Haplogroup Q-M346 is a subclade of Y-DNA Haplogroup Q. Haplogroup Q-M346 is defined by the presence of the M346 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP).

Origin and distribution

Q-M346 was discovered in Central Asia and announced in Sengupta 2006. A latter paper suggested that its ancestral state was isolated to India, but this has since been refuted by its presence in West Asia, Europe and the Americas.

Asia

Q-M346 has a wide distribution across much of Asia.

The Americas

In the Americas, the founding paternal lineages include those who are Q-M346 but do not belong to the Q-M3 lineage.

Associated SNPs

Q-M346 is marked by the presence of the M346 SNP. Since the discovery of M346 several additional SNPs have been found to also be associated with Q-M346. These SNP's include: L56 and L57. These SNPs appear to be "parallel" to M346.

Subgroups

This is Thomas Krahn's—of the Genomic Research Center—draft tree, Proposed Tree, for haplogroup Q-M346. The first three levels of subclades are shown. Additional detail is provided on the linked branch article pages.

Y-DNA Q-M242 subclades

• Q-M242 • Q-L275 • Q-L330 • Q-L717 • Q-L940 • Q-L53 • Q-L54 • Q-M120 • Q-B143 • Q-M25 • Q-M3 • Q-M323 • Q-M346 • Q-NWT01 • Q-P89.1 • Q-Z780

Y-DNA backbone tree