Haplogroup Q-M346 is a subclade of Y-DNA Haplogroup Q. Haplogroup Q-M346 is defined by the presence of the M346 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP).
Origin and distribution Q-M346 was discovered in Central Asia and announced in Sengupta 2006. A latter paper suggested that its ancestral state was isolated to India, but this has since been refuted by its presence in West Asia, Europe and the Americas.
Asia Q-M346 has a wide distribution across much of Asia.
PopulationPaperNPercentageSNP Tested Altaians (Russia - Siberia) Malyarchuk 2011 23/89~25.8%M346Khakassians (Russia - Siberia) Malyarchuk 2011 4/64~6.3%M346 Todjins (Russia - Siberia) Malyarchuk 2011 10/26~38.5%M346 Tuvinians (Russia - Siberia) Malyarchuk 2011 41/108~38.0%M346 Soyot/Sojots (Russia - Siberia) Malyarchuk 2011 2/28~7.1%M346 Kalmyks Malyarchuk 2011 1/60~1.7%M346 Halba Sengupta 2006 1/21~4.76%M346 Makrani Sengupta 2006 1/20~5.00%M346 Pathan Sengupta 2006 2/21~5.00%M346 Brahmin (Uttar Pradesh, India) Sengupta 2006 1/14~7.14%M346 Vellalar (South India) Sengupta 2006 1/31~3.23%M346 Pakistan Abu-Amero 2009 3/176~1.70%M346 Kazakhs (Southwest Altai)Dulik 2011 1/30~3.33%M346 Chelkan (Russia - Siberia)Dulik 2012 15/25~60.00%M346 Tubalar Russia - Siberia]Dulik 2012 10/27~37.00%M346
The Americas In the Americas, the founding paternal lineages include those who are Q-M346 but do not belong to the Q-M3 lineage.
PopulationPaperNPercentageSNP Tested Enxet Bailliet 2009 7/24~29.20%M346 Ayoreo Bailliet 2009 2/9~22.20%M346 Wichi Bailliet 2009 1/120~0.80%M346 Mocovi Bailliet 2009 2/40~5.00%M346 Mapuche Bailliet 2009 1/26~3.80%M346 Salta Bailliet 2009 3/72~4.80%M346 Cordoba Bailliet 2009 1/156~0.60%M346 Huilliche Bailliet 2009 1/26~3.80%M346 La Paz Bailliet 2009 1/29~3.40%M346 Tarija Bailliet 2009 4/72~5.50%M346
Associated SNPs Q-M346 is marked by the presence of the M346 SNP. Since the discovery of M346 several additional SNPs have been found to also be associated with Q-M346. These SNP's include: L56 and L57. These SNPs appear to be "parallel" to M346.
Subgroups This is Thomas Krahn's—of the Genomic Research Center—draft tree, Proposed Tree, for haplogroup Q-M346. The first three levels of subclades are shown. Additional detail is provided on the linked branch article pages.
Q-MEH2 MEH2, L472, L528 Q-M346 M346, L56, L57, L474, L892, L942 Q-M323 M323 Q-L717 L717, L718 Q-L940 L940 Q-L527 L527, L529, L639 Q-L933 L933, L938, L941 Q-L53 L53, L55, L213, L331, L475, L476 Q-L54 L54
See also Human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup
Y-DNA Q-M242 subclades
Y-DNA backbone tree
References
External links The Y-DNA Haplogroup Q Project