Akar Nusa / Family lines / Father line R-M124

Father line R-M124

A South and Central Asian line

Age likely 10,000 to 20,000 yearsPassed down father to sonStops 5 on the road
A South and Central Asian line
A South and Central Asian line

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 Asia, where the R family likely grew. Its branch R-M124 stayed mostly in South Asia, and it is found today across India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and in Iran and Central 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. 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
    Parent branch R likely grows up in Central or South Asia.
  4. Central India
    In later times
    R-M124 spreads across India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
  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, and at lower levels in Iran and Central Asia.

Most often found in: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.

Laboratory standards

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

What each standard covers