| Haplogroup D (y-dna) |
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Information AboutHaplogroup D (y-dna) |
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D is believed to have originated in Africa some 50,000 years before present. Along with Haplogroup E , D contains the distinctive YAP polymorphism, which indicates their common ancestry. Both D and E also contain the M168 change, which is present in all Y-chromosome haplogroups except A and B .
Unlike haplogroup C, it did not travel from Asia to the New World. EXTERNAL LINKS
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