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Haplogroup C

Y-DNA (paternal line)

A widespread Old-World lineage found across Asia, Oceania and the Americas. [isogg]

Fuller account: C on Wikipedia.

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Sources

• [isogg] International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG), Y-DNA Haplogroup Tree. Reference — cite for haplogroup nomenclature only (not frequencies) · link