macrohaplogroup

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noun

A major haplogroup, especially one that is the head of a phylogeny

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Meanings

nounmacrohaplogroup (plural macrohaplogroups)

plural macrohaplogroups · alternative macro-haplogroup

  1. A major haplogroup, especially one that is the head of a phylogeny

    These are Fr2 in Haplogroup A1 of macrohaplogroup M [9 ], San2 in Haplogroup L1 [1 ], a Neandertal [56 ], and a Denisovan [57 ].

    2015 August 25, “Quantitative Phylogenomics of Within-Species Mitogenome Variation: Monte Carlo and Non-Parametric Analysis of Phylogeographic Structure among Discrete Transatlantic Breeding Areas of Harp Seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From macro- + haplogroup.

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