View Full Version : King Tut's DNA 99.6% Match to Western European Y Chromosome.
HerpsNAO
07-14-2010, 08:00 PM
Despite the refusal of the Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, Zahi Hawass, to release any DNA results which might indicate the racial ancestry of Pharaoh Tutankhamen, the leaked results reveal that King Tut’s DNA is a 99.6 percent match with Western European Y chromosomes.
Was he not Egyptian?
http://www.arthurkemp.com/?p=522
NTStrength
07-14-2010, 08:44 PM
doesnt that just mean one of his parents was western euro?
HerpsNAO
07-14-2010, 08:46 PM
doesnt that just mean one of his parents was western euro?
= not 100% egyptian= might not be part of royal family.....
Hardcore_D00d
07-14-2010, 08:56 PM
chimps and humans dna are like 90-something percent identical so not rly that surprised.
HerpsNAO
07-14-2010, 08:58 PM
chimps and humans dna are like 90-something percent identical so not rly that surprised.
notsureifsrs
TheWaffleIron
07-14-2010, 09:03 PM
chimps and humans dna are like 90-something percent identical so not rly that surprised.
Yep, the genetic similarity between humans and chimpanzees is roughly 96 - 97%.
notsureifsrs
Srs.
HerpsNAO
07-14-2010, 09:05 PM
Yep, the genetic similarity between humans and chimpanzees is roughly 96 - 97%.
Srs.
This has nothing to do with the relationship between egyptians and chimps, thats why i said that lol.
Explain
07-14-2010, 09:06 PM
chimps and humans dna are like 90-something percent identical so not rly that surprised.
lulz...
If you really want your mind blown... 0.5% of all men on Earth share Genghis Khans Y chromosome. And the dude never even left Asia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descent_from_Genghis_Khan
wanaBsedated
07-14-2010, 10:01 PM
lulz...
If you really want your mind blown... 0.5% of all men on Earth share Genghis Khans Y chromosome. And the dude never even left Asia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descent_from_Genghis_Khan
his relatives did... got all the way to Poland.
wanaBsedated
07-14-2010, 10:04 PM
Yep, the genetic similarity between humans and chimpanzees is roughly 96 - 97%.
Srs.
and there is a worm that we share a similar amount with... also a flower we share a huge amount with. Genetic similarities across species IMO isn't 100% significant.
Y chromasome gene markers tracing ancestry also has NOTHING to do with what you said.
Kataz
07-14-2010, 10:11 PM
illegitimate children were decently common back them I imagine. No tests and Egyptians were very sexually free.
leafs43
07-14-2010, 11:08 PM
His momma was a ho!
stevematic
07-14-2010, 11:19 PM
he was greek
TheWaffleIron
07-14-2010, 11:42 PM
and there is a worm that we share a similar amount with... also a flower we share a huge amount with. Genetic similarities across species IMO isn't 100% significant.
Y chromasome gene markers tracing ancestry also has NOTHING to do with what you said.
I agree, on both accounts. For what its worth, my point was simply to clarify the degree of genetic similarity between chimpanzees and humans.