Quote:I did not previously know that R1B existed in India
I have seen the evidence sporadically mostly you need to read in between the lines, it would take some time to find the references.
Quote:Whereas R1A has a very strong rooting in brahmin + upper caste north Indian
There is a founder effect in certain endogamous groups, mobility of these groups would have have been high towards the West, just as Buddhists of the later period.
The originating lines are found in other endogamous groups: check the coexistent basal P and basal R in Eastern and Central India (consistent with upstream MNOPS in Bengal/Myanmar):
[url="http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0015283"]The Influence of Natural Barriers in Shaping the Genetic Structure of Maharashtra Populations[/url]
Table 2: http://www.plosone.org/article/slideshow...15283.t002