Haplogroup R (mtDNA)
| Haplogroup R | |
|---|---|
| Possible time of origin | 66.8±14.2 kya |
| Possible place of origin | Southeast Asia |
| Ancestor | N |
| Descendants | R0, R1, R1b, R2'JT, R3, R5, R6'7, R8, R9, R11'B, R12'21, R14, R22, R23, R30, R31, P, U |
| Defining mutations | 12705, 16223 |
Haplogroup R is a widely distributed human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup. Haplogroup R is associated with the peopling of Eurasia after about 70,000 years ago, and is distributed in modern populations throughout the world outside of sub-Saharan Africa.
Haplogroup R is a descendant of the macro-haplogroup N. Among the R clade's descendant haplogroups are B, U (and thus K), F, R0 (and thus HV, H, and V), and JT (the ancestral haplogroup of J and T).