Haplogroup L3
| Haplogroup L3 | |
|---|---|
Ancient dispersal of haplogroup L3, its descendant M and N lineages, and other mtDNA clades. Numbers represent thousand years before present. | |
| Possible time of origin | 80,000–60,000 BP, 70,000 BP |
| Possible place of origin | East Africa or Asia |
| Ancestor | L3'4 |
| Descendants | L3a, L3b'f, L3c'd, L3e'i'k'x, L3h, M, N |
| Defining mutations | 769, 1018, 16311 |
Haplogroup L3 is a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup. The clade has played a pivotal role in the early dispersal of anatomically modern humans.
It is strongly associated with the out-of-Africa migration of modern humans of about 70–50,000 years ago. It is inherited by all modern non-African populations, as well as by some populations in Africa.