| Haplogroup P | |
| Time of origin | |
| Place of origin | |
| Ancestor | R |
| Descendants | P1 |
|---|---|
| Defining mutations | 15607[1] |
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 Papuan, Melanesian and Australian Aborigines.[2]
Subclades
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[1] and subsequent published research.
- P
- P1
- P1d
- P1d1
- P1d
- P2
- P3
- P3a
- P3b
- P3b1
- P4
- P4a
- P4a1
- P4b
- P4b1
- P4a
- P5
- P6
- P7
- P9
- P1
References
- ^ a b van Oven, Mannis; Manfred Kayser (13 Oct 2008). "Updated comprehensive phylogenetic tree of global human mitochondrial DNA variation". Human Mutation 30 (2): E386-E394. PMID 18853457 doi:10.1002/humu.20921. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121449735/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
- ^ Friedlaender et al. 2005 April, Expanding Southwest Pacific Mitochondrial Haplogroups P and Q , 22 (6): 1506
See also
| Mitochondrial Eve (L) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L0 | L1 | L2 | L3 | L4 | L5 | L6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M | N | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CZ | D | E | G | Q | A | S | R | I | W | X | Y | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C | Z | B | F | R0 | pre-JT | P | U | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HV | JT | K | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | V | J | T | Former Clusters IWX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
External links
- General
- Ian Logan's Mitochondrial DNA Site
- Mannis van Oven's Phylotree
- Haplogroup P
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