Haplogroup J (Y-DNA)

Haplogroup J-M304, also known as J, is a human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup. It is believed to have evolved in Western Asia. The clade spread from there during the Neolithic, primarily into North Africa, the Horn of Africa, the Socotra Archipelago, the Caucasus, Europe, Anatolia, Central Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.

This article is about the human Y-DNA haplogroup. For the human mtDNA haplogroup, see Haplogroup J (mtDNA).

Haplogroup J-M304
Possible time of origin42,900 years ago
Coalescence age31,600 years ago
Possible place of originWestern Asia, Caucasus
AncestorIJ
DescendantsJ-M172, J-M267
Defining mutationsM304/Page16/PF4609, 12f2.1
Highest frequenciesIngush, Chechens, Avars, Dargins, Arabs, Assyrians, Jews, Greeks, Georgians, Arameans, Melkites, Mandeans, Italians, Cypriots

Haplogroup J-M304 is divided into two main subclades (branches), J-M267 and J-M172.

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