Haplogroup D (mtDNA)
| Haplogroup D | |
|---|---|
| Possible time of origin | ca. 60,000 – 40,000 YBP |
| Possible place of origin | East Asia |
| Ancestor | M80'D |
| Descendants | D4, 16189 |
| Defining mutations | 4883 5178A 16362 |
In human mitochondrial genetics, Haplogroup D is a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup. It is a descendant haplogroup of haplogroup M, thought to have arisen somewhere in East Asia, between roughly 60,000 and 35,000 years ago (in the Late Pleistocene, before the Last Glacial Maximum and the settlement of the Americas).
In contemporary populations, it is found especially in Central and Northeast Asia. Haplogroup D (more specifically, subclade D4) is one of five main haplogroups found in the indigenous peoples of the Americas, the others being A, B, C, and X. Among the Nepalese population, haplogroup D is the most dominant maternal lineage in Tamang (26.1%) and Magar (24.3%).