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Mother line M-SouthAsia
The old lines of India
Age most of these families are likely 20,000 to 50,000 years oldPassed 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 to South Asia. There her line, M, grew into many families, and yours is one of them. These families are very old, and most are still found mainly in India and nearby lands. 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 M, leaves Africa with some of the first people to settle Asia.
- Arabian Sea coastOn the way eastThe line likely follows the warm southern coasts towards India.
- Central IndiaTens of thousands of years agoLine M grows into many families in South Asia; yours is one of them.
- South IndiaIn later timesThese families stay mostly in India, Sri Lanka and nearby lands.
- MalaysiaTodayYou. Your result on atgc.asia shows how common this line is among the Malaysians we have tested.
Where it is found today
Found mainly in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal; together these families are very common in India.
Most often found in: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka.
