Akar Nusa / Family lines / Mother line F3
Mother line F3
From the coast to the islands
Age likely 20,000 to 40,000 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 warm coasts east into southern China, where the F family grew. One of its smaller branches, F3, is found today in southern China and Vietnam, and one part of it reached Taiwan and the Philippines. 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; branch R grows from N on the way.
- Southern ChinaTens of thousands of years agoBranch R9, and from it F, likely grow up in southern East Asia.
- VietnamIn later timesF3 is found in southern China and Vietnam; one branch reaches Taiwan.
- MalaysiaTodayYou. Your result on atgc.asia shows how common this line is among the Malaysians we have tested.
Where it is found today
Found at low levels in southern China, Vietnam, Taiwan and the Philippines.
Most often found in: China, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.




