According to mtDNA studies by Holden (2005) and Richards et al. (2006), a significant proportion of the maternal lineages of Somalis consists of the M1 haplogroup. This mitochondrial clade is common among Ethiopians and North Africans, particularly Egyptians and Algerians. M1 is believed to have originated in Asia, where its parent M clade represents the majority of mtDNA lineages. This haplogroup is also thought to possibly correlate with the Afro-Asiatic language family:
On what continent is the M1 haplogroup believed to have originated?
Asia
M1 is believed to have originated in Asia, where its parent M clade represents the majority of mtDNA lineages.
Mone is believed to have originated in Asia, where its parent M clade represents the majority of mtDNA lineages.
On what continent is the Mone haplogroup believed to have originated?