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Why is haplogroup Q so significant in parts of Southeast Asia ? I though this was a Northern Asian marker but it's even non-existent in Japan. I also noticed southern portion of Sri Lanka and the very eastern edge of India having more haplogroup Q than other parts.
" Haplogroup Q shows low frequencies in Southeast Asia. In a study,[40] the frequencies of haplogroup Q is 5.4% (2/37) in Indonesia, 3.1% (2/64) in the Philippines, 2.5% (1/40) in Thailand. However, other studies show 0% or near 0% frequencies in those countries.[42] In the case of Vietnam, the frequency is 7% in a study,[60] but 0% or under 1% in other studies.[40][42] So, it is hard to define average frequencies. But, it is safe to say that southeast Asia generally shows very low frequency (about 0.5%~1%) of Q-M242, and the continental regions show higher frequencies than island ones. "
" Only some regions and ethnic groups in the continent show high frequencies." (<------ I don't care, it's still weird as heck)
Q-M242 is found in 2.8% (3/106, all Q-M346) in Myanmar, and all the Q samples are concentrated in 18.8% in Ayeyarwady (2/11) and 7.1% Bago (1/14) regions in southwest Myanmar.[61]
Q-M242 is found in 55.6% (15/27) in the Akha tribe in northern Thailand.[42]
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