China's most common father line

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. There O-M324 grew, and, likely helped by the spread of early farming, it became the most common father line of China and is widely found across Southeast Asia. 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. Southern China
   Tens of thousands of years ago
   Branch O likely grows up in southern East Asia.
4. Yellow and Yangtze rivers
   With the first farmers
   O-M324 likely spreads with early farming peoples across China.
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

The most common father line of China, common in Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia, and found across the region.

Most often found in: China, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, North Korea, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.

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