Haplogroup L0

Haplogroup L0
Possible time of origin130 to 200 ka[1][2]
Possible place of originSouthern Africa or Southern East Africa
AncestorL (Mitochondrial Eve)
DescendantsL0a'b'f'k, L0d
Defining mutations263!, 1048, 3516A, 5442, 6185, 9042, 9347, 10589, 12007, 12720[3]

Haplogroup L0 is a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup.

  1. ^ point estimate 168.5 ka (136.3–201.1 ka 95% CI) according to Heinz, Tanja; et al. (2017). "Updating the African human mitochondrial DNA tree: Relevance to forensic and population genetics". Forensic Science International: Genetics. 27: 156–159. doi:10.1016/j.fsigen.2016.12.016. PMID 28086175. (table 2). 150 ka suggested in:Soares, Pedro; Ermini, Luca; Thomson, Noel; Mormina, Maru; Rito, Teresa; Röhl, Arne; Salas, Antonio; Oppenheimer, Stephen; MacAulay, Vincent (2009). "Correcting for Purifying Selection: An Improved Human Mitochondrial Molecular Clock". The American Journal of Human Genetics. 84 (6): 740–59. doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2009.05.001. PMC 2694979. PMID 19500773..
  2. ^ Age estimates (ka, 95% CI in angular brackets): ML whole-mtDNA age estimate: 128.2 [95% CI: 107.9-148.9], ρ whole-mtDNA age estimate: 121.3 [99.2;143.7], ρ synonymous age estimate (ka): 131.0 [97.8;164.2]: Rito T, Richards MB, Fernandes V, Alshamali F, Cerny V, Pereira L, Soares P., "The first modern human dispersals across Africa", PLoS One 2013 Nov 13; 8(11):e80031. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080031.
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