Re:1 in 200 of men alive today are direct descendants of Gen...
by pella on Saturday August 06, 2011 @09:02AM
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"According to Family Tree DNA, Genghis Khan is believed to have belonged to Haplogroup C3."
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"One particular haplotype within Haplogroup C3 has received a great deal of attention for the possibility that it may represent direct patrilineal descent from Genghis Khan." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haplogroup_C3_(Y-DNA)
Sure enough, by clicking through and getting to the real journal article, this is the footnote that accompanies the graph which is duplicated in the Discover article:
If you are interested in DNA and haven't tested your own Y/mt-DNA, I highly recommend getting it tested (e.g. FamilyTreeDNA) and finding out a little bit more about yourself.