed as 1 in Special Euro Update.And I have Sinti Gene.

I wait Reply.



Rank
European Population Matches
1
Romani (n = 202)
2
Bosnia and Herzegovina (n = 171)
3
Turkish (n = 500)
4
Albanian
-
Kosovo (n = 136)
5
Netherlands (n = 231)
6
Czech Republic (n = 200)
7
Montenegro (n = 200)
8
Greece (n =208)
9
Portugal (n = 150)
10
Romania (n=243)
11
Slovakia (n = 247)
12
Belarusian (n = 176)
13
Northern Ireland
(n = 207)
14
Bulgaria (n = 205)
15
Scotland
-
Lowlands (n = 494)

16
Armenian
-
(n = 404)
17
France
-
South (n = 335)
18
Slovenia (n = 207)
19
Belgium (n = 206)
20
Macedonian (n = 100)

Mega Population
Sort by Avg
.
Freq
.
(1 in )
Romani
5.913E+11
East European
8.365E+11
Mediterranean European
9.647E+11
Central European
1.022E+12
Jewish
1.070E+12
Austronesian
1.109E+12
Middle Eastern
1.346E+12
Southeast Asian
1.347E+12
Australoid
1.711E+12
European American
1.875E+12


Rares from History
YOUR PERSONAL RARE MARKER
RESULTS

Scythian


Thuya

Akhenaten

King Tut

Sinti

Europa










jakayj
Posts: 82
Joined: Wed Jan 27, 2016 7:46 pm

Re: Genetics of the Rom

Postby jakayj » Tue Apr 04, 2017 6:57 pm

One possible explanation is that you got Romani from your mother's father or your father's mother. The haplogoup tests don't cross gender boundaries.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Jakay

ymidualc
Posts: 22
Joined: Mon Jan 11, 2016 9:01 pm

Re: Genetics of the Rom

Postby ymidualc » Tue Apr 18, 2017 11:44 am

Thanks!

jbeun
Posts: 1
Joined: Sat Jan 06, 2018 3:15 am

Re: Genetics of the Rom

Postby jbeun » Mon Jan 08, 2018 12:19 am

Hi,
Recently tested and have world population rank: 1. Macedonian Romani (Gypsy), 4. Romani-Presov, Slovak Republic, 10. Hungarian-Romany-Baryanya/Debrecan regions. Romani ranks first in Megapopulations and sixteenth in European populations. My mtDNA haplogroup group is H. I have not tested for full haplogroup. My father's mother is: H1ag1b. Did not know of any Romani heritage.

Pathfinder
Posts: 1
Joined: Fri Apr 23, 2021 3:11 pm

Re: Genetics of the Rom

Postby Pathfinder » Mon Apr 26, 2021 3:43 am

My Romani is very low on the Megapopulations Relative strength graph but Dr Yates asked if anyone had haplogroup H7.
My father via his mtDNA is H7; on the Rare Genes test I show Sinti C. We were unaware of any Romani/gypsy background in his lineage.
My mother is another story. While still unaware of any Romani/gypsy, her paternal line is an R, maternal is T and a g-grandmother resided in Silesia and most likely is buried there. We have little to no information on her background.
Because of the R designation and general area immigrated from, we were aware of Slavic designation so getting a match to Rare Gene People of the Steppes was not surprising.
Then again it showed heavy on Native American which floored me.
Need to learn more; the DNA Consultant site is a new arena of learning that is more of a challenge for me being acclimated to other sites though even there not professional in my knowledge.


Return to “Romani”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 6 guests