Haplogroup G (mtDNA)

This article is about the human mtDNA haplogroup. For the human Y-DNA haplogroup, see Haplogroup G-M201.
Haplogroup G
Possible time of origin35,700 YBP[1]
Possible place of originEast Asia
AncestorM12'G
DescendantsG1, G2, G3, G4
Defining mutations709, 4833, 5108[2]

In human mitochondrial genetics, Haplogroup G is a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup.

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