Haplogroup K (mtDNA)

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Haplogroup of mitochondrial DNA
Surname K
Possible time of origin 22,000 to 40,400 years ago
Possible place of origin Northern Italy
predecessor U8b'K
successor K1, K2
Mutations 3480 10550 11299 14798 16224 16311
carrier Europeans , Ashkenazim

The haplogroup K is a haplogroup of the mitochondria in human genetics (mtDNA denotes the mitochondrial DNA ). It is the most common subgroup of haplogroup U8 and is estimated to be around 12,000 years old.

In Europe, it is particularly common around the Alps and on the British Isles; the glacier mummy Ötzi belonged to a subgroup of the mtDNA - haplogroup of K1 to the currently known no survivors. The haplogroup occurs with low frequency in North Africa , the Middle East and South Asia , furthermore approx. 32% of the haplotypes of the Ashkenazi Jews have the haplogroup K.

In his popular book The Seven Daughters of Eve , Bryan Sykes names the first mother of this haplogroup Katrine.

family tree

This phylogenetic family tree of the subgroups of haplogroup K is based on a publication by Mannis van Oven and Manfred Kayser and subsequent scientific research.

  • U8b'K
    • U8b
      • K
        • K1
          • K1a
            • K1a1
              • K1a1a
                • K1a1a1
              • K1a1b
                • K1a1b1
                • K1a1b2
                  • K1a1b2a
            • K1a2
              • K1a2a
              • K1a2b
            • K1a3
              • K1a3a
                • K1a3a1
                • K1a3a1a
            • K1a4
              • K1a4a
                • K1a4a1
                  • K1a4a1a
                  • K1a4a1b
                  • K1a4a1c1
              • K1a4b
                • K1a4b1
              • K1a4c
              • K1a4d
            • K1a5
            • K1a6
            • K1a7'8
              • K1a7
              • K1a8
                • K1a8a
            • K1a9
            • K1a10
            • K1a11
            • K1a12
              • K1a12a
          • K1b
            • K1b1
              • K1b1a
                • K1b1a1
              • K1b1b
              • K1b1c
            • K1b2
              • K1b2a
              • K1b2b
          • K1c
            • K1c1
              • K1c1a
              • K1c1b
            • K1c2
          • K1ö
        • K2
          • K2a
            • K2a1
              • K2a1a
            • K2a2
              • K2a2a
            • K2a3
            • K2a4
            • K2a5
            • K2a6
          • K2b
            • K2b1
              • K2b1a
          • K2c

See also

Evolution Tree Haplogroup Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)
mtDNA Eva
L0 L1 L2 L3   L4 L5 L6
  M. N  
CZ D. E. G Q   A. S.   R.   I. W. X Y
C. Z B. F. R0   pre-JT P  U
HV JT K
H V J T

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A. González et al .: The mitochondrial lineage U8a reveals a Paleolithic settlement in the Basque country . BMC Genomics, 2006.
  2. ↑ Richards et al. : Tracing European Founder Lineages in the Near Eastern mtDNA Pool . AJHG, 2000. PMID 11032788
  3. ↑ haplogroup K. Biology Center of the Upper Austrian State Museums, Linz, archived from the original on 20 December 2007 ; Retrieved April 28, 2009 .
  4. ↑ Phillip Endicott et al .: Genotyping human ancient mtDNA control and coding region polymorphisms with a multiplexed Single-Base-Extension assay: the singular maternal history of the Tyrolean Iceman , June 19, 2009
  5. ↑ Mannis van Oven, Manfred Kayser: Updated comprehensive phylogenetic tree of global human mitochondrial DNA variation. In: Human Mutation. 30, 2009, pp. E386-E394, doi : 10.1002 / humu.20921 .