Haplogroup LT

Haplogroup LT
Possible time of origin49,600-41,400 years BP
AncestorK
DescendantsL, T
Defining mutationsL298 and P326

Haplogroup LT or LT-L298/P326, also known as K1 (and until 2008 as Haplogroup K2), is a Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup. Its defining SNP mutations are L298 and P326.

K1 (a.k.a. LT) splits into:

  • Haplogroup L — mostly South Asian and some Middle Eastern populations
  • Haplogroup T — rarer, found in parts of South Asia, the Middle East, East Africa, and Europe
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