Haplogroup L2

Haplogroup L2
Possible time of origin80,000–111,100 YBP[1]
Possible place of originWest Africa[2] or Central Africa
AncestorL2─6 (L2'3'4'6)
DescendantsL2a─d, L2e
Defining mutations146, 150, 152, 2416, 8206, 9221, 10115, 13590, 16311!, 16390[3]

Haplogroup L2 is a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup with a widespread modern distribution, particularly in Subequatorial Africa. Its L2a subclade is a somewhat frequent and widely distributed mtDNA cluster on the continent, as well as among those in the Americas.

  1. ^ Soares, Pedro; Luca Ermini; Noel Thomson; Maru Mormina; Teresa Rito; Arne Röhl; Antonio Salas; Stephen Oppenheimer; Vincent Macaulay; Martin B. Richards (4 Jun 2009). "Correcting for Purifying Selection: An Improved Human Mitochondrial Molecular Clock". The American Journal of Human Genetics. 84 (6): 82–93. doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2009.05.001. PMC 2694979. PMID 19500773.
  2. ^ Silva, Marina (2015). "60,000 years of interactions between Central and Eastern Africa documented by major African mitochondrial haplogroup L2". Scientific Reports. 5. Nature: 12526. Bibcode:2015NatSR...512526S. doi:10.1038/srep12526. PMC 4515592. PMID 26211407.
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