classical but probably innacurate interpretation of the spread of mtDNA haplogroups U and K

Haplogroup K is a mitochondrial lineage that represents a sizeable fraction of the Western Eurasian genetic pool. In Human genetics, Haplogroup U is a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA haplogroup, a group of people who descend from a woman in the Haplogroup R (mtDNA In Human genetics, a human mitochondrial DNA haplogroup is a Haplogroup defined by differences in human mitochondrial DNA.

It is the most common subclade of haplogroup U8^[1] and it has an estimated age in Europe of c. In Human genetics, Haplogroup U is a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA haplogroup, a group of people who descend from a woman in the Haplogroup R (mtDNA 12,000 years BP^[2]. Before Present (BP years are a time scale used in Archaeology, Geology, and other scientific disciplines to specify when events in the past occurred

Approximately 32% of the haplotypes of modern people with Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry are in haplogroup K. Ashkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim ( Hebrew: אַשְׁכֲּנָזִים, ˌaʃkəˈnazim sing In Europe it is particularly common around the Alps.

In his popular book The Seven Daughters of Eve, Bryan Sykes named the originator of this mtDNA haplogroup Katrine. The Seven Daughters of Eve (2001 ISBN 0-393-02018-5 is a book by Bryan Sykes that presents the theory of Human mitochondrial genetics to a general audience Bryan Sykes is Professor of Human Genetics at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Wolfson College.

Famous members

See also: List of genetic results derived from historical figures

Analysis of the mtDNA of Ötzi the Iceman, the frozen mummy from 3300 BC found on the Austrian-Italian border, has shown that Ötzi belongs to the K1 subcluster of the mitochondrial haplogroup K, but that it cannot be categorized into any of the three modern branches of that subcluster. Ötzi the Iceman ( pronounced) Frozen Fritz, and Similaun Man are modern nicknames of a well-preserved natural Mummy of a man Cultures c 3400 BC — Sumerian temple record keepers redesign the Stamp seal in the form of a cylinder Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest

On an 18 November 2005 broadcast of the Today Show, during an interview with Dr. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Today, also referred to as The Today Show, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on NBC. Spencer Wells of The National Geographic Genographic Project, host Katie Couric was revealed to belong to haplogroup K. Katherine Anne "Katie" Couric (born January 7, 1957) is an American Journalist who became well-known as co-host of NBC [1]

On 14 August 2007, Stephen Colbert was told by Dr. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Stephen Tyrone Colbert ( born May 13 1964 is an American Comedian, satirist, Actor and Writer, known for his ironic style Spencer Wells that he is a member of this haplogroup.

References

See also

• Human mitochondrial genetics

External links

• Spread of Haplogroup K, from National Geographic
• The mtDNA Haplogroup K Project
• Survey of 1000 K entries on MitoSearch
• Swinging in the mtDNA Tree
• Danish Demes Regional DNA Project: mtDNA Haplogroup K
• Doron M. Behar et. al, "The Matrilineal Ancestry of Ashkenazi Jewry: Portrait of a Recent Founder Event", The American Journal of Human Genetics, Vol. 78, March 2006.. Mitochondrial genetics is the study of the Genetics of the DNA contained in Mitochondria. Overview The NGS's historical mission is "to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge while promoting the conservation of the world's cultural historical and natural The article contains a table detailing the subclades of the entirety of haplogroup K (though there is an unfortunate typographical error: the table reads "14307" where it should say "14037" in the list of mutations for subclade K2b. )