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Haplogroup E-M215
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"E3b" redirects here. For the Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive, see PRR E3b.
E-M215 or E1b1b, formerly known as E3b, is a major human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup. E-M215 has two basal branches, E-M35 and E-M281. E-M35 is primarily distributed in North Africa and the Horn of Africa, and occurs at moderate frequencies in the Middle East, Europe, and Southern Africa. E-M281 occurs at a low frequency in Ethiopia.
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Haplogroup
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![]() Geographic distribution of the haplogroup E1b1b | |
Possible time of origin | 47,500—22,400 BP[1][2][3] |
Coalescence age | 34,800 BP[4] |
Possible place of origin | East Africa[5][1] |
Ancestor | E-P2 |
Descendants |
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Defining mutations | M215 |
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