Haplogroup P (mtDNA)


In human mitochondrial genetics, Haplogroup P is a human mitochondrial DNA haplogroup.

Origin

Haplogroup P is a descendant of Haplogroup R.

Distribution

Today, P is most commonly found in Oceania, especially in Papuans, Melanesians, indigenous Australians, and Filipinos. It was found in the Aeta of Bataan at 40%. It is also found in the Malaysians, Indonesians.

Subclades

Tree

This phylogenetic tree of haplogroup P subclades is based on the paper by Mannis van Oven and Manfred Kayser Updated comprehensive phylogenetic tree of global human mitochondrial DNA variation and subsequent published research.