| Haplogroup M-P256 | |
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| Possible time of origin | 32,000-47,000 years BP[1] |
| Possible place of origin | Wallacea (eastern Indonesia) or New Guinea [2] |
| Ancestor | K2b1 |
| Defining mutations | P256 |
Haplogroup M, AKA M-P256 and Haplogroup K2b1b (previously K2b1d) is a Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup. M-P256 is a descendant haplogroup of Haplogroup K2b1, and is believed to have first appeared between 32,000 to 47,000 years ago[1].
M-P256 is the most frequently occurring Y-chromosome haplogroup in West Papua and western Papua New Guinea[3]. In addition, M-P256 is also found in neighboring parts of Melanesia, Indonesia and indigenous Australians.
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