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Human mitochondrial genetics

Human mitochondrial genetics is the study of the genetics of the DNA contained in human mitochondria. Mitochondria are small structures in cells that generate energy for the cell to use, and are hence referred to as the "powerhouses" of the cell....

, Haplogroup L5 is a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup. It was previously known as L1e.

Distribution

It is a small African haplogroup from East Africa

East Africa

East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...

. The highest frequency is in Mbuti

Mbuti

Mbuti or Bambuti are one of several indigenous pygmy groups in the Congo region of Africa. Their languages belong to the Central Sudanic and also to Bantu languages.-Overview:...

 Pygmies at 15%. It is present in relatively small frequencies in Tanzania (Sandawe and others), Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, Nubia, EgyptSample UPE52 is subclade L5a. and Saudi Arabia.

Tree

This phylogenetic tree of haplogroup L5 subclades is based on the paper by Mannis van Oven and Manfred Kayser Updated comprehensive phylogenetic tree of global human mitochondrial DNA variation and subsequent published research.

• Most Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA)
  • L1-6
    • L2-6
      • L5
        • L5a
          • L5a1
            • L5a1a
            • L5a1b
            • L5a1c
          • L5a2
        • L5c
          • L5c1
          • L5c2

External links

• General
  • Ian Logan's Haplogroups L5.
  • Mannis van Oven's Phylotree