Haplogroup P (mtDNA)

This article is about the human mtDNA haplogroup. For the human Y-DNA haplogroup, see Haplogroup P (Y-DNA).
Haplogroup P
Possible time of origin50,000 years[1]
Possible place of originSoutheast Asia
AncestorR
Descendants16176, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7, P9
Defining mutations15607[2]

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

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  2. ^ van Oven, Mannis; Manfred Kayser (13 Oct 2008). "Updated comprehensive phylogenetic tree of global human mitochondrial DNA variation". Human Mutation. 30 (2): E386–E394. doi:10.1002/humu.20921. PMID 18853457. S2CID 27566749.