• Flag of Guinea-Bissau
  • Flag of Republic of the Congo
  • Flag of Ghana
  • Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Flag of Togo
  • Flag of Guinea
  • Flag of Benin
  • Flag of Mali
  • Flag of South Africa
  • Flag of Eritrea
  • Flag of DR Congo
  • Flag of Burkina Faso
  • Flag of Burundi
  • Flag of Angola
  • Flag of Kenya
  • Flag of Egypt
  • Flag of Namibia
  • Flag of Sierra Leone
  • Flag of Somalia
  • Flag of African American Heritage
  • Flag of Haiti
  • Flag of Dominican Republic
  • Flag of Cuba
  • Flag of Trinidad and Tobago
  • Flag of Barbados
  • Flag of Bahamas
  • Flag of Antigua and Barbuda
  • Flag of Dominica
  • Flag of Grenada
  • Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Flag of Saint Lucia
  • Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Flag of Guyana
  • Flag of Jamaica
  • Flag of Belize
  • Flag of Colombia
  • Flag of Papua New Guinea
  • Flag of Brazil

African Y-DNA tree

From the root of the paternal tree to modern branches

Every node is clickable. Move from extremely ancient ancestry toward increasingly specific branches: root → A / B → CT → DE → E → E1 → E1a / E1b → downstream subclades.

Interactive tree

Select a node to open its panel

Estimated ages are given as ranges. Branch structure follows the current consensus tree and is revised as new sampling and ancient DNA appear.

Honoring the Ancestors. Inspiring the Future.