Haplogroup J (Y-DNA)
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This article is about the human Y-DNA haplogroup. For the human mtDNA haplogroup, see Haplogroup J (mtDNA).
Haplogroup J-M304, also known as J,[Phylogenetics 1] is a human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup. It is believed to have evolved in Western Asia.[2] The clade spread from there during the Neolithic, primarily into North Africa, the Horn of Africa, the Socotra Archipelago, the Caucasus, Europe, Anatolia, Central Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.
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Haplogroup J-M304 | |
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Possible time of origin | 42,900 years ago[1] |
Coalescence age | 31,600 years ago[1] |
Possible place of origin | Western Asia |
Ancestor | IJ |
Descendants | J-M172, J-M267 |
Defining mutations | M304/Page16/PF4609, 12f2.1 |
Highest frequencies | Ingush, Chechens, Avars, Dargins, Arabs, Assyrians, Jews, Greeks, Georgians, Arameans, Melkites, Mandeans, Italians, Cypriots |
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Haplogroup J-M304 is divided into two main subclades (branches), J-M267 and J-M172.