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Father line O-M175
East Asia's great father line
Age likely 30,000 to 40,000 yearsPassed down father to sonStops 5 on the road
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 east until the line reached East Asia, where the O family likely grew. Its branches spread so widely that today O is the most common father line from China and Korea to Indonesia. Every father since passed it on. You still carry it.
The road, stop by stop
- East AfricaMore than 50,000 years agoThe father line of almost all men outside Africa leaves Africa.
- South AsiaOn the way eastThe line likely follows the southern coasts of Asia.
- East AsiaTens of thousands of years agoBranch O grows up, today the most common father line from China to Indonesia.
- Mainland Southeast AsiaIn later timesO branches spread south through mainland Southeast Asia and the islands.
- MalaysiaTodayYou. Your result on atgc.asia shows how common this line is among the Malaysians we have tested.
Where it is found today
The most common father line of East and Southeast Asia, from China and Korea to Indonesia.
Most often found in: Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, North Korea, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.
