A Nomenclature System for the Tree of Human Y-Chromosomal Binary Haplogroups

Table 1.

Details of the Markers Incorporated within Six Published Prior Nomenclature Systems, Illustrated in Figure 1

System Name Derived state at Ancestral state at Name by lineage
Tyler-Smith 1 92R7 M3, SRY10831b, SRY−2627 P*(xR1b8,R1a,Q3)
& Jobling 2 SRY10831a 50f2(P), RPS4Y711, YAP
(2000) Apt, M52, 12f2a, M9 BR*(xB2b,CE,F1,H,JK)
3 SRY10831b R1a
4 YAP SRY4064 DE*(xE)
5 47z O2b1
6 50f2(P) B2b
7 SRY10831a, MEH1 Y*(xBR,A2)
8 M2 E3a
9 12f2a J
10 RPS4Y711 C
12 LLY22g Tat N*(xN3)
13 LINE1 O3c
15 Apt F1
16 Tat N3
18 M3 Q3
20 SRY+465 47z O2b*
21 SRY4064 P2 E*(xE3)
22 SRY−2627 R1b8
23 SRY9138 K1
24 M4 M
25 P2 M2 E3*(xE3a)
26 M9 SRY9138, M20, M4, LLY22g, SRY+465, LINE1, 92R7 K*(xK1,LN,O2b,O3c,P)
27 MEH1 A2
28 M20 L
35 M52 H
Underhill I M91 A
(2000) II M60 B
III M96 E
IV M174 D
V RPS4Y711 C
VI M89 M9 F*(xK)
VII M175 O
VIII M9 M175, M45 K*(xO,P)
IX M173 R1
X M45 M173 P*(R1)
Hammer 1A P3, SRY10831a Y*(xBR,A2)
(2001) 2 P3 A2
1B SRY10831a RPS4Y711, YAP, P14 BR*(xF,DE,C)
1C P27 SRY10831b, P25, M3 P*(xR1a,R1b,Q3)
1D SRY10831b R1a
1E SRY9138 K1
1F RPS4Y711 C
1G M3 Q3
1Ha P15 P16 G2*
1Hb P16 G2a
1I Tat N3
1L P25 R1b
1U M9 P27, Tat K*(xP,N3)
1R P14 12f2a, P15, M9 F*(xJ,G2,K)
3G YAP SRY4064 DE*(xE)
3A SRY4064 P2 E*(xE3)
4 P2 P1 E3*(xE3a)
5 P1 E3a
Med 12f2a J
Karafet 1 SRY10831a, M13, P3, P4, M6, M14 Y*(xBR,A2,A3b2)
(2001)
2 M13 A3b2
3 P4, P3, M6, M14 SRY10831a A2*(xA2b)
4 P28 SRY10831a A2b
5 SRY10831a P9, 50f2(P) BR*(xCR,B2b)
6 50f2(P) P6, P7, P8, MSY2a B2b*(xB2b1,B2b4)
7 P6 B2b1
8 P7 P8, MSY2a B2b4*
9 MSY2a B2b4b
10 P8 B2b4a
11 M174 M15 D*(xD1)
12 M15 D1
13 SRY4064 P2, P1 E*(xE3)
14 P2 P1 E3*(xE3a)
15 P1 E3a
16 RPS4Y711, M216 M8, M217, P33 C*(xC1,C2a,C3)
17 M217 C3
18 P33 C2a
19 M8 C1
20 P14 P15, P19, 12f2, M9 F*(xG2,I,J,K)
21 P19 I
22 P15 G2
23 12f2a M172 J*(xJ2)
24 M172 J2
25 M9 M20, M4, Tat, M175, P27 K*(xL,M,N3,O,P)
26 Tat N3
27 M20 L
28 M175 M119, P31, M122 O*
29 M122 LINE-1, M134 O3*(xO3c,O3e)
30 M134 O3e
31 LINE-1 O3c
32 M119, MSY2b O1
33 P31 M95, SRY+465 O2*
34 M95 O2a
35 SRY+465 47z O2b*
36 47z O2b1
37 M4, M5 P22 M*(xM2)
38 P22 M16 M2*(xM2a)
39 M16 M2a
40 P27 M207 P*(xQ3,R)
41 M3 Q3
42 M207 M173 R*
43 M173 SRY10831b, P25 R1*
44 P25 R1b*
45 SRY10831b R1a*
Semino Eu1 M13 A3b2
(2000) Eu2 M2 E3a
Eu3 SRY4064 M2, M35 E*(xE3a,E3b)
Eu4 M35 E3b
Eu5 YAP SRY4064 DE*(xE)
Eu6 RPS4Y711 C
Eu7 M170 M26 I*(xI1b2)
Eu8 M26 I1b2
Eu9 M172 J2
Eu10 M89 M170, M172, M201, M69, M9 F*(xI,J2,G,H,K)
Eu11 M201 G
Eu12 M69 H
Eu13 Tat M178 N3*
Eu14 M178 N3a
Eu15 M70 K2
Eu16 M9 M70, Tat, M11, M45 K*(xK2,N3,L,P)
Eu17 M11 L
Eu18 M173 M17 R1*(xR1a1)
Eu19 M17 R1a1
Eu20 M45 M173, M124, M3 P*(xR1,Q3,P1)
Eu21 M124 P1
Eu22 M3 Q3
Su H1 M89, YAP Y*(xDE,F)
(1999) H2 YAP M15 DE*(xD1)
H3 M15 D1
H4 M89 M9 F*(xK)
H5 M9 M122, M119, M95, M45, M5 K*(xO3,O1,O2a,P,M)
H6 M122 M7, M134 O3*(xO3d,O3e)
H7 M7 O3d
H8 M134 O3e
H9 M119 M50 O1*(xO1b)
H10 M50 O1b
H11 M95 M88 O2a*
H12 M88 O2a1
H13 M120 Q1
H14 M45 M120, M3, M17 P*(xQ1,Q3,R1a1)
H15 M3 Q3
H16 M17 R1a1
H17 M5 M
Capelli A SRY10831a Y*(xBR)
(2001) B SRY10831a RPS4Y711, M9 BR*(xC,K)
C RPS4Y711 C
D 92R7 P
E M4 M
F M9 92R7, M4, M175 K*(xP,M,O)
G M95 O2a
H M119 O1
I M175 M95, M119, M122 O*(xO1,O2a,O3)
L M122 O3
  • Lineages defined solely by the presence of a derived marker are monophyletic. Lineages defined by the presence of a derived marker and the absence of the derived state at other markers are potentially paraphyletic and under the present nomenclature are differentiated by an asterisk (*), unless they are known to be monophyletic.

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