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Mother line M9
A line of hills and islands
Age likely 30,000 to 50,000 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, and in southern East Asia the M9 family grew. One branch, M9a, became common in the hills of southwest China and on the Tibetan plateau, while another, E, went to the islands. 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 M9 likely grows up in southern East Asia.
- Southwest ChinaAfter the Ice AgeBranch M9a spreads inland to southwest China, Tibet and the southern Himalaya.
- MalaysiaTodayYou. Your result on atgc.asia shows how common this line is among the Malaysians we have tested.
Where it is found today
Its branch M9a is common in southwest China and Tibet, and found across East and Southeast Asia.
Most often found in: Bhutan, China, Laos, Nepal, Vietnam.
