Are one in 200 men really related to Genghis Khan? Maybe not, according to a new study
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In present day Kazakhstan, both local folklore and genetic evidence found buried in royal tombs have shone a light on the region’s ties to Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire. New DNA analysis of ruling elites from the Golden Horde—the northwestern extension of the Mongol Empire—reveals implications for the genetic ancestry of the broader Mongolian […]