Haplogroup S (mtDNA)

Haplogroup S
Possible time of origin64,000-47,000 years ago
Possible place of originAustralia
AncestorN
DescendantsS1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6
Defining mutations8404[1]

In human genetics, Haplogroup S is a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup found only among Indigenous Australians. It is a descendant of macrohaplogroup N.

Map of Haplogroup S mtDNA
  1. ^ van Oven, Mannis; Kayser, Manfred (February 2009). "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.