Haplogroup O-M122

Haplogroup O-M122
Possible time of origin33,943 (95% CI 25,124–37,631) YBP
35,000 YBP (with slower average mutation rate) or 30,000 YBP (with faster average mutation rate)
Coalescence age30,365 (95% CI 22,492–33,956) YBP
Possible place of originSoutheast Asia or East Asia
AncestorO-M175
Defining mutationsM122
Highest frequenciesNyishi 94%, Adi 89%, Tamang 87%, Kachari (Boro) 85%, Apatani 82%, Rabha 76.5%, Naga 76%, Bhutanese 74%, Naiman Kazakhs 68%, Han Chinese 56%, Tibetan 48%, She People 48% (78.6% Northern, 62.7%), Manchus 47%, Hmong/Miao 46% (69.0% China, 64.3% Thailand, 44.0% Hunan, 41.2% Laos, 36.7% Yunnan, 30.6% Guizhou, 14.6% Điện Biên Phủ), Vietnamese 44%, Korean 43%, Karen 37%, Filipinos 33%, Southwestern Tai approx. 30.4% (Shan 40%, Siamese 39.5%, Northern Thai 37.2%, Yong 37%, Tai Lue 29%, Saek 29%, Phuan 29%, Thái in Vietnam 29%, Lao 27.5%, Kaleun 24%, Nyaw 22%, Isan 21%, Tai Khün 21%, Phutai 17%, Tai Dam 14%)

Haplogroup O-M122 (also known as Haplogroup O2 (formerly Haplogroup O3)) is an Eastern Eurasian Y-chromosome haplogroup. The lineage ranges across Southeast Asia and East Asia, where it dominates the paternal lineages with extremely high frequencies. Certain subclades also have a significant presence in Central Asia, South Asia (e.g. Nepal, Northeast India), and Oceania.

This lineage is a descendant haplogroup of haplogroup O-M175.