Haplogroup K(xLT) (Y-DNA)

Haplogroup K(xLT)
Possible time of origin 35,000-45,000 years BP
Possible place of origin South or Central Asia
Ancestor K
Descendants M, NO, P, S
Defining mutations rs2033003 (M526)

In human genetics, Haplogroup K(xLT) is a human male Y-DNA Haplogroup (formerly MNOPS).[1] It shares a common ancestor with Haplogroup L and Haplogroup T, and together these three form a macrohaplogroup called Haplogroup K.

Haplogroup K(xLT) is the ancestral haplogroup to haplogroups M, NO, P (which contains haplogroups Q and R), and S.[2]

Subclades

Tree

The basic structure is as follows:

Macro-haplogroup K(xLT)

Haplogroup M. New Guinea, Indonesia, Melanesia and Polynesia.

Macro-haplogroup NO

Haplogroup N. Mainly found in Northern Asia, Northern Europe, and Eastern Europe.


Haplogroup O. Mainly found in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania.


Macro-haplogroup P

Haplogroup Q. Mainly found in Northern Asia and the Americas.

Macro-haplogroup R
Macro-haplogroup R1

Haplogroup R1a. Mainly found in Eastern Europe, South Asia and Central Asia.


Haplogroup R1b. Mainly found in Western Europe, Central Africa and Central Asia.



Haplogroup R2. Mainly found in South Asia.




Haplogroup S. New Guinea, Indonesia and Melanesia.


In more detail, the following phylogenetic tree of haplogroup subclades is based on the YCC 2008 tree[3] and subsequent published research.

Evolutionary tree of Human Y-chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) haplogroups
most recent common Y-ancestor
A
A1b A1a-T
A1a A2-T
A2 A3 BT
B CT
DE CF
D E C F
G H IJK
IJ K
I J LT K(xLT)
L T M NO P S
O N Q R

Y-DNA by populations · Famous Y-DNA haplotypes

References

  1. ^ Jacques Chiaroni, Peter A. Underhill, and Luca L. Cavalli-Sforza, "Y chromosome diversity, human expansion, drift, and cultural evolution," PNAS published online before print November 17, 2009, doi: 10.1073/pnas.0910803106
  2. ^ ISOGG Haplogroup Y-DNA tree
  3. ^ Karafet et al. (2008), Abstract New Binary Polymorphisms Reshape and Increase Resolution of the Human Y-Chromosomal Haplogroup Tree, Genome Research, DOI: 10.1101/gr.7172008
  4. ^ Yali Xue, Tatiana Zerjal, Weidong Bao, Suling Zhu, Qunfang Shu, Jiujin Xu, Ruofu Du, Songbin Fu, Pu Li, Matthew E. Hurles, Huanming Yang, and Chris Tyler-Smith, "Male Demography in East Asia: A North–South Contrast in Human Population Expansion Times," Genetics 2006 April; 172(4): 2431–2439.
  5. ^ Supplementary Table 2: NRY haplogroup distribution in Han populations, from the online supplementary material for the article by Bo Wen et al., "Genetic evidence supports demic diffusion of Han culture," Nature 431, 302-305 (16 September 2004)
  6. ^ a b Table 1: Y-chromosome haplotype frequencies in 49 Eurasian populations, listed according to geographic region, from the article by R. Spencer Wells et al., "The Eurasian Heartland: A continental perspective on Y-chromosome diversity," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (August 28, 2001)
  7. ^ "Y-Chromosome Evidence for Differing Ancient Demographic Histories in the Americas," Maria-Catira Bortolini et al., American Journal of Human Genetics 73:524-539, 2003