Y-DNA Haplogroup M and its Subclades - 2007
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CLADE/SUBCLADE SYMBOLS: Added Renamed

SNP SYMBOLS: Not on 2006 tree Confirmed within subclade Provisional Private

M   M4/M296, M5, M106, M186, M189, P35
•       M*   -
•       M1   P34
•      •       M1*   -
•      •       M1a   P51
•       M2   P87
•      •       M2*   -
•      •       M2a   M104/P22
•      •       •       M2a*   -
•      •       •       M2a1   M16
•      •       •       M2a2   M83

NOTES:

In M the designation M4/M269 means that these two SNPs are identical but were discovered separately. The listing is alphabetical, not necessarily in the order of discovery.
In M2a the designation M104/P22 means that these two SNPs are identical but were discovered separately. The listing is alphabetical, not necessarily in the order of discovery.

Y-DNA haplogroup M reaches its known peak in Papua New Guinea, totaling one-third to two-thirds of population.

References:

Cox M P & Lahr M M, Y-Chromosome Diversity Is Inversely Associated with Language Affiliation in Paired Austronesian- and Papuan-Speaking Communities from Solomon Islands. (pdf) American Journal of Human Biology, 18:35-50, 2006.
Hudjashov G, Peopling of Sahul: Evidence from mtDNA and Y-Chromosome. Thesis (M.SC.) University of Tartu, Estonia, 2006.

Hurles et al, European Y-Chromosomal Lineages in Polynesians: A Contrast to the Population Structure Revealed by mtDNA. American Journal of Human Genetics, 63:1793-1806, 1998.
Hurles et al, Y Chromosomal Evidence for the Origins of Oceanic-Speaking Peoples. Genetics, 160:289-303, January 2002.
Kayser et al, Independent Histories of Human Y Chromosomes from Melanesia and Australia. American Journal of Human Genetics, 68:173-190, 2001.
Kayser et al, Melanesian and Asian Origins of Polynesians: mtDNA and Y-Chromosome Gradients across the Pacific. MBE Advance Access published August 21, 2006.
Kayser et al, Melanesian Origin of Polynesian Y Chromosomes. Current Biology, Vol. 10, No. 20, September 2000.
Kayser et al. Reduced Y-Chromosome, but Not Mitochrondrial DNA, Diversity in Human Populations from West New Guinea. American Journal of Human Genetics, 72:281-302, 2003.
Mona et al, Patterns of Y-chromosome Diversity Intersect with the Trans-New Guinea Hypothesis. Mol Biol Evol. 2007 Sep 10; [Epub ahead of print]
Scheinfeldt et al, Unexpected NRY Chromosome Variation in Northern Island Melanesia. (Link and comments from Dienekes' Anthropological Blog) Society for Molecular Biology, 2006.

Corrections/Additions made since 20 December 2006:

Email changed for Contact Person on 20 March 2007.
Note section added with two notes on 17 October 2007.
Added Mona et al (2007) on 17 October 2006

Contact Person for Haplogroup M: Phil Goff

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