A large part of Y chromosome lineages in East European and East Asian human populations belong to haplogroup (hg) NO, which is composed of two sister clades N-M231 and O-M175. The O-clade is ...

One of the most widespread Y-haplogroups in north Eurasia is haplogroup N defined by markers M231 and LLY22g (Jobling and Tyler-Smith 1995; Cinnioglu et al. 2004).