[1] Haplogroup Q-P89.1 is defined by the presence of the P89.1 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP).
In 2010, Q-P89.1 was reclassified as "private" and removed from the haplotree.
[2] Q-P89.1 has descendants in the Northwest Territory of modern Canada.
[1][3] Q-P89.1 is present in pre-Columbian populations in the Canadian Northwest.
[1] Because samples from Asia have only sporadically been tested for this lineage, its frequency there is uncertain.