Akar NusaAkar Nusa / Family lines / Mother line A
Mother line A
From China to the Americas
Age likely 25,000 to 45,000 yearsPassed down mother to childStops 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 woman walked out of Africa. Her daughters, and their daughters, followed the coasts east into East Asia, where the A family grew. Some branches stayed in China, Korea and Japan. Others went far north, and one of them crossed into the Americas long ago. Every mother since passed it on. You still carry it.
The road, stop by stop
- East AfricaMore than 50,000 years agoHer line, later named N, leaves Africa with some of the first people to settle Asia.
- South AsiaOn the way eastThe line follows the warm southern coasts of Asia.
- East AsiaTens of thousands of years agoBranch A likely grows up in East Asia.
- Northeast AsiaIn later timesSome branches go north toward Siberia, and one on to the Americas.
- 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 China, Korea and Japan, very common in the far northeast of Asia, and among first peoples of the Americas.
Most often found in: China, Japan, Mongolia, South Korea.
