The steppe and plateau line

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 moved inland, where the G family grew. One branch, G2, spread widely across northern China, Mongolia, Tibet and Central Asia, with smaller numbers in 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. East Asia
   Tens of thousands of years ago
   Branch G, a sister of the rare M12, likely grows up in East Asia.
4. Mongolia
   In later times
   G2 spreads across Tibet, Mongolia, northern China and Central Asia.
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 Tibet, Mongolia, northern China and Central Asia, and at lower levels in Korea and Japan.

Most often found in: China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia.