Original paper
In-situ clustering of mtDNA haplogroup M inferred from complete mitogenomes of two tribal populations of Southern India
Sylvester, Charles; Krishna, Mysore Siddaiah; Rao, Jaya Sankar; Chandrasekar, Adimoolam
HOMO Volume 71 No 1 (2020), p. 29 - 36
published: Feb 13, 2020
published online: Jan 16, 2020
manuscript accepted: Aug 12, 2019
manuscript revision received: Aug 10, 2019
manuscript revision requested: Jun 4, 2019
manuscript received: Sep 21, 2018
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Abstract
This study reports the mitochondrial DNA haplogroup M diversity in two tribal populations of South India. The aim of this study was to analyze and establish a mitochondrial profile to know the genetic origin and relatedness of people of India. MtDNA variability of the complete mitochondrial genome was analyzed by the Sanger sequencing method. Our results revealed novel sub-lineages of haplogroup: M2, M3, M6, M35, M65, and an M* lineage, indicating a deep in-situ origin and spread of haplogroup M lineages in India, shared with many tribal and caste populations.
Keywords
mitochondrial DNA • haplogroup M • phylogeny • tribal population • Southern India