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Haplogroup Q (y-dna)




This haplogroup contains the patrilineal ancestors of many Siberians and (through its subgroup Q3 ) almost all of the Indigenous Peoples Of The Americas .

Haplogroup Q is a branch of Haplogroup P (M45). It is believed to have arisen in Siberia approximately 15,000 to 20,000 years ago.

The initial Migration From Asia Into Alaska Across The Bering Strait was done by haplogroup Q populations, approximately 15,000 years ago. This founding population spread throughout the Americas.

Once in the Americas, haplogroup Q underwent a mutation, producing its descendant Haplogroup Q3 (M3), which is the Y-chromosome haplotype of almost all of the Indigenous Peoples Of The Americas .


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