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Mother line M73
A rare southern line
Age not well known; likely tens of thousands of 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 warm coasts east, and in or near Southeast Asia the M73 family likely grew. It has stayed rare, and it is found today in small numbers in Southeast Asia. Every mother between her and you 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.
- The way into Southeast AsiaTens of thousands of years agoThe line reaches the lands that are now Myanmar and Thailand.
- Mainland Southeast AsiaIn later timesBranch M73 likely grows up in or near Southeast Asia, and stays rare.
- MalaysiaTodayYou. Your result on atgc.asia shows how common this line is among the Malaysians we have tested.
Where it is found today
Rare; found in small numbers in Southeast Asia.
