DNA analysis

Genetic portrait of Peter Kolomiets · 23andMe

Ethnic composition

Ashkenazi Jews
51.7%
Russia
20%
Belarus, Poland, Ukraine
17%
Czechia, Hungary, Slovakia
9.1%
Anatolia
1.1%
Northern India and Pakistan
1%
Manchuria and Mongolia
0.1%

Haplogroups

Paternal line (Y-DNA)

E-V13

Balkan / Mediterranean origin

Common among Greeks (25%), Albanians (35%) and southern Slavs. Rare for Ukrainians (5–7%). The ancestor may have reached the Poltava region through the Greek colonies of the Black Sea coast or through the Zaporozhian Sich.

Maternal line (mtDNA)

V7a

Eastern European origin

An Eastern European haplogroup, typical of Slavic peoples. Confirms the maternal line through Belarus / Lithuania.

X

98.3% Ashkenazi

The X chromosome is inherited from the mother. In Peter it is almost entirely of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, confirming the maternal Flaksman line.

Neanderthal heritage

Fewer Neanderthal variants than 77% of 23andMe customers

DNA relatives

Igor Genkin

2nd cousin — confirmed in GEDCOM and 23andMe

Confirmed

Daniel Yukelson

3rd cousin — a new branch, not in GEDCOM

DNA only

Genetic conclusion

Peter Kolomiets's DNA shows a unique combination: the paternal haplogroup E-V13 points to ancient Balkan roots (atypical for Ukrainians), while the maternal line through the Flaksman family carries 51.7% Ashkenazi Jewish DNA. The X chromosome is 98.3% Ashkenazi.