The line of the rice lands

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 O-M268 likely grew. One branch, O-M95, spread through the rice lands of mainland Southeast Asia, and another, O-M176, went north to Korea and Japan. 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. South Asia
   On the way east
   The line likely follows the southern coasts of Asia.
3. East Asia
   Tens of thousands of years ago
   Branch O grows up, today the most common father line from China to Indonesia.
4. Cambodia
   In later times
   O-M95 spreads across mainland Southeast Asia; O-M176 goes to Korea and Japan.
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

Common in mainland Southeast Asia, Korea and Japan, and found in Malaysia, Indonesia, southern China and eastern India.

Most often found in: Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, North Korea, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam.

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