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| Haplogroup W |
| Time of origin |
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| Place of origin |
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| Ancestor |
N2 |
| Defining mutations |
195 204 207 1243 3505 5460 8251 8994 11947 15884C 16292[1] |
In human genetics, Haplogroup W is a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup.
[edit] Origin
Haplogroup W's ancestor was Haplogroup N2.
[edit] Distribution
Haplogroup W appears in Europe, West and South Asia[2]. It is everywhere found as minority clade, with the highest concentration being in Northern Pakistan[3]. A related unnamed N* clade is found among Australian Aborigines[4].
[edit] Subclades
This phylogenetic tree of haplogroup W 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.
[edit] References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Petraglia, Michael D.; Bridget Allchin The Evolution and History of Human Populations in South Asia Springer (26 Mar 2007) ISBN 978-1402055614 [1]
- ^ Meit Metspalu et al., Most of the extant mtDNA boundaries in South and Southwest Asia were likely shaped during the initial settlement of Eurasia by anatomically modern humans. BMC Genetics, 2004
- ^ Ian Logan's mtDNA site
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