The groups around the M* are mainly East Asian groups. The sequences for the M2 haplogroup are: 1. Kivisild (4)A57.JS DQ112952(Asia) CODING AREA ONLY 2. Sun A51.JS AY922303 3. Sun A53.JS AY922305 4. Sun A54.JS AY922306 5. Sun A56.JS AY922308 6. Rajkumar A1.JS DQ246811(India) 7. Rajkumar A7.JS DQ246817(India) 8. Rajkumar A10,JS DQ246820(India) 9. Rajkumar A12.JS DQ246822(India) 10. Rajkumar A13.JS DQ246823(India) 11. Hartmann A31.JS EU597516(Sindhi, Pakistan HGDP00167) M2 The sequences has these differences from the CRS: - for the main stem leading from H: 73 263 750 1438 2706 4769 7028 8701 8860 9540 10398 10873 11719 12705 14766 15301 15326 16223 - and for the M* branch: 489 10400 14783 15043 - and for M2 C447G T1780C A8502G - and ignoring changes at 309 & 315. the mutation list is: 1. Kivisild (4)A57.JS DQ112952(Asia) C522. A523. G4924A A4965G G5252A T7961C A8396G T9758C T9965C A12810G T15670C 2. Sun A51.JS AY922303 G203A T204C G3531A G3915A G5252A A7298G T7961C A8396G T9758C A11083G G11914A A12810G T15670C T16086C C16111T C16270T G16274A G16319A T16352C T16519C 3. Sun A53.JS AY922305 T152C T195C C522. A523. A1453G G2831T C3630T A5036G G5744A A6647G T9899C A11083G G11377A T11878C T13254C T15670C C16111T 16169.C T16189C G16274A G16319A C16320T T16519C 4. Sun A54.JS AY922306 T152C T204C C447G 573.C A4868G C5206T G5252A T7961C A8396G G9438A T9758C A11083G A12810G G13359A A14179G A15244G T15670C A16180G C16270T G16274A C16292T G16319A T16352C T16362C T16519C 5. Sun A56.JS AY922308 T152C C182T T195C C522. A523. A1453G A1811G G2831T C3630T G5744A A6647G C6818T T9899C A11083G T13254C A14002G T15670C 16169.C T16189C C16234T G16274A C16295T T16311C G16319A C16320T T16519C 6. Rajkumar A1.JS DQ246811(India) A446N T477G A2179T A4529G A7091G T9899C T11864C G14861A C15434T G16319A C16320T T16362C G16518T T16519C 7. Rajkumar A7.JS DQ246817(India) T152C T204C A2370G G5252A A5268G A8396G A9359G T9758C A14543G C16270T G16274A G16319A T16352C T16519C 8. Rajkumar A10,JS DQ246820(India) T204C G5252A A7472G A8396G T9758C G14615A A14693G C16270T G16319A T16352C T16519C 9. Rajkumar A12.JS DQ246822(India) T204C A4529G A4790G G5252A C7819T A8396G T9758C T11547C A15752G T15813C C16270T G16319A T16352C T16519C 10. Rajkumar A13.JS DQ246823(India) A738G T5774C C6746A G7762A T7961C A11595G G16274A G16319A T16357C T16519C 11. Hartmann A31.JS EU597516(Sindhi, Pakistan HGDP00167) M2 T195C T204C C522. A523. G4924A A4965G G5252A T7961C A8396G T9758C T9965C A11083G A12810G T15670C C16270T G16319A T16352C T16519C