Haplogroup IJK

In human genetics, Haplogroup IJK is a human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup. IJK is a descendant branch of the macrohaplogroup GHIJK and, subsequently, HIJK. Its direct descendants are Haplogroup IJ and Haplogroup K.

Subclades

Tree

This phylogenetic tree of haplogroup subclades is based on the YCC 2008 tree and subsequent published research.

Some of the main branches within the group are shown below:-

Mutation

L15

The defining SNP L15 is located at Y chromosomal location rs9786139 with the ancestral value being A and the derived value being G.

L16

The defining SNP L16 is at location rs9786714 with the ancestral value being G and the derived value being A.