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Superclade J2*

Yo, people just use the "*" to mark use of the superclade when the subclade specific mutations aren't tested for. For example a study may report high values of "I*" if say only I2a2 is tested for, and thus "I*" will include I1 but also I2b and so on. But in another paper that only tests for, say, I1a, "I*" may be used to include I1b and all I2. And then in another one it might report only "I*" as no subclade is tested for. In that way what "J2*" means will vary from paper to paper. I wish they wouldn't do this, it's confusing to people who aren't familiar to the literature. But just thought I would explain the source of your misunderstanding. --Yalens (talk) 16:59, 13 July 2017 (UTC)