Haplogroup C-M217

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Haplogroup C-M217, also known as C2 (formerly known as C3), is a Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup. It is the most frequently occurring branch of the wider Haplogroup C (M130). It is found mostly in Central Asia, Eastern Siberia and significant frequencies in parts of East Asia and Southeast Asia including some populations in the Caucasus, West Asia, South Asia, East Europe. It is found in a much more widespread area with a low frequency of less than 2%. The haplogroup C-M217 is now found at high frequencies among Central Asian peoples, indigenous Siberians, and some Native peoples of North America. In particular, males belonging to peoples such as the Buryats, Evens, Evenks, Itelmens, Tom Tatars, Kalmyks, Kazakhs, Koryaks, Mongolians, Negidals, Nivkhs, Udege, and Ulchi have high levels of M217. The oldest samples of haplogroup C-M217 were found among Ancient Northeast Asians of the Amur region. The haplogroup C-M217 is found in Ancient samples of Xiongnu, Göktürks, Uyghurs, Khazars, Kipchaks...

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