Haplogroup JT (mtDNA)

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Haplogroup JT
Possible time of origin 50,300 YBP
Possible place of origin Southwest Asia
Ancestor R2'JT
Descendants J, T
Defining mutations 11251, 15452A, 16126[1]

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

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[edit] Origin

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

It was extremely common among ancient Etruscans[2]

[edit] Distribution

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[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] See also

Evolutionary tree of Human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups
  Mitochondrial Eve (L)    
L0 L1-6
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   pre-JT P  U
HV JT K
H V 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. doi:10.1002/humu.20921. PMID 18853457. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121449735/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0. Retrieved 2009-05-20. 
  2. ^ http://www.jogg.info/22/Coffman.htm

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