The origin of Haplogroup J maps to the Middle East around the ‘Fertile Crescent’, an area also known as the ‘Cradle of Civilization’ since this area saw the birth of many technological advancements that helped humans move from nomadic hunter-gatherers to an agriculture-based society living in one place. The sprouting of some the first cities and empires in human history were contingent on these developments and featured the proliferation of Haplogroup J.
The further refinement of Y-chromosome ancestry can be obtained by using the Y-chromosome Haplogroup J Subclade Testing Panel from Genebase. This panel is based upon a collection of 33 SNPs that identify 33 different subclades of Y-chromosome haplogroup J. The phylogenetic relationships for the J subclade branches are also provided in the figure below.
If you are a confirmed member of Haplogroup J, you can dig further using the Y-DNA J Subclade SNP Test and find out which Subclade of J you descended from.
Y-DNA J Subclade
The origin of Haplogroup J maps to the Middle East around the ‘Fertile Crescent’, an area also known as the ‘Cradle of Civilization’ since this area saw the birth of many technological advancements that helped humans move from nomadic hunter-gatherers to an agriculture-based society living in one place. The sprouting of some the first cities and empires in human history were contingent on these developments and featured the proliferation of Haplogroup J. 
