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Haplogroup V (mtdna)




Haplogroup V is believed to have originated approximately 12,000 years before present, possibly in Iberia . It is found with particularly high concentrations in the Saami population of northern Scandinavia, as well as the Basques .

Haplogroup V derives from the Haplogroup HV , which also gave rise to Haplogroup H .

In his popular book '' The Seven Daughters Of Eve '', Bryan Sykes named the originator of this mtDNA haplogroup ''Velda''.


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