Haplogroup T (mtDNA)

This article is about the human mtDNA Haplogroup T. For the unrelated human Y-Chromosome Haplogroup T-M184, see Haplogroup T-M184.
Haplogroup T
Possible time of origin25,149 ± 4,668 years before present
Possible place of originNear East, and/or Caucasus
AncestorJT
DescendantsT1 and T2
Defining mutationsG709A, G1888A, A4917G, G8697A, T10463C, G13368A, G14905A, A15607G, G15928A, C16294T

Haplogroup T is a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup. It is believed to have originated around 25,100 years ago in the Near East.[citation needed]