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Haplogroup L6 (mtDNA)

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Possible time of origin
  
81,500-129,800 YBP

Ancestor
  
L3'4'6

Possible place of origin
  
East Africa

Descendants
  
L6a, L6b

Haplogroup L6 (mtDNA)

Defining mutations
  
146, 152, 185C, 709, 770, 961, 1461, 4964, 5267, 6002, 6284, 9332, 10978, 11116, 11743, 12771, 13710, 14791, 14959, 5244, 15289, 15499, 16048, 16224

In human mitochondrial genetics, Haplogroup L6 is a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup. It is a small African haplogroup.

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Distribution

This haplogroup has been found most often in Yemen and Ethiopia.

Tree

This phylogenetic tree of haplogroup M 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.

  • L3'4'6
  • L6
  • L6a
  • L6b
  • References

    Haplogroup L6 (mtDNA) Wikipedia