Haplogroup GHIJK


Haplogroup GHIJK, defined by the SNPs M3658, F1329, PF2622, and YSC0001299, is a common Y-chromosome haplogroup. This macrohaplogroup and its subclades contain the vast majority of the world's existing male population.

Phylogeny

GHIJK is the major clade of Haplogroup F. It branches subsequently into two direct descendants: Haplogroup G and Haplogroup HIJK. The other haplotypes of Haplogroup F are F1, F2, and F3.
Subclades of GHIJK, under the HIJK lineage, include: H and IJK. The downstream descendants of Haplogroup IJK include the major haplogroups I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T.

Distribution

The basal paragroup GHIJK* has not been identified in living males or ancient remains.
Populations with high proportions of descendant haplogroups were predominant, before the modern era, in males across widely-dispersed areas and populations. These include:

Genetics

Backbone Tree