Table 3 Major haplogroup frequencies detected in the NL831 cohort by geographical region.

From: Characterization of Y chromosome diversity in newfoundland and labrador: evidence for a structured founding population

NL Region

Major Haplogroup frequencies

Number of individuals

E1b-M215

G2a-L31

I1a-M253

I2-M438

J2a-M410

J2b-M12

R1a-M198

R1b-M269

R1b-S116

R1b-M222

T1a-M70

Southeast

5.1

1.7

10.2

3.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

23.7

47.5

8.5

0.0

59

Northeast

1.7

1.7

6.8

8.0

0.6

1.1

2.8

30.1

43.8

3.4

0.0

176

St. John’s

2.6

1.3

6.9

7.3

0.0

1.3

2.6

28.9

47.0

2.2

0.0

232

Northwest

2.1

1.2

10.3

15.3

1.2

0.4

2.9

34.7

28.9

2.5

0.4

242

Southwest

4.1

2.5

8.2

9.8

0.8

1.6

2.5

27.9

42.6

0.0

0.0

122

NL Cohort

2.6

1.6

8.3

9.9

0.6

1.0

2.5

30.3

40.4

2.6

0.1

831

  1. Each NL individual was assigned to a geographical region based on the self-reported birthplace of their most distant paternal ancestor.
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