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Mother line M12
A small 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. There the M12 family grew, a rare sister of the G family. It is found today in small numbers, mostly in southern China and mainland 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 agoBranches M12 and G likely grow from one parent in East Asia.
- The MekongIn later timesSmall numbers of M12 are found in mainland Southeast Asia.
- MalaysiaTodayYou. Your result on atgc.asia shows how common this line is among the Malaysians we have tested.
Where it is found today
Rare everywhere; found in small numbers mostly in southern China and mainland Southeast Asia.
Most often found in: China, Thailand, Vietnam.
