Haplogroup F (mtDNA)

This article is about the human mtDNA haplogroup. For the human Y-DNA haplogroup, see Haplogroup F-M89.

Haplogroup F
Possible time of origin43,400 YBP[1]
Possible place of originAsia
AncestorR9
DescendantsF1, F2, F3, F4
Defining mutations249d, 6392, 10310[2]

Haplogroup F is a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup. The clade is most common in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It has not been found among Native Americans.[3]

It is a primary branch of haplogroup R9.

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  3. ^ Haplogroup F.