Haplogroup Q-M242

Haplogroup Q or Q-M242 is a Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup. It has one primary subclade, Haplogroup Q1 (L232/S432), which includes numerous subclades that have been sampled and identified in males among modern populations.

This article is about the human Y-DNA haplogroup. For the human mtDNA haplogroup, see Haplogroup Q (mtDNA).
Haplogroup Q
Frequency distribution of haplogroup Q-M242.
Possible time of origin17,200 to 31,700 years ago (approximately 24,500 years BP)
Possible place of originCentral Asia, South Central Siberia
AncestorP1-M45
DescendantsQ1 (L232/S432)
Defining mutationsM242 rs8179021
Highest frequenciesKets 93.8%, Indigenous peoples of South America 92%, Inuit 80%, Turkmens from Karakalpakstan (mainly Yomut) 73%, Selkups 66.4%., Altaians 63.6%., Tuvans (from Xinjiang) 62.5%., Chelkans 60.0%., Greenlandic Inuit 54%, Tubalar 41%, Siberian Tatars (Ishtyak-Tokuz Tatars) 38%, the indigenous peoples of the Americas, Akha people of northern Thailand, Mon-Khmer people and some tribes of Assam

Q-M242 is the predominant Y-DNA haplogroup among Native Americans and several peoples of Central Asia and Northern Siberia.

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