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Mother line M10
A quiet line of East Asia
Age likely 25,000 to 45,000 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 coasts east into East Asia, where the M10 family grew. It never became common anywhere, but it travelled widely, and it is found today in small numbers across China, Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia. 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.
- South AsiaOn the way eastThe line follows the warm southern coasts of Asia.
- Southern ChinaTens of thousands of years agoBranch M10 likely grows up in East Asia.
- Central ChinaIn later timesM10 spreads thinly across China, Korea and Japan.
- MalaysiaTodayYou. Your result on atgc.asia shows how common this line is among the Malaysians we have tested.
Where it is found today
Found in small numbers across China, Korea, Japan and mainland Southeast Asia.
Most often found in: China, Japan, South Korea.
