The groups around the M* are mainly East Asian groups. The sequences for the M27-29 haplogroups are: 1. Merriwether A1.JS DQ137398(PNG) 2. Merriwether A2.JS DQ137399(PNG) 3. Merriwether A3.JS DQ137400(PNG) 4. Merriwether A4.JS DQ137401(PNG) 5. Merriwether A5.JS DQ137402(PNG) 6. Merriwether A6.JS DQ137403(PNG) 7. Merriwether A7.JS DQ137404(PNG) 8. Merriwether A8.JS DQ137405(PNG) 9. Merriwether A9.JS DQ137406(PNG) 10. Merriwether A10.JS DQ137404(PNG) 11. Merriwether A11.JS DQ137408(PNG) 12. Merriwether A12.JS DQ137404(PNG) 13. Merriwether A13.JS DQ137404(PNG) 14. Merriwether A14.JS DQ137404(PNG) 15. Pierson A12.JS DQ372879(Vanuatu) 16. Pierson A16.JS DQ372883(Vanuatu) 17. Hunjasgov A4.JS EF495217(PNG) The sequences has these differences from the CRS: - for the main stem leading from H: A73G A263G A750G A1438G A2706G A4769G C7028T A8701G A8860G T9540C A10398G T10873C G11719A C12705T C14766T G15301A A15326G C16223T - and for the M* branch: T489C C10400T T14783C G15043A - and ignoring changes at 309 & 315, and at 16182 & 16193 the mutation list is: 1. Merriwether A1.JS DQ137398(PNG) Haplogroup M28b G94A T152C T195C G203A T204C A508G T539C A574. G1462A G1719A T3535C G4541A A6281G T6374C T6815C C9731A T9944C T10245C C10670T A12172G T15067C C15739T T16093C C16148T A16318C T16362C T16468C T16519C 2. Merriwether A2.JS DQ137399(PNG) Haplogroup M28b G94A T152C T195C T204C G1719A A2135G C2280T A3808G G5772A A5951G A6281G T6374C T10245C A12172G A12373G A12507G C13754T T15067C C16148T C16291T A16318T T16362C T16468C T16519C 3. Merriwether A3.JS DQ137400(PNG) Haplogroup M28a T152C T195C G1598A G1719A A2951G A6281G T6374C T10245C A10658G C10752T T15067C T16086C G16129A C16148T C16320T T16362C T16468C T16519C 4. Merriwether A4.JS DQ137401(PNG) Haplogroup M28a T152C T195C A234G 523.C 523.A C1185T G1598A G1719A T3278C A3651G A6281G T6374C T10245C A10658G T14577C T15067C T16086C G16129A C16148T T16362C C16429T T16468C T16519C 5. Merriwether A5.JS DQ137402(PNG) Haplogroup M27b (16233) C64T T152C T199C T236C T656C G1598A G1719A A2315G C3204T G3591A G3693A A4342G A4775G C5375T T5788C T5892C C9201T T10166C T10493C A12358G C14109T C14137T A14370G T14674C G16145A T16209C A16299G G16390A T16519C 6. Merriwether A6.JS DQ137403(PNG) Haplogroup M27b (16223) C64T T152C T199C T236C T656C G1598A G1719A A2315G C3204T G3591A G3693A A4342G A4775G C5375T T5788C T5892C C9201T T10166C T10493C A12358G C14137T A14370G T14674C G16145A T16209C A16299G G16390A T16519C 7. Merriwether A7.JS DQ137404(PNG) Haplogroup M27b (16223) C64T T152C T199C T236C T656C G1598A G1719A A2315G C3204T G3591A G3693A A4342G A4775G C5375T T5788C T5892C C9201T T10166C T10493C A12358G C14109T C14137T A14370G T14674C G16145A T16209C A16299G G16390A T16519C 8. Merriwether A8.JS DQ137405(PNG) Haplogroup M27c (16519) T146C C151T C186T A1692G A3397G C5375T T8503C A9033G A9127G C9201T A11959G A12358G C12370T A14870G C16301T T16304C 9. Merriwether A9.JS DQ137406(PNG) Haplogroup M27c (16519) T146C C186T T204C G207A A1692G A3397G C5375T T8503C A9033G A9127G C9201T A11959G A12358G C12370T A14870G T14894C C16301T T16304C 10. Merriwether A10.JS DQ137404(PNG) Haplogroup M29 C151T T152C A211G T310C A464G G513A C1048T G1598A C4050T C4230T C5263T T7711C A8296G A9852G T9959C G12127A A12366G C13065T C13452T T13500C T16189C T16311C T16519C 11. Merriwether A11.JS DQ137408(PNG) Haplogroup M29 C151T T152C A211G T310C A464G G513A C1048T G1598A C4050T C4230T C5263T T7711C A9852G G12127A A12366G C13065T C13452T T13500C T16189C T16311C T16519C 12. Merriwether A12.JS DQ137404(PNG) Haplogroup M29 C151T T152C A211G T310C A464G G513A 523.C 523.A 523.C 523.A C1048T G1598A C4050T C4230T C5263T T7711C A9852G G12127A A12366G C13065T C13452T T13500C T16189C T16311C T16519C 13. Merriwether A13.JS DQ137404(PNG) Haplogroup M27a C150T T195C T204C G228A A234G C537T C739T T980C G1503A T2404C G5177A C5375T G5585A G7337A C8406T C9201T A9389G A10042G A11020G C11554G A12358G C14730T C15451T G16048A A16077T T16136C T16172C T16189C T16311C C16320T T16519C 14. Merriwether A14.JS DQ137404(PNG) Haplogroup M27a C150T T195C T204C G228A A234G C537T C739T T980C T2404C G5177A C5375T G5585A G7337A T8376C C8406T C9201T A9389G A10042G A11020G C11554G A12358G C15451T G16048A A16077T T16136C T16172C T16189C T16311C C16320T T16519C 15. Pierson A12.JS DQ372879(Vanuatu) Haplogroup M28a T152C T195C 523.C 523.A 523.C 523.A G1598A G1719A A6281G T6374C G6962A A7394G T10245C A10658G T15067C A15326G T16086C G16129A C16148T C16223T T16362C C16366T T16468C 16. Pierson A16.JS DQ372883(Vanuatu) Haplogroup M28a T152C T195C G1598A G1719A A6281G T6374C A6858G G6962A C10192T T10245C A10658G T15067C A15326G T15530C T16086C G16129A C16148T T16311C T16362C T16519C 17. Hunjasgov A4.JS EF495217(PNG) Haplogroup M29 (1719) C151T T152C A211G A464G G513A 523.C 523.A C1048T G1598A G3531A C4230T T7711C C13065T T13500C T16189C C16294T T16311C T16519C