haplogroup

Etymology

haplo- + group

noun

  1. (genetics) A group of closely related haplotypes.
    A haplogroup comprises the genes present on one chromosome. 1984, Alfred Nisonoff, Introduction to Molecular Immunology, page 128
    The earlier Amerind migration carried with it only four Asian haplotypes, which subsequently evolved into Amerind-specific haplogroups A, B, C, and D. 1993, “mtDNA Variation of Aboriginal Siberians Reveals Distinct Genetic Affinities with Native Americans”, in American Journal of Human Genetics, volume 53, page 591

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