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Haplogroup L4 (mtDNA)

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Possible place of origin
  
East Africa

Descendants
  
L4a, L4b

Ancestor
  
L3'4

Defining mutations
  
5460, 16362

Haplogroup L4 (mtDNA)

Haplogroup L4 is a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup. It is a small maternal clade primarily restricted to Africa.

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Distribution

L4 is important in East Africa and Horn of Africa. The highest frequencies are in Tanzania among the Hadza at 60-83% and Sandawe at 48%.

Tree

This phylogenetic tree of haplogroup L4 subclades is based on the paper by Mannis van Oven and Manfred Kayser Updated comprehensive phylogenetic tree of global human mitochondrial DNA variation and subsequent published research.

Most Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA)

  • L1-6
  • L2-6
  • L2'3'4'6
  • L3'4'6
  • L3'4
  • L4
  • L4a (Formerly known as L7)
  • L4a1
  • L4a1a
  • L4a2
  • L4b
  • L4b1
  • L4b2 (Formerly known as L3g or L4g)
  • L4b2a
  • L4b2a1
  • L4b2a2
  • L4b2a2a
  • L4b2a2b
  • L4b2b

    • References

    Haplogroup L4 (mtDNA) Wikipedia
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