Akar Nusa / Family lines / Father line L-M2481

Father line L-M2481

A line of South Asia

Age likely 15,000 to 30,000 yearsPassed down father to sonStops 5 on the road
A line of South Asia
A line of South Asia

THE ROAD OF THIS LINE. GOLD COUNTRIES ARE WHERE IT IS COMMON. SHAPES ARE SCHEMATIC.

The story

More than 50,000 years ago, a man walked out of Africa. His sons, and their sons, carried the same mark into South Asia, where the L family likely grew. Its branch L-M2481 is found today across India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and is most common in south India and in parts of Pakistan. Every father since passed it on. You still carry it.

The road, stop by stop

  1. East Africa
    More than 50,000 years ago
    The father line of almost all men outside Africa leaves Africa.
  2. Arabian Sea coast
    On the way east
    The line likely follows the southern coasts of Asia.
  3. Indus valley
    Tens of thousands of years ago
    Branch L likely grows up in or near South Asia.
  4. South India
    In later times
    L-M2481 becomes common in south India and parts of Pakistan.
  5. Malaysia
    Today
    You. Your result on atgc.asia shows how common this line is among the Malaysians we have tested.

Where it is found today

Found across India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, most often in south India and parts of Pakistan.

Most often found in: India, Pakistan.

On these shelves

The great migrations

Laboratory standards

Our DNA tests are run with our laboratory partners. These are the standards they work to.

What each standard covers