Haplogroup A (mtDNA)
Human mitochondrial DNA grouping indicating common ancestry / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Haplogroup A (mtDNA)?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
This article is about the human mtDNA haplogroup. For the unrelated human Y-DNA haplogroup, see Haplogroup A (Y-DNA).
In human mitochondrial genetics, Haplogroup A is a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup.
Quick Facts Possible time of origin, Coalescence age ...
Haplogroup A | |
---|---|
Possible time of origin | 40,000 ± 10,000 YBP 40,500 (95% CI 37,900 <-> 43,200) ybp[1] |
Coalescence age | 18,600 (95% CI 14,200 <-> 23,900) ybp[1] 24,209 (SD 4,906) ybp[2] |
Possible place of origin | Asia |
Ancestor | N |
Descendants | A3, A4, A5, A7, A8 |
Defining mutations | 152, 235, 523-524d, 663, 1736, 4248, 4824, 8794, 16290, 16319[3] |
Close