The groups around the M* are mainly East Asian groups. The sequences for the M3 haplogroup are: 1. Kivisild (4)A55.JS DQ112950(Asia) CODING AREA ONLY 2. Sun A11.JS AY922263 3. Sun A14.JS AY922266 4. Thangaraj DQ408676.2(Paniya) Haplogroup M3 25-APR-2006 5. Fornarino FJ770946(India) Haplogoup M3 10-AUG-2009 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: T489C C10400T T14783C G15043A - and for M3 T482C G4580A - and ignoring changes at 309 & 315. the mutation list is: 1. Kivisild (4)A55.JS DQ112950(Asia) T4703C C10845T A13105G 2. Sun A11.JS AY922263 T146C T204C C522- A523- A2065G T4703C C7756T G15323A T16126C T16519C 3. Sun A14.JS AY922266 G5783A T8639C C10727T T12879C T16126C T16298C C16400T T16519C 4. Thangaraj DQ408676.2(Paniya) Haplogroup M3 25-APR-2006 A73G T195C A263G T482C T489C A750G A1438G C2000T A2706G T3394C A4769G C6713T C7028T A8701G A8860G T9540C A10398G C10400T T10873C A11167G G11719A G11914A C12705T T13743C C13766T C14766T T14783C G15043A G15301A A15326G A15951G T16126C C16185T T16209C C16223T T16297C T16519C 5. Fornarino FJ770946(India) Haplogoup M3 10-AUG-2009 A73G A93G T195C A263G 315.1C T482C T489C A750G A1438G A2706G A4769G C7028T A8701G A8860G T9540C T10238C A10398G C10400T T10873C G11719A T11827C C12705T T13820C C14766T T14783C G15043A G15301A A15326G T16126C C16223T C16344T T16519C