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M242
M60
M91
M130
M96
M201
M168
M52
M89
M170M304
M9
M175
M45
M173
The final lineage to arise from the Y-chromosome tree appeared about 15,000 years ago in Central Asia when a mutation, called M242, occurred in a man onthe M45 line. This mutation marks haplogroup Q.
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yDNA Haplogroup Q
15,000 BC
M173
M45M242
As opposed to the earlier R (M173)lineage, which had migrated westinto Europe, most Q-men (M242)followed the endless grasslands of Central Asia to the east.
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15,000 BC
M173
M45M242
M3
Toward the eastern end of haplogroupQ’s range in Siberia a later mutation (M3)occurred to produce the subclade called Q3.This is the group to which all Native American men belong.
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Juan PabloMexico
RaymundoPeru
15,000 BC
M173
M45M242
M3
After the appearance of the M242mutation more than 99% of haplogroup Qmen migrated eastward into Siberia or theNew World. A few, however, turned westto colonize parts of Scandinavia. One suchwestward-traveling Q-man was Prof. AlanAlmquist’s deep paternal ancestor, whose descendants settled in Sweden and eventually emigrated to America.
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AlanSweden
The End
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