mtDNA Mitochondrial DNA is passed down almost unchanged from a mother to her children, allowing females and males to trace their maternal ancestry however males do not normally pass mtDNA […]
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Phylogenetic Tree mtDNA hg H1
Haplogroup H1 is by far the most common subclade in Europe, representing approximately than half of the H lineages in Western Europe. Roostalu et al. (2006) estimate that H1 arose […]
Phylogenetic Tree mtDNA hg U5
A major maternal lineage among the Paleolithic European hunter-gatherers Haplogroup U5 is found throughout Europe with an average frequency ranging from 5% to 12% in most regions. U5a is most […]