Haplogroup

A monophyletic branch of the human mitochondrial (or Y-chromosome) phylogenetic tree defined by a set of derived mutations. Haplogroup assignment is the first step in placing an mtDNA or Y-STR haplotype within the known landscape of human genetic diversity.

Explained in

Sequence Alignment, BLAST, GenBank, Mitomap and EMPOP

Related terms

E-value (BLAST)EMPOP SAM2 INSDC rCRS

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