2. M242 M60 M91 M130 M96 M201 M168 M52 M89 M170M304 M9 M175 M45 M173 The final lineage to arise from the Y-chromosome tree appeared about 15,000 years ago in Central Asia when a mutation, called M242, occurred in a man on the M45 line. This mutation marks haplogroup Q. NEXT

3. yDNA Haplogroup Q

4. 15,000 BC M173 M45 M242 As opposed to the earlier R (M173) lineage, which had migrated west into Europe, most Q-men (M242) followed the endless grasslands of Central Asia to the east. NEXT

5. 15,000 BC M173 M45 M242 M3 Toward the eastern end of haplogroup Q’s range in Siberia a later mutation (M3) occurred to produce the subclade called Q3. This is the group to which all Native American men belong. NEXT Juan Pablo Mexico Raymundo Peru

6. 15,000 BC M173 M45 M242 M3 After the appearance of the M242 mutation more than 99% of haplogroup Q men migrated eastward into Siberia or the New World. A few, however, turned west to colonize parts of Scandinavia. One such westward-traveling Q-man was Prof. Alan Almquist’s deep paternal ancestor, whose descendants settled in Sweden and eventually emigrated to America. NEXT Alan Sweden

7. The End

8. A kiosk presentation prepared for the exhibition March 2 to June 15, 2007

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