| Haplogroup C (y-dna) |
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Haplogroup C contains the M168 change, which is present in all Y-chromosome haplogroups except A and B . Haplogroup C seems to have come into existence shortly after M168 was introduced. It represents a great coastal migration along Southern Asia , into Southeast Asia and Australia , and up the Asian coast. It is believed to have Migrated To The America s some 6,000-8,000 years before present, and was carried by Na-Dené speaking peoples into the North West Pacific coast of America . Haplogroup C contains the polymorphism, very common in Central Asia , which is believed to be that of Genghis Khan , spread wide during the Mongol conquest of Asia. EXTERNAL LINKS
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