Haplogroup C-B477, also known as Haplogroup C1b2, is a Y-chromosome haplogroup. It is one of two primary branches of Haplogroup C1b, one of the descendants of Haplogroup C1. Previously, this haplogroup was called C4 (C-M347). It is distributed in high frequency in Indigenous Australians, Papuan people, Melanesian people, and Polynesian people.
Subgroups C1b2 (C-B477) C1b2a (C-M38) Papuan people and other Oceanians C1b2b (C-M347) Indigenous Australians
Frequency
C-M38
C-M347 Indigenous Australians 60.2%-68.7%
Migration history
Haplogroup C-B477 took a southern route, after the Out of Africa expansion, through the Indian subcontinent to the Sahul Shelf. The C-M38 lineage is estimated to have diverged around 49,600 years ago, most likely around New Guinea.
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