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Population genetics work in the Netherlands and its findings on R1b-L48

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Jan 26, 2026

R1b L48

(also styled R-L48 or R1b1a2a1a1a4) is a subclade of the R1b Y‑chromosome family most closely nested under R1b-U106, defined by SNPs L48 and S162, and is widely discussed as a North‑West European — pa...

Jan 26, 2026

R1b1a1b1a1a1c2b2 which population scores the highest in this halogroup/subclade

The precise label 1a1b1a1a1c2b2 does not appear in the supplied reporting, so the sources cannot identify which modern population “scores the highest” for that exact subclade; however, the broader in ...