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Table 3.

Estimates of tMRCA (in years ago) of the two major haplogroups (E1b1a7a and E1b1a8) using ASD statistic with 10 STRs (excluding DYS385a/b) and a generation time of 25 years.

GROUPS	E1b1a7a			E1b1a8
GROUPS	N^#	mean	95% C.I.	N^#	mean	95% C.I.
NC – Bantu	532	3,238	2,022-6,792	798	3,396	1,933-8,951
NC – Gur	11	2,583	1,806-3,917	65	3,458	2,444-5,543
NC – Mande	2	-	-	22	4,987	3,164-10,281
NC – Yoruba	8	4,249	2,498-10,181	1	-	-
Pygmies	26	3,707	2,629-5,468	11	3,889	2,298-10,205
Khoisan	19	2,396	1,608-3,831	22	3,484	1,771-11,263
Nilo-Saharan	17	2,049	1,326-3,595	15	4,066	2,068-12,288

number of STR-haplotypes used.