Akar NusaAkar Nusa / Family lines / Mother line M21
Mother line M21
One of Southeast Asia's oldest lines
Age likely 40,000 to 60,000 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 to Southeast Asia, where the M21 family grew. It is one of the oldest mother lines in the region. One branch is carried by Orang Asli peoples, and others by Malay, Thai and Indonesian families. 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.
- Mainland Southeast AsiaTens of thousands of years agoBranch M21 likely grows up in mainland Southeast Asia.
- Northern Malay PeninsulaLong ago and still todayBranch M21a is carried by Orang Asli peoples, among the peninsula's first settlers.
- MalaysiaTodayYou. Your result on atgc.asia shows how common this line is among the Malaysians we have tested.
Where it is found today
Found among Orang Asli peoples of the Malay Peninsula, and at low levels among Malay, Thai and Indonesian families.
Most often found in: Malaysia, Thailand.
