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For people who have tested and are assigned the maternal haplogroup L0a, L0b, L0d, L0f, L0k. (Four of them were originally classified L1 as L1a, L1d, L1f, and L1k) or who are believed to have had that maternal haplogroup based on descendants tested.
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Possible time of origin:112,200 to 188,000 YBP
Possible place of origin: East Africa
Ancestor:Mitochondrial Eve
Descendants: L0a'b'f'k, L0d
Distribution
It is found most commonly in the Sub-Saharan Africa. It reaches its highest frequency in the Khoisan people at 73%.[3] Some of the higher frequencies are:[4] Namibia (!Xun) 79%, South Africa (Khwe/!Xun) 83% and Botswana (!Kung) 100%.
Haplogroup L0d is the most divergent ("ancient") haplogroup of global mitochondrial DNA haplogroups. It is found at highest frequencies in the Khoisan groups of Southern Africa.[5][6][4][7] L0d is also commonly found in the Coloured population of South Africa and frequencies range from 60% [8] to 71%.[7] This illustrates the massive maternal contribution of Khoisan people to the Coloured population of South Africa.
Haplogroups L0k is the second most common haplogroup in the Khoisan groups (following L0d) and is largely restricted to the Khoisan.[5][6][4][7] Interestingly, while the Khoisan associated L0d haplogroup were found in high frequencies in the Coloured population of South Africa, L0k were not observed in two studies involving large groups of Coloured individuals.[7][8]
Haplogroup L0f is present in relatively small frequencies in Tanzania, East Africa.
Haplogroup L0a is most prevalent in South-East African populations (25% in Mozambique).[3] Among Guineans, it has a frequency between 1% and 5%, with the Balanta group showing increased frequency of about 11%. Haplogroup L0a has a Paleolithic time depth of about 33,000 years and likely reached Guinea between 10,000 and 4,000 years ago. It also is often seen in the Mbuti and Biaka-pygmies. L0a is found in almost 25% in Hadramawt (Yemen).[9]
Haplogroup L0b Ethiopia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haplogroup_L0_(mtDNA)
This haplogroup is also found amongst the Afrikaner, a minority ethnic group in South Africa.
Origins
L0 is one of two branches from the most recent common ancestor, MRCA, for the shared human maternal lineage. This ancestor is estimated to have lived in East Africa approximately 150,000 to 170,000 years ago.[citation needed] Haplogroup L0 consists of five main branches (L0a, L0b, L0d, L0f, L0k). Four of them were originally classified into haplogroup L1 as L1a, L1d, L1f, and L1k http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haplogroup_L0_(mtDNA)
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Geni Users With This mtDNA Haplogroup
- Y. DROST (L0d2a1) - An Afrikaner descendant of the khoi known as Krotoa a.k.a. Eva.