Possible time of origin 50,000 years Ancestor R | Defining mutations 15607 | |
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Descendants 16176, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7, P9 | ||
In human mitochondrial genetics, Haplogroup P is a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup.
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Origin
Haplogroup P is a descendant of Haplogroup R.
Distribution
Today, P is found in the Australian continent, especially in Papuans, Melanesians, Australian Aborigines, and Filipinos. It was found in the Aeta of Bataan at 40%.
Tree
This phylogenetic tree of haplogroup P 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 P (mtDNA) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA