The groups around the M* are mainly East Asian groups. The sequences for the M40 haplogroup are: 1. Sun A19.JS AY922271 2. Sun A42.JS AY922294 3. Sun A43.JS AY922295 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 M40 A8925G T15721C A15954G A16463G - and ignoring changes at 309 & 315. the mutation list is: 1. Sun A19.JS AY922271 A200G C3921T C5974T G9452A A13542G C16179T C16294T 2. Sun A42.JS AY922294 T252C C522. A523. T2442C G3010A C4099T T6221C T11485C T12616C C15832T T15932C G16145A C16174T T16519C 3. Sun A43.JS AY922295 C150T A200G G7211A G8886A A13482G A13542G T15479C C16104T G16129A C16179T C16294T C16355T