Haplogroup M-P256
Human Y chromosome DNA grouping common in New Guinea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the human Y-DNA haplogroup. For the human mtDNA haplogroup, see Haplogroup M (mtDNA).
Haplogroup M, also known as M-P256 and Haplogroup K2b1b (previously K2b1d) is a Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup. M-P256 is a descendant haplogroup of Haplogroup K2b1, and is believed to have first appeared between 32,000 and 47,000 years ago (Scheinfeldt 2006).
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Haplogroup M-P256 | |
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Possible time of origin | 32,000-47,000 years BP (Scheinfeldt 2006) |
Possible place of origin | Wallacea (eastern Indonesia) or New Guinea [1] |
Ancestor | K2b1 |
Defining mutations | P256 |
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M-P256 is the most frequently occurring Y-chromosome haplogroup in West Papua and western Papua New Guinea (Kayser 2003). It is also found in neighboring parts of Melanesia, Indonesia and among indigenous Australians.
It and Haplogroup S (B254) are the only primary subclades of K2b1, also known as haplogroup MS.