Haplogroup C | |
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Possible time of origin | 53,000 years BP [1] |
Possible place of origin | Southwest Asia, via out-of-Africa migrations[1][2][3] |
Ancestor | CF |
Descendants | C1 F3393/Z1426 (previously CxC3) C2 (previously C3*) M217[4] |
Defining mutations | M130/RPS4Y711, P184, P255, P260 |
Haplogroup C is a major Y-chromosome haplogroup, defined by UEPs M130/RPS4Y711, P184, P255, and P260, which are all SNP mutations. It is one of two primary branches of Haplogroup CF alongside Haplogroup F. Haplogroup C is found in ancient populations on every continent except Africa and is the predominant Y-DNA haplogroup among males belonging to many peoples indigenous to East Asia, Central Asia, Siberia, North America and Australia as well as a some populations in Europe, the Levant, and later Japan.[1]
The haplogroup is also found with moderate to low frequency among many present-day populations of Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Southwest Asia.
In addition to the basal paragroup C*, this haplogroup now has two major branches: C1 (F3393/Z1426; previously CxC3, i.e. old C1, old C2, old C4, old C5 and old C6) and C2 (M217; the former C3).