Ancestor IJK | Descendants haplogroup K2, and LT | |
Possible place of origin South Asia or West Asia Defining mutations M9, P128/PF5504, P131/PF5493, P132/PF5480 | ||
Haplogroup K or K-M9 is a human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup. A sublineage of haplogroup IJK, K-M9 and its descendant clades comprise a populous geographically diverse haplogroup. They have long been found in men on every continent.
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The direct descendants of K-M9 are Haplogroup K2 (formerly KxLT; K-M526) and Haplogroup LT (L298 = P326).
Origins and distribution
Y-DNA haplogroup K-M9 is an old lineage that arose approximately 47,000 years ago, probably in South Asia or West Asia.
The basal paragroup K* is exceptionally rare, although it has been reported at low frequencies in various parts of Eurasia, Oceania and Africa.
The descendants of haplogroup K2 include:
Structure
References
Haplogroup K-M9 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA