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Haplogroup K (y-dna)




It first appeared approximately 40,000 years ago in Iran or southern Central Asia . Today, haplogroup K and its descendant haplogroups are the patrilineal ancestors of most of the people living in the Northern Hemisphere, including most Europe ans, many India ns, and almost all Asia ns.

  • _(Y-DNA)" class="copylinks">F--- (M89). Its descendant haplogroups are L (M20), M (M4), N (LLY22G), O (M175), P (M45) (and P's descendants Q and R ).


Its subgroup K2 (M70) is present at a low level throughout Africa , Asia , and the Middle East . A famous member of the K2 haplogroup is Thomas Jefferson ; his Y-chromosomal complement received prominence through the Sally Hemings controversy.


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