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[3]

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

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[4]

Distribution

Subclades

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[3] and subsequent published research.

  • R2'JT

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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shapiro & Glebbeek 1995, p. 360.
  2. ↑ Shapiro & Glebbeek 1995, p. 361.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 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. Retrieved 2009-05-20. 
  4. ↑ http://www.jogg.info/22/Coffman.htm

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