Haplogroup O (mtDNA)


Haplogroup O mtDNA is a haplogroup derived from haplogroup N and found in Oceania. Specifically, it is found among Aboriginal Australians. Its defining mutations are G6755A, C9140T, and G16213A.
It is one of the rarest haplogroups. As of 2022, FamilyTreeDNA reports that only 4 people in their customer base who have tested their complete mitochondrial sequences are members of the haplogroup. YFull reports 9 known members, 8 of whom are stated to be from Australia, and that the haplogroup is at least 20,000 years old.
The following table lists relevant GenBank samples:
Phylotree HaplogroupYFull HaplogroupGenBank IDAlternate IDState/Region
OO-a1AUS41Queensland
OO-a1aAus23Northern Territory
OO-a1aAUS39Queensland
OO-a1aAUS40Queensland
O1O-a2AUS38Queensland
O1O1AUD38Northern Territory desert
O1aO1aAus20Northern Territory
O1aO1aAus22Northern Territory

Subclades

Tree

  • O
  • * O-a1
  • ** O-a1a
  • * O1
  • ** O-a2
  • * O1
  • ** O1a