Haplogroup Q-M346


Haplogroup Q-M346 is a subclade of Y-DNA Haplogroup Q. Haplogroup Q-M346 is defined by the presence of the M346 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism.

Origin and distribution

Q-M346 was discovered in Central Asia and announced in Sengupta 2006. A latter paper suggested that its ancestral state was isolated to India, but this has since been refuted by its presence in West Asia, Europe and the Americas.

Asia

Q-M346 has a wide distribution across much of Asia.
PopulationPaperNPercentageSNP Tested
AltaiansMalyarchuk 201123/89~25.8%M346
KhakassiansMalyarchuk 20114/64~6.3%M346
TodjinsMalyarchuk 201110/26~38.5%M346
TuviniansMalyarchuk 201141/108~38.0%M346
SojotsMalyarchuk 20112/28~7.1%M346
KalmyksMalyarchuk 20111/60~1.7%M346
HalbaSengupta 20061/21~4.76%M346
MakraniSengupta 20061/20~5.00%M346
PathanSengupta 20062/21~5.00%M346
Brahmin Sengupta 20061/14~7.14%M346
VellalarSengupta 20061/31~3.23%M346
PakistanAbu-Amero 20093/176~1.70%M346
Kazakhs Dulik 20111/30~3.33%M346
ChelkanDulik 201215/25~60.00%M346
TubalarDulik 201210/27~37.00%M346

The Americas

In the Americas, the founding paternal lineages include those who are Q-M346 but do not belong to the Q-M3 lineage.
PopulationPaperNPercentageSNP Tested
EnxetBailliet 20097/24~29.20%M346
AyoreoBailliet 20092/9~22.20%M346
WichiBailliet 20091/120~0.80%M346
MocoviBailliet 20092/40~5.00%M346
MapucheBailliet 20091/26~3.80%M346
SaltaBailliet 20093/72~4.80%M346
CordobaBailliet 20091/156~0.60%M346
HuillicheBailliet 20091/26~3.80%M346
La PazBailliet 20091/29~3.40%M346
TarijaBailliet 20094/72~5.50%M346

Associated SNPs

Q-M346 is marked by the presence of the M346 SNP. Since the discovery of M346 several additional SNPs have been found to also be associated with Q-M346. These SNP's include: L56 and L57. These SNPs appear to be "parallel" to M346.

Subgroups

This is Thomas Krahn at the Genomic Research Center's Draft tree for haplogroup Q-M346. The first three levels of subclades are shown. Additional detail is provided on the linked branch article pages.

Y-DNA backbone tree