Haplogroup M (mtDNA)

In, Haplogroup M is a.

An enormous haplogroup spanning many continents, the macro-haplogroup M is a branch of the n haplogroup, and is believed to have originated in some 60 to 80,000 years before present.

The two haplogroups M and are believed to represent the initial migration of modern humans out of Africa. Haplogroup M in particular represents the dispersal of modern humans into the and  some 60 to 80,000 years ago along the southern  coastline.

Among the subgroups of M are, , , , , , and.

Owing to its great age, haplogroup M is one of those mtDNA lineages which does not correspond well to present-day racial groups, as it spans Siberian, East Asian, Southeast Asian, Central Asian, South Asian, Melanesian as well as Ethiopian,, and various Middle Eastern groups in lesser frequency.