Haplogroup M (Y-DNA)

In human genetics, Haplogroup M (M4) is a Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup.

This haplogroup is associated with Near Oceania and Maritime Southeast Asia, particularly Melanesia, Micronesia, and eastern Indonesia.

It is a descendant haplogroup of haplogroup K, and is believed to have first appeared approximately 10,000 years ago.

Subclades

 * M  (M4 (M296), M5, M106, M186, M189, P35)
 * M*
 * M1  (P34)
 * M1*
 * M1a  (P51)
 * M2  (P87)
 * M2*
 * M2a  (M104 (P22)) Typical of populations of the Bismarck Archipelago and Bougainville Island
 * M2a*
 * M2a1  (M16)
 * M2a2  (M83)