Merrill DNA Genealogy
Published Markers for Surname Merrill
G Haplogroup
Network Analysis
Deane Merrill
28 June 2007
Sixteen G-Haplogroup Merrill/Merrells
have had their Y-Chromosome DNA tested.
Variations are found among 13 markers.
Complete
list of 16 subjects and 13 markers
A network analysis was
performed on the data below, with the use of Y-Utility and FLUXUS.
Marker 464 was excluded, as
results are available for only 5 of the 16 subjects.
The remaining 9 markers
(loci) are complete for 10 subjects (taxonomies). Values are listed in the table below.
Y-Utility: Dean McGee's
Network Conversion Utility, Legacy 51-marker mode
FLUXUS: Phylogenetic
Network Analysis Program
sample4.ych: Y-chromosome input file used by
FLUXUS
sample4mj.pdf: Network plot with Median Join
option
Notes:
An allele is a particular value of one genetic marker.
A haplotype is the set of alleles possessed by an individual,
possibly shared by other individuals.
The modal haplotype is the set of most common alleles, for each of the
10 markers studied.
The modal haplotype is
presumably the haplotype of the common ancestor Nathaniel(1).
Discussion:
1CL, a descendant of
Nathaniel(2), has the modal haplotype.
3FW. the single descendant of
Abraham(2), has a unique allele D461=10.
2B1 and 2B2, descendants of
John(2), share D456=16.
2B2 and 2KE, descendants of
John(2), share D444=14.
2JT, 2DR and 2IA, three
descendants of John(2), share D389ii=29.
2WP and 2IA, two descendants
of John(2), share D449=32.
1DW, a descendant of
Nathaniel(2), shares D452=6 with 2KE, a descendant of John(2).
At first glance the
occurrence of D452=6 in a descendant of Nathaniel(2) and in only one of the descendants of John(2)
is puzzling. One possible explanation is
that the Pedigree Chart is incorrect. Another possible explanation is that the
mutation D452=6 occurred independently
(a) between Nathaniel(2)'s son Nathaniel(3) b.1664/5 and Deane Whitney(11)
b.1938, and also (b) between John(2)'s son Isaac(3) b.1682 and K.E.(11). More generally, regardless of assumed ancestry, each of the three red nodes in the Network plot indicates two independent changes
in a single marker. This is an unlikely
but quite possible coincidence.
Subjects:
In the following, the first
digit (1,2 or 3) specifies a specific son (Nathaniel, John or Abraham) of
Nathaniel(1).
2 descendants of Nathaniel (2) 1633/4:
1CL = gson of Charles Luther (8) 1865
1DW = Deane Whitney (11) 1938 (living), son of
Deane Whitney (10) 1908
7 descendants of John (2) 1636:
2WP = gson of William Porter (8) 1869
2DR = David R (11) (living), gson of Leonard
Mouritsen (10) 1896
2JT = gson of Joseph Taylor (10) 1905
2B1 = gson of Byron (9) 1883
2B2 = g-gson of Byron (9) 1883
2IA = g-gson of Irvine Alvin (10) 1896
2KE = K.E. (11) (living), son of Donald Eugene (10) 1912
1 descendant of Abraham (2) 1636/7:
3FW = son of Frederick Winkley (9) 1897
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|
389ii |
439 |
444 |
446 |
449 |
452 |
456 |
458 |
461 |
|
mode |
30 |
13 |
13 |
18 |
31 |
7 |
15 |
16 |
11 |
|
1CL |
30 |
13 |
13 |
18 |
31 |
7 |
15 |
16 |
11 |
|
1DW |
30 |
13 |
13 |
17 |
31 |
6 |
15 |
16 |
11 |
|
2WP |
30 |
13 |
13 |
18 |
32 |
7 |
15 |
16 |
11 |
|
2DR |
29 |
12 |
13 |
18 |
31 |
7 |
15 |
16 |
11 |
|
2JT |
29 |
13 |
13 |
18 |
31 |
7 |
15 |
16 |
11 |
|
2B1 |
30 |
13 |
13 |
18 |
31 |
7 |
16 |
16 |
11 |
|
2B2 |
30 |
13 |
14 |
18 |
31 |
7 |
16 |
16 |
11 |
|
2IA |
29 |
13 |
13 |
18 |
32 |
7 |
15 |
15 |
11 |
|
2KE |
30 |
13 |
14 |
18 |
31 |
6 |
15 |
16 |
11 |
|
3FW |
30 |
13 |
13 |
18 |
31 |
7 |
15 |
16 |
10 |
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