Interesting Results

[l_e_m]

I have just received by DNA results.

I am curious as to what my mtDNA results actually mean. I did not expect to get three strong matches.

Any insight would be appreciated.

[Jim Barrett]

To have a good mtDNA match you need an exact match on both HVR1 and HVR2.

[vraatyah]

mtDNA: L2a, L2, X
HVR-1: 16189, 16192, 16223, 16278, 16294, 16390

this is an unambiguous L2a1, not an X haplotype. You have tons of matches.

[l_e_m]

Thanks.

I only copied what was in my profile.

I was confident that someone on these forums would resolve this for me.

[cacio]

l_e_m:

if you want to learn more about L2a, you can check the following scientific article:

http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/AJH...72/024272.html

It is rather difficult to read, but it discusses L2a. It is apparently the most frequent haplogroup both in Africa and among African Americans.
More specifically about the US:
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/AJH...631/40631.html

Quoting from the article:
"Haplogroup L2a is the most common and widely distributed sub-Saharan African haplogroup and is also frequent in the Americas (∼19%). The wide distribution of L2a in Africa makes identifying geographical origins of lineages difficult."

cacio