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Father line Q-M346
From the steppes to the Americas
Age likely 15,000 to 30,000 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 and north into inner Asia, where the Q family likely grew. Its branch Q-M346 spread widely: across Siberia, into the Americas with their first peoples, and in small numbers south into Pakistan and India. 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, then moves inland.
- Central AsiaTens of thousands of years agoBranch Q likely grows up in Central Asia or southern Siberia.
- Southern SiberiaIn later timesQ-M346 spreads across Siberia; some sons go on to the Americas, some south to India.
- MalaysiaTodayYou. Your result on atgc.asia shows how common this line is among the Malaysians we have tested.
Where it is found today
Found across Siberia and Central Asia and, in small numbers, in Pakistan and India; its largest branch is in the Americas.
