In human genetics, Haplogroup M (M4) is a Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup.
This haplogroup is associated with Southeast Asia, particularly Melanesia, Indonesia, and Micronesia.
It is a descendant haplogroup of haplogroup K, and is believed to have first appeared approximately 10,000 years ago.
Subclades
- M (M4 (M296), M5, M106, M186, M189, P35)
- M*
- M1 (P34)
- M1*
- M1a (P51)
- M2 (P87)
- M2*
- M2a (M104 (P22)) Typical of populations of the Bismarck Archipelago and
Bougainville Island[1]
- M2a*
- M2a1 (M16)
- M2a2 (M83)
References
- ^ Laura Scheinfeldt, Françoise Friedlaender, Jonathan Friedlaender, Krista Latham, George Koki, Tatyana Karafet, Michael Hammer and Joseph Lorenz, "Unexpected NRY Chromosome Variation in Northern Island Melanesia," Molecular Biology and Evolution 2006 23(8):1628-1641
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