1 in 200 of men alive today are direct descendants of Genghis Khan

Re:1 in 200 of men alive today are direct descendants of Gen... by jodrellblank on Saturday August 06, 2011 @05:24PM (#2854940)

I remember reading a long article/blog entry once, and it claimed that we living humans are descended from 80% of all the women who ever lived but only 40% of all the men.

Haven't been able to find it again, though.

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Re:1 in 200 of men alive today are direct descendants of Gen... by salemh on Sunday August 07, 2011 @12:14AM (#2855737)

Hrm, this may help you / someone else get closer. This also relates to the 2,000 - 5,000 year subject: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.62....

from Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=all+living+hum...

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