Haplogroup U
Haplogroup U is a human mitochondrial DNA haplogroup (mtDNA). The clade arose from haplogroup R, likely during the early Upper Paleolithic. Its various subclades (labelled U1–U9, diverging over the course of the Upper Paleolithic) are found widely distributed across Northern and Eastern Europe, Central, Western and South Asia, as well as North Africa, the Horn of Africa, and the Canary Islands.
| Haplogroup U | |
|---|---|
| Possible time of origin | 46,500 ± 3,300 years ago |
| Possible place of origin | West Asia, |
| Ancestor | R |
| Descendants | U1, U5, U6, U2'3'4'7'8'9 |
| Defining mutations | 11467, 12308, 12372 |
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