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Haplogroup F (mtDNA)
Introduction
In mitochondrial genetics, Haplogroup F is a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup.
Haplogroup F is centered in Asia and appears in eastern China and Japan. It is not found in the Americas[1]. It is a descendant haplogroup of Haplogroup R.