Please cite the mtDNA tree as follows:
van Oven M, Kayser M. 2009. Updated comprehensive phylogenetic tree of global human mitochondrial DNA variation. Hum Mutat 30(2):E386-E394. http://www.phylotree.org.
This website provides a comprehensive phylogenetic tree of worldwide human mitochondrial DNA variation, currently comprising over 5,400 nodes (haplogroups) with their defining mutations. As such, it gives a detailed view of the genetic evolution of humankind from a matrilineal perspective. This mtDNA tree serves as a framework for evolutionary, anthropological, medical, forensic, and genealogical researchers. Since its launch in 2008, the tree has been updated periodically to incorporate information from newly sequenced mitogenome sequences.
mtDNA tree Build 17 (18 Feb 2016)
rCRS-oriented version of Build 17
Previous Builds of the mtDNA tree
Database of 24,275 entire mtDNA sequences considered for tree construction
Additional resources
The revised Cambridge Reference Sequence (rCRS), annotated
The Reconstructed Sapiens Reference Sequence (RSRS), annotated
Differences between the rCRS and the RSRS
Genomic organization of human mtDNA, linearized view
MtDNA sequences of human’s closest relatives
Maintained by Mannis van Oven (mannis@gmail.com)