In human mitochondrial genetics, Haplogroup L6 is a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup. It is a small haplogroup lcoal to the Ethiopian highlands and Yemen.[3]
| Haplogroup L6 | |
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| Possible time of origin | 81,500-129,800 YBP[1] |
| Possible place of origin | East Africa |
| Ancestor | L3'4'6 |
| Descendants | L6a, L6b |
| Defining mutations | 146, 152, 185C, 709, 770, 961, 1461, 4964, 5267, 6002, 6284, 9332, 10978, 11116, 11743, 12771, 13710, 14791, 14959, 5244, 15289, 15499, 16048, 16224[2] |
Distribution
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This haplogroup has been found only in Yemen and Ethiopia.[4]
Subclades
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editThis phylogenetic tree of haplogroup M subclades is based on the paper by Mannis van Oven and Manfred Kayser Updated comprehensive phylogenetic tree of global human mitochondrial DNA variation[2] and subsequent published research.
- L3'4'6
- L6
- L6a
- L6b
- L6
See also
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edit- ^ Soares, P; Ermini, L; Thomson, N; Mormina, M; Rito, T; Röhl, A; Salas, A; Oppenheimer, S; et al. (2009). "Correcting for Purifying Selection: An Improved Human Mitochondrial Molecular Clock". American Journal of Human Genetics. 84 (6): 740–59. doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2009.05.001. PMC 2694979. PMID 19500773.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Haplogroups L6.
- ^ Abu-Amero, Khaled K; Ana M González (1 Mar 2007). "Eurasian and African mitochondrial DNA influences in the Saudi Arabian population". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 7: 752–770. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-7-32. PMC 1810519. PMID 17331239.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Haplogroup L6 (mtDNA).
- General
- Mannis van Oven's Phylotree
- Haplogroup L6
- Ian Logan's Mitochondrial DNA Site: Haplogroup L6
- YFull MTree's Haplogroup L6
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Phylogenetic tree of human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mitochondrial Eve (L) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L0 | L1–6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1 | L2 | L3 | L4 | L5 | L6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M | N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CZ | D | E | G | Q | O | A | S | R | I | W | X | Y | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C | Z | B | F | R0 | pre-JT | P | U | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HV | JT | K | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | V | J | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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