One in 200 Men Alive Today Descends from Genghis Khan
A landmark 2003 genetic study delivered one of the most staggering findings in the history of genealogy: approximately one in every 200 men alive on Earth today carries a Y chromosome that traces directly back to Genghis Khan, the 12th-century Mongol conqueror. That translates to roughly 16 million living male-line descendants — a biological footprint with no parallel in recorded human history. The scale reflects both the vast empire Khan built and the particular way his male-line genes were passed down through privileged ruling classes across Central Asia. It is, in short, the largest known patrilineal family in human history.
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