Haplogroup Q-P89.1


Haplogroup Q-P89.1 is a subclade of Y-DNA Haplogroup Q-MEH2. Haplogroup Q-P89.1 is defined by the presence of the P89.1 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism. In 2010, Q-P89.1 was reclassified as "private" and removed from the haplotree.

Distribution

Q-P89.1 has descendants in the Northwest Territory of modern Canada. It was in pre-Columbian American populations that it was discovered.

The Americas

Q-P89.1 is present in pre-Columbian populations in the Canadian Northwest.
PopulationPaperNPercentageSNP Tested
Gwich’inDulik 20120/33~0.00%P89.1
TłįchǫDulik 20121/37~2.70%P89.1
InuvialuitDulik 20120/56~0.00%P89.1
InupiatDulik 20120/5~0.00%P89.1

Asia

Because samples from Asia have only sporadically been tested for this lineage, its frequency there is uncertain.

Associated SNPs

Q-P89.1 is currently defined by only the P89.1 SNP.