Haplogroup JT (mtDNA)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (July 2008)

Haplogroup JT
Time of origin	50,300 YBP
Place of origin	Southwest Eurasia
Ancestor	Pre-JT
Descendants	J, T
Defining mutations	11251, 15452A, 16126[1]

In human mitochondrial genetics, Haplogroup JT is a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup.

Contents 1 Origin 2 Distribution 3 Subclades 3.1 Tree 4 References 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Origin

A descendant of the macro-haplogroup R, Haplogroup JT is the ancestral haplogroup to mitochondrial haplogroups J and T.

[edit] Distribution

This section contains no content. You can help Wikipedia by introducing information to it.

[edit] Subclades

[edit] Tree

This phylogenetic tree of haplogroup JT subclades is based on the paper by Mannis van Oven and Manfred Kayser Updated comprehensive phylogenetic tree of global human mitochondrial DNA variation^[1] and subsequent published research.

• R2'JT
  • JT
    • J
    • T

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} van Oven, Mannis; Manfred Kayser (13 Oct 2008). "Updated comprehensive phylogenetic tree of global human mitochondrial DNA variation". Human Mutation 30 (2): E386-E394. PMID 18853457 doi:10.1002/humu.20921. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121449735/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0. Retrieved on 2009-05-20. 

[edit] See also

• Genealogical DNA test
• Genetic Genealogy
• Human mitochondrial genetics
• Population Genetics

Human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups

most recent common mt-ancestor

L0

L1

L2

L3

L4

L5

L6

M

N

CZ

D

E

G

Q

A

S

R

I

W

X

Y

C

Z

B

F

R0

JT

P

U

HV

J

T

K

H

V

Former Clusters IWX

[edit] External links

• General
  • Ian Logan's Mitochondrial DNA Site
  • Mannis van Oven's Phylotree