History & Civilizations
How many men alive today carry the Y-chromosome lineage attributed to Genghis Khan, per the landmark 2003 genetics study?
Answer
16,000,000 men
That's roughly 1 in every 200 men on Earth sharing one medieval man's paternal lineage. The study traced the chromosome cluster across Asia and found it exploded in exactly the regions the Mongol Empire once ruled.
Source: Zerjal et al., 'The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols,' American Journal of Human Genetics (2003)
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