Y-DNA Haplogroup Q and its Subclades
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CLADE/SUBCLADE SYMBOLS:  Added  Renamed 
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Q   MEH2, M242, P36
�       Q*   -
�       Q1   M120, N14 (M265)
�      �       Q1*   -
�      �       Q1a    M378
�       Q2   M25, M143
�       Q3   M3
�      �       Q3*   -
�      �       Q3a   M19
�      �       Q3b   M194
�      �       Q3c   M199
�       Q4   P48
�       Q5   M323 (called Q4 in Shen 2004 and, with queried status, Q6 in 2005 tree)
�       Q6   M346 (originally called Q4 in Sengupta 2006)

Y-DNA haplogroup Q arose in Central Asia and migrated through the Altai/Baikal region of northern Eurasia into the Americas. Today it is found in North Eurasia, with some exemplars in European populations. The Q3 sub-group is almost exclusively associated with Native American populations.

References:

Cinnioglu et al, Excavating Y-chromosome Haplotype Strata in Anatolia. (pdf) Human Genetics. 114:127-148, 2004.
Deng et al, Evolution and Migration History of the Chinese Population Inferred from the Chinese Y-chromosome Evidence. (pdf) Journal of Human Genetics, 49:339-348, 2004.
Regueiro et al, Iran: Tricontinental Nexus for Y-Chromosome Driven Migration. (abstract) Human Heredity, Vol. 61, No 3, 132-143, 2006.
Sengupta et al, Polarity and Temporality of High Resolution Y-chromosome Distributions in India Identify Both Indigenous and Exogenous Expansions and Reveal Minor Genetic Influence of Central Asian Pastoralists. (pdf) American Journal of Human Genetics, 78:202-221, 2006.
Shen et al, Reconstruction of Patrilineages and Matrilineages of Samaritans and other Israeli Populations from Y-Chromosome and Mitochondrial DNA Sequence Variation. (pdf) Human Mutation, 24:248-260, 2004.
Su et al, Y-chromosome Evidence for a Northward Migration of Modern Humans into Eastern Asia during the Last Ice Age. (pdf) American Journal of Human Genetics, 65:1718-1724, 1999.

Additional Resources:
Rebekah Canada, Y-DNA Haplogroup Q Project

Corrections/Additions made since 10 April 2006:

Contact person for Haplogroup Q: David Wilson

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