Paternal Migration Animator

How it works: Enter your Y-DNA haplogroup or terminal SNP (e.g. R-M269, M269, I-S2364), or upload your raw DNA file. The tool reconstructs the ancestral chain from the root of the Y tree down to your terminal SNP, placing each branching point on a map based on its oldest ancient DNA carriers. If your terminal SNP is very recent (less than ~3,000 years), the tool will automatically walk upstream to the nearest documented ancestor.

Your Y-DNA haplogroup or terminal SNP

Long-form (R1b1a2a1a2c), SNP only (M269, L21, P312, S2364), or modern notation (R-M269) all work.

R-M269 R-U106 R-L21 R-P312 R-M458 I-M170 I-S2364 J-M267 J-M172 G-M201 E-M35

Drop your raw DNA file here

or click to browse

23andMeAncestryDNAMyHeritage FTDNALivingDNA .txt.csv.gz.zip.vcf

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❓ How do I find my raw DNA file?

Female profiles: Y-DNA animation is not available (mtDNA animation coming soon).

Reconstructing ancestral path...

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Drag the slider to step through time, press Play for automatic animation, or download the full map as a high-resolution PNG.

Note: some ancient steps (older than 25,000 BP) have approximate locations because Paleolithic ancient DNA samples are sparse.

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