Possible time of origin 114,200-126,200 YBP Ancestor L2'3'4'5'6 | Possible place of origin East Africa Descendants L5a, L5c | |
Defining mutations 3423, 7972, 12432, 12950 | ||
Haplogroup L5 is a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) clade. It was previously known as L1e.
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Distribution
L5 is a small haplogroup centered in East Africa. The highest frequency is in Mbuti Pygmies at 15%. It is present in relatively small frequencies in Tanzania (Sandawe and others), Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, Nubia, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
Haplogroup L5 has been observed among specimens at the island cemetery in Kulubnarti, Sudan, which date from the Early Christian period (AD 550-800).
Tree
This phylogenetic tree of haplogroup L5 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.
References
Haplogroup L5 (mtDNA) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA