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"Our DNA ____ through all of us"

threads

100

Who was Charemagne?

Carolingian King of the Franks, Holy Roman Emperor, the great European Conciliator

100

What percentage of DNA do you get from your father and mother?

mother - 50%, father - 50%

100

How long ago did everyone on earth share their ancestry

3,000 years

100

Related

belonging to the same family, group, or type



200

“We don't ____ randomly”

mate

200

Why was Charemagne so important to the chapter? 

If you're of European descent, there's a high chance that he’s your ancestor. The emperor had at least 18 children by a motley of wives and concubines, including 9 by his second wife Hildegard of Vinzgau. 

200

How many genes does the mitochondrial genome harbor?

37 that encodes 13 proteins, 22 tRNAs, and 2 rRNAs

200

Regardless of who you are, which country were your ancestors settled in the Tenth Century

Italy

200

DNA

A molecule that contains the genetic code that is unique to every individual

300

"Pedigree is a word derived from the middle french phrase ____"

Pied de gru, the cranes foot

300

Who was Christopher Lee?

Actor known for his roles in Count Dracula, Tolkien's Saruman the White and many more. His imperial ancestor is Charemagne

300

How much percent does the Y chromosome make up of the author’s DNA?

2%

300

What word does BritainsDNA use that neither history or science use?

Germanic

300

Millennium

a period of a thousand years

400

"Commercial DNA don’t necessarily show ___"

Origins

400

Who was Kosminski?

he was a proposed subject on the case of Catherine Eddowes’ death

400

What percent of the author’s genome did 23andMe allocate to him being of Neanderthal DNA

2.7%

400

What did Charlemagne give Pope Leo III as a thank you for crowning him?

The Holy Prepuce also known as Jesus’ foreskin

400

IBM

Identical by descent 

500

"Now that crooked usurper king, the bloody dog, lies in his ultimate tome ___"

Inside Leicester Cathedral

500

Who was Giovanni Buonaparte?

He is the ancestor of the actor Tom Conti. He settled in Corsica around the 10th century and found the family branch that produced Napoleon

500

What is the name of the DNA that is a type of the Y chromosome and is common in Ethiopia, the Near East, and Europe?

E-M34

500

What cave was the the very first human man to be identified in- Neanderthal man?

It was a small cave by the river Dussel. It was the same cave that Joachim Neumann, a German Protestant preacher who went to the cave to mediate and get away from politics and church hullabaloo.

500

Forer effect 

people conclude that broadly true statements are accurate for themselves personally, when they are in fact true for many people. 

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