L3b
L3b is a branch of the FamilyTreeDNA mt tree with 285 kits that gave a country, counting all sub-branches. It is most common in these samples: Jamaica (8.1% of kits), Dominican Republic (7.3% of kits), Ethiopia (6.7% of kits). The branch's common foremother lived about 24k years ago: the FTDNA Discover estimate runs from 22k to 27k years ago. YFull has 609 samples in this branch and dates its common foremother to 4,800 years ago.
Where it is found #
Countries and regions given by the branch's carriers. “Share of branch” is the part of the branch's kits that belongs to the country. “Share of country” is the part of that country's kits that falls into the branch; it is computed only for countries with at least 50 kits.
| Country / region | kits | Share of branch | Share of country |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 116 | 0.6% | |
| United States (Native American)United States | 21 | 0.9% | |
| Puerto Rico | 15 | 2.4% | |
| Jamaica | 12 | 8.1% | |
| Spain | 12 | 0.8% | |
| Dominican Republic | 8 | 7.3% | |
| Ethiopia | 6 | 6.7% | |
| Mexico | 5 | 0.3% | |
| France | 4 | <0.1% | |
| Brazil | 3 | 0.7% | |
| England | 3 | <0.1% | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 3 | · | |
| Ireland | 3 | <0.1% | |
| Madagascar | 3 | · | |
| Morocco | 3 | 1.8% | |
| Portugal | 3 | 0.3% | |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0.4% | |
| Scotland | 3 | <0.1% | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | · | |
| Tunisia | 3 | · |
43 more
The remaining countries and regions (43), 53 kits in total: Algeria 2, Chad 2, Egypt 2, Haiti 2, Israel 2, Jordan 2, Kuwait 2, Pakistan 2, Uganda 2, Yemen 2, Angola 1, Antigua and Barbuda 1, Barbados 1, Belgium 1, Belize 1, Cameroon 1, Cape Verde 1, Chile 1, China 1, Colombia 1, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the 1, Cuba 1, Germany 1, Ghana 1, Greece 1, Grenada 1, Guinea 1, Guyana 1, Libya 1, Macao 1, Malaysia 1, Mauritania 1, Mozambique 1, Nigeria 1, Oman 1, Panama 1, Russian Federation 1, South Africa 1, St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Suriname 1, Syrian Arab Republic 1, United Kingdom 1, Uzbekistan 1.
Sub-branches #
Sub-branches that have their own page (50 kits or more). The bar is the kits in the sub-branch with its own sub-branches; the age is when its common foremother lived.
2 small sub-branches more without a page: 66 kits. On the branch itself, without a resolved sub-branch: 14 kits.
The same branch on YFull #
YFull builds its tree from the same SNPs; the node is matched by name or by a shared SNP. TMRCA is when the common ancestor of all samples lived, formed is when the branch split from its parent. Intervals are 95%.
L3b: 609 samples. The common foremother lived 4,800 years ago (4,500–5,200); the branch split off 20k years ago (20k–20k).
In the site's findings #
- Distinctive branch for Jamaica: 8.1% of kits, 38.3 times the world share