The line of the northern lands

The story

More than 50,000 years ago, a woman walked out of Africa. Her daughters, and their daughters, followed the coasts east and then turned north into East Asia. There the D4 family grew, and it became one of the most common mother lines of northern China, Korea and Japan. Every mother since passed it on. You still carry it.

The road, stop by stop

1. East Africa
   More than 50,000 years ago
   Her line, later named M, leaves Africa with some of the first people to settle Asia.
2. South Asia
   On the way east
   The line follows the warm southern coasts of Asia.
3. Central China
   Tens of thousands of years ago
   Branch D, and from it D4, likely grow up in East Asia.
4. Korea and Japan
   In later times
   D4 becomes the most common mother line of Japan, and very common in Korea.
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

Most common in Japan and Korea, common in northern China, Mongolia and Siberia, and found across East Asia.

Most often found in: China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea.

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