Research has uncovered an intriguing discovery regarding an unusually high prevalence of a specific set of genes in China. This research suggests that approximately 1.5 million Chinese men are direct descendants of Giocangga, the grandfather of the founder of the Qing dynasty. Giocangga’s remarkable number of descendants, primarily located in north-east China and Mongolia, is …
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1.5 Million Chinese Are ‘Descendants of One Man’
Research has uncovered an intriguing discovery regarding an unusually high prevalence of a specific set of genes in China. This research suggests that approximately 1.5 million Chinese men are direct descendants of Giocangga, the grandfather of the founder of the Qing dynasty. Giocangga’s remarkable number of descendants, primarily located in north-east China and Mongolia, is …
Meet the ‘Genealogy Wiz’ Whose Early Work Helped Nashville Investigators Identify ‘Leo Jane Doe’
For nearly 26 years, no one knew the identity of a woman whose body was found floating in the Cumberland River. It was a troubling mystery that Metro Nashville police and genetic genealogists spent years trying to piece together, until finally, they were able to make a breakthrough. Last week, the police department announced that the …