Haplogroup GHIJK
Haplogroup 'GHIJK', defined by the SNPs M3658, F1329, PF2622, and YSC0001299, is a common Y-chromosome haplogroup. This macrohaplogroup and its subclades contain the vast majority of the world's existing male population.
Phylogeny
GHIJK is the major clade of Haplogroup F. It branches subsequently into two direct descendants: Haplogroup G and Haplogroup HIJK. The other haplotypes of Haplogroup F are F1, F2, and F3.Subclades of GHIJK, under the HIJK lineage, include: H and [haplogroup haplogroup IJK (Y-DNA)|IJK (Y-DNA)|IJK]. The downstream descendants of Haplogroup IJK include the major haplogroups I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T.
Distribution
The basal paragroup GHIJK* has not been identified in living males or ancient remains.Populations with high proportions of descendant haplogroups were predominant, before the modern era, in males across widely-dispersed areas and populations. These include:
- the Caucasus and West Asia ;
- South Asia ;
- Europe ;
- East Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania
- Central Asia and;
- most Native American peoples