Haplogroup K (mtDNA)

Haplogroup K, formerly Haplogroup UK, is a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup. It is defined by the HVR1 mutations 16224C and 16311C. It is now known that K is a subclade of U8.

This article is about the human mtDNA haplogroup. For the human Y-DNA haplogroup, see Haplogroup K-M9.
Haplogroup K
Possible time of origin26,700 ± 4,300 years ago
Possible place of originPossibly West Asia
AncestorU8b'K
DescendantsK1, K2
Defining mutations3480 10550 11299 14798 16224 16311
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