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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 old lines of India
The old lines of India

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

  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. Arabian Sea coast
    On the way east
    The line likely follows the warm southern coasts towards India.
  3. Central India
    Tens of thousands of years ago
    Line M grows into many families in South Asia; yours is one of them.
  4. South India
    In later times
    These families stay mostly in India, Sri Lanka and nearby lands.
  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 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.

On these shelves

The great migrations

Laboratory standards

Our DNA tests are run with our laboratory partners. These are the standards they work to.

What each standard covers