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| Mitochondrial DNA Haplogroup V is most closely related to Haplogroup
H. Hg V appears to have originated about 16-17,000 years ago in Spain
making it the youngest of the mtDNA haplogroups. Hg H and Hg V may
be the only ones to have evolved after humans reached Europe (i.e.,
after leaving the Middle East). Hg H is the most common haplogroup
in Europe, being represented in about half the population, while Hg V is
the rarest, being represented in only about 4% of Europeans. Hg V
is found thinly throughout Europe, but is most common among the Basques
of northern Spain and the Saami people of Finland. Whit Athey has
an excellent discussion of
Haplogroup
V on his web site.
In the trivia department, a matrilineal descendant of
Benjamin FRANKLIN's maternal grandmother has been mtDNA tested, and she
is Haplogroup V. |
So far, we have four Danish Demes project members who are Haplogroup
V.
| Deme |
Earliest Known
Matrilineal Ancestor |
_n_ |
| 1 |
native Dane, of København, DK |
1 |
| 2 |
Kirsten
Olisdatter (c1726- ) —of Skamstrup Sogn, Tuse Herred, Holbæk
Amt, DK |
1 |
| 3 |
Anne
Kirstine Rasmusdatter (1773-1820) — of Fjelsted, Vends Herred, Odense
Amt, DK |
1 |
| 4 |
Ane
Marie Jorgensen (1809- ) — of Skjold, Skjold Sogn, Bjerre Herred, Vejle
Amt, DK |
1 |
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