W (mtDNA)

For people who have tested and are assigned the maternal haplogroup W or who are believed to have had that maternal haplogroup based on descendants tested.

Defining Mutations

• Coding mutations 1243, 3505, 5460, 8251, 8994, 11947, 15884C
• HVR mutations 195, 204, 207, 16292

Origin

(to be added)

Distribution

mtDNA W is a rare haplogroup in Europe. Haplogroup W appears in Europe, West and South Asia. It is everywhere found as minority clade, with the highest concentration being in Northern Pakistan. A related unnamed N* clade is found among Australian Aborigines.

Subclades of W

• W (mtDNA)

Famous Members

• (to be added)

How to Participate

Geni Wiki Projects Page

To participate in this project, join or follow the project, add your oldest known ancestor who belonged to this haplogroup. The profile must be set to public in order to add it.

Resources

• DNA Haplogroups, mtDNA Phylogenetic Tree - Haplogroup W
• Wikipedia, Haplogroup W (English)
• mt-haplogroup W Webpage "Wilma"
• Informasjon om mt-hg W på norsk