Mapping Q lines - to join, add the earliest known direct
paternal ancestor only for the testd line. Haplogroup Q is one
of the two branches of haplogroup P (M45). Haplogroup Q is
believed to have arisen in Central Asia approximately 15,000 to
20,000 years ago. It has had multiple origins proposed. Much of
the conflict may be attributed to limited sample sizes and early
definitions that used a combination of M242, P36.2, and MEH2 as
defining mutations. This haplogroup has many diverse haplotypes
despite its low frequency among most populations outside of the
Americas. There also are over a dozen subclades that have been
sampled and identified in modern populations. Q is found
predominantly in Central Siberia, Central Asia and among Native
Americans. In the latter case it is the specific subclade
Q1a3a1. One hypothesis is that Q came to Europe with the Huns in
the 5th century. The Huns are thought to have originated from
Central Siberia, where haplogroup Q is still common nowadays. Q
is found in 2% of the peopl