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Haplogroup O-F152

O-F152 (O2-F48 downstream regional Chinese lineage)

Macro-haplogroup
K
Parent clade
O-F48
Formed (estimate)
c. 6,000–7,000 years before present
TMRCA (estimate)
c. 3,500–4,500 years ago

Overview

O-F152 is a downstream branch of O-F48 within the O2a2b1a2a1a1 cluster and represents one of the regional founder lineages that arose as part of the broader F79/F46/F48 "Neolithic super-grandfather" complex. Its diversification likely took place during the later Neolithic or early Bronze Age in eastern or central China, where expanding patrilineal clans and early state structures fostered rapid growth of particular lineages.

Geographic distribution

F152-bearing males are found primarily among Han Chinese in eastern and central provinces, including regions around the lower Yellow River and the lower Yangtze. It also appears at lower frequencies in other East Asian populations impacted by historical Chinese migration.

Ancient DNA

  • The age of F152 overlaps with the time frame of Longshan and early Bronze Age cultural developments in eastern China.
  • Surname-based genetic studies suggest that certain large Han family groups may have experienced strong founder effects under F48/F152.
  • F152 forms part of the fine-scale structure of the Neolithic super-grandfather expansions identified in Chinese Y-chromosome studies.

Phylogeny & subclades

Within the O-F48 branch, F152 is one of the best defined downstream lineages. It shows a pattern of short internal branches suggestive of rapid growth from a small number of founding males, consistent with social and demographic amplification of patrilineal clans in historical times.

  • O-F152*
  • Local surname-associated branches

Notes & context

O-F152 adds resolution to the F48 branch and helps trace more detailed patterns of paternal ancestry within Han Chinese populations influenced by the Neolithic super-grandfather phenomenon.