Haplogroup Q-M242
Human Y chromosome DNA grouping common among Native Americans / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the human Y-DNA haplogroup. For the human mtDNA haplogroup, see Haplogroup Q (mtDNA).
Haplogroup Q or Q-M242 is a Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup. It has one primary subclade, Haplogroup Q1 (L232/S432), which includes numerous subclades that have been sampled and identified in males among modern populations.
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Haplogroup Q | |
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Possible time of origin | 17,200 to 31,700 years ago[2][3][4] (approximately 24,500 years BP) |
Possible place of origin | Central Asia,[5][6] South Central Siberia[3] |
Ancestor | P1-M45 |
Descendants | Q1 (L232/S432) |
Defining mutations | M242 rs8179021 |
Highest frequencies | Kets 93.8%,[7] Indigenous peoples of South America 92%,[8] Inuit 80%,[9] Turkmens from Karakalpakstan (mainly Yomut) 73%,[10] Selkups 66.4%.,[7] Altaians 63.6%.,[11] Tuvans (from Xinjiang) 62.5%.,[12] Chelkans 60.0%.,[11] Greenlandic Inuit 54%,[13] Tubalar 41%,[11] Siberian Tatars (Ishtyak-Tokuz Tatars) 38%,[14] the indigenous peoples of the Americas, Akha people of northern Thailand, Mon-Khmer people and some tribes of Assam |
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Q-M242 is the predominant Y-DNA haplogroup among Native Americans and several peoples of Central Asia and Northern Siberia.