Am J Hum Genet March 2003 PMID 12592608

The genetic legacy of the Mongols.

Tatiana Zerjal, Yali Xue, Giorgio Bertorelle, R Spencer Wells, Weidong Bao, Suling Zhu, Raheel Qamar, Qasim Ayub, Aisha Mohyuddin, Songbin Fu, Pu Li, Nadira Yuldasheva, Ruslan Ruzibakiev, Jiujin Xu, Qunfang Shu

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The overall tone reflects strong agreement and interest, with posts referencing scientific evidence like Zerjal et al.'s 2003 study, discussing the relevance of the Y-chromosome lineage, and emphasizing the genetic legacy of Genghis Khan, using precise terminology and citing specific data to demonstrate in-depth engagement and recognition of its broad impact.

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Most discussions support the findings of the publication, citing specific studies and genetic data that confirm Genghis Khan's prominent genetic legacy.

InterestHigh interest

Posts reveal high engagement and curiosity, referencing detailed research, Y-chromosome studies, and numerical data about genetic descendants, indicating strong interest.

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Many posts cite scientific studies, mention specific genetic markers, and discuss historical implications, showing deep analytical engagement.

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Discussions highlight how the study transforms understanding of historical figures' influence on genetics and mutations, underlining its high significance.

Abstract in brief

  • A Ychromosomal lineage found across many Asian populations, originating in Mongolia about 1,000 years ago, is carried by likely male descendants of Genghis Khan and is present in around 8% of men in the region.
  • The high frequency and rapid spread of this genetic marker suggest it was driven by a form of social selection linked to the behavior of Genghis Khan's descendants.
  • This evidence highlights how social and historical factors can influence genetic patterns and contribute to the spread of specific lineages.]

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Isfahan Blues
@shabnam_t · X

۳) دانشمندان با استفاده از روش‌های پیشرفته ژنتیکی آن زمان (!) دریافتنددریافتند توالی‌های کروموزومY مردان آسیایی تصادفی نیستند! توالی‌هایی از DNA بود که STR نام دارند و مثل اثر انگشت ژنتیکی هستند (#هاپلو‌تایپ). https://t.co/s8ajchBjov

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@Baigalmaa · X

За энд чинь ёстой Монголчуудын удамшил, ген, тархалт, Алтан Ургын талаарх бүхэл бүтэн цогц судлагаа бна. @archeoologch @sogoo_n @ The genetic legacy of the Mongols. https://t.co/OOZYwfkWLD

Nov 14, 2019 · 26 likes · 22 shares · 4,447 followers View post →
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@senjatanuklir · X

This study found evidence that Genghis Khan’s DNA is present in about 16 million men alive today. https://t.co/tJQFcXjrjK https://t.co/Z9edZ6Kw76

Jun 27, 2020 · 22 likes · 3 shares · 302,651 followers View post →
KuDanieLL #BukanBuzzerCapres
@KUda_niell · X

2.Pada tahun 2003, tim peneliti genetika yang dipimpin Chris Tyler-Smith melaporkan hasil penelitiannya : "The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols" dalam jurnal European Journal of Human Genetics. https://t.co/bAeZO7tHoc

Nov 19, 2022 · 5 likes · 4,873 followers View post →
Chaos Theory
@Samwyri · X

“The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols” found that 0.5 percent of the world’s male population were Khan’s genetic descendants and that 8 percent of men living in his former territory had identical Y-chromosomes.” https://t.co/IWkuWPA2tC

Jul 23, 2022 · 4 likes · 2 shares · 18,515 followers View post →
Orhan Ergezer
@ergzro · X

7. Zerjal, Tatiana et al. – “The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols”, American Journal of Human Genetics, 72(3), (2003) (Cengiz Han soyunun C3 haplogrubu ile ilişkisi)

May 28, 2025 · 2 likes · 4,551 followers View post →

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LifeofBrian
@RSynns · X

@Ride_0_ Historians have long known that he fathered numerous children with six wives and an untold number of concubines, but the staggering details only came to light in a 2003 study. Published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, “The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols” found that 0.5

Nov 25, 2025 · 1 like · 1,768 followers View post →
Grok
@grok · X

@AhmadiEs @ashkan_rzviran ریشه مغولی هزاره‌ها بر اساس مطالعات ژنتیکی مانند مقاله "The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols" (Zerjal et al., 2003 در American Journal of Human Genetics) تأیید شده، که خوشه ژنتیکی مغولی را در DNA آن‌ها نشان می‌دهد. اسناد تاریخی نظیر کتاب "السراج التواریخ" و گزارش‌های حمله چنگیزخان

Oct 29, 2025 · 6,702,290 followers View post →
DIO VI MALEDICA IN ETERNO!
@giorgio29236549 · X

RT @grok: @giorgio29236549 Secondo uno studio del 2003 su "The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols", circa lo 0,5% della popolazione maschile mon…

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Grok
@grok · X

@giorgio29236549 Secondo uno studio del 2003 su "The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols", circa lo 0,5% della popolazione maschile mondiale (circa 16-20 milioni di uomini) porta un aplogruppo del cromosoma Y legato a Gengis Khan e ai suoi discendenti maschi. È più diffuso in Asia centrale e Mongolia,

Oct 20, 2025 · 1 like · 1 share · 6,702,290 followers View post →
Paris
@Paris1421632 · X

16 populations from Japan to Uzbekistan are descended from Genghis (Chingis) Khan The star chromosome profile is in 8% of males in Asia, such as Hazara in Pakistan, Uyghur & Koreans The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols - PMC https://t.co/BVcFC354qP

Aug 22, 2025 · 33 followers View post →
Grok
@grok · X

@mhdyzdi @yousufuddin_ @DataVortex_ @creepydotorg The 2003 study is "The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols" by Tatiana Zerjal et al., published in the American Journal of Human Genetics. It links a Y-chromosome lineage to Genghis Khan's descendants.

Aug 16, 2025 · 6,329,005 followers View post →
Анар
@anaraa_sh · X

@IlIllIlIloIl https://t.co/aRzAHScj40 уншчихна биз дээ. Яг Чингис хаан биш ч ямартай ч Монгол хаадын үрс шүү. Эд нарыг яах вэ? Монгол гэх үү байх уу?

Aug 8, 2025 · 3,276 followers View post →
Nevis
@nevis_wingar · X

Zerjal, T., Xue, Y., Bertorelle, G., Wells, R. S., Bao, W., Zhu, S., Qamar, R., ... & Tyler-Smith, C. (2003). The genetic legacy of the Mongols. The American Journal of Human Genetics, 72(3), 717–721. https://t.co/4sOxtXhT5x

Aug 2, 2025 · 1 like · 127 followers View post →
Diet & Nutrition
@Diet0Nutrition · X

@GIAB22 @Cobratate @MattWalshBlog Let me educate you since reading studies clearly isn’t your strong suit: The stat about twice as many women reproducing than men? Backed by geneticists. Check "The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols" (Zerjal et al., 2003) and "Human paternal and maternal demographic histories"

Jul 21, 2025 · 6,358 followers View post →
Miguel o Zé Cruzada
@arcmicruzado · X

@audrapill @ysnakmr @flamengoloverrs Zerjal et al., 2003 - The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols Batini et al., 2017 - Signatures of Sex-Biased

Jul 9, 2025 · 2 likes · 56 followers View post →
Orhan Ergezer
@ergzro · X

7. Zerjal, Tatiana et al. – “The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols”, American Journal of Human Genetics, 72(3), (2003) (Cengiz Han soyunun C3 haplogrubu ile ilişkisi)

May 28, 2025 · 2 likes · 4,551 followers View post →
JEDI
@rebel_feminist6 · X

The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols - PMC https://t.co/473kDFYbEg

Apr 3, 2025 · 158 followers View post →
Isfahan Blues
@shabnam_t · X

۳) دانشمندان با استفاده از روش‌های پیشرفته ژنتیکی آن زمان (!) دریافتنددریافتند توالی‌های کروموزومY مردان آسیایی تصادفی نیستند! توالی‌هایی از DNA بود که STR نام دارند و مثل اثر انگشت ژنتیکی هستند (#هاپلو‌تایپ). https://t.co/s8ajchBjov

Mar 5, 2025 · 40 likes View post →
the_okayest_dad_
@WilmothDarrel · X

@elonmusk In 2003 study found evidence that Genghis Khan's DNA was present in about 16 million men. Pretty crazy. https://t.co/bgYQCGhLg8

Feb 17, 2025 · 2 likes · 122 followers View post →
FerVeha
@FerVeha · X

@Frenkie_Woody Gengis Khan... Published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, “The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols” found that 0.5 percent of the world’s male population were Khan’s genetic descendants and that 8 percent of men living in his former territory had identical Y-chromosomes.

Jun 13, 2024 · 1 like · 478 followers View post →
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@LordPyroRises · X

@Mihrful What if I wish for a harem of European women that I might make Khan's influence on the genetic legacy of the Mongols look like a blip?

Nov 10, 2023 · 2 likes · 245 followers View post →
The Meaning Project
@AawazSean · X

The 2003 study "The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols" examined the Y-chromosomes of 2,123 men from a wide geographical range, including Mongolia, China, Central Asia, and other areas. One specific Y-chromosome lineage was found in approximately 8% of the men sampled from the region https://t.co/PwTBB6NK9P

Aug 26, 2023 · 2,010 followers View post →
東泥
@t_tonii · X

@mazzettam2 "in the American Journal of Human Genetics, “The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols” found that 0.5 percent of the world’s male population were Genghis Khan’s genetic descendants and that 8 percent of men living in his former territory had identical Y-chromosomes"

Mar 29, 2023 · 2 likes · 4,031 followers View post →
InBix Adnat
@InBixAdnat2024 · X

Some of his significant contributions are: a) The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols. https://t.co/trPwxssl8X

Feb 2, 2023 · 1 like · 328 followers View post →
InBix Adnat
@InBixAdnat2024 · X

Some of his significant contributions are: a) The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols. https://t.co/CSW2YzJfHN

Feb 2, 2023 · 328 followers View post →
Frantic Missy
@FranticMissy · X

The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols - ScienceDirect https://t.co/LlN9g4NtBW

Jan 12, 2023 · 11,811 followers View post →
Oğuz Kağan
@oguz24boy · X

@marina_omari البته این بصورت علمی درست نیست و بر اساس مقاله The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols فقط ۰.۵ درصد از جمعیت مردان جهان چیزی در حدود ۲۰ میلیون نفر از نسل چنگیزخان و مغول هستند ...

Nov 25, 2022 · 2 likes · 4,206 followers View post →
KuDanieLL #BukanBuzzerCapres
@KUda_niell · X

2.Pada tahun 2003, tim peneliti genetika yang dipimpin Chris Tyler-Smith melaporkan hasil penelitiannya : "The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols" dalam jurnal European Journal of Human Genetics. https://t.co/bAeZO7tHoc

Nov 19, 2022 · 5 likes · 4,873 followers View post →
Fundación Juan March
@la_march_madrid · X

Aug 14, 2022 · 1 like · 40,969 followers View post →
Double J-Double U
@doublejandu · X

RT @Samwyri: “The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols” found that 0.5 percent of the world’s male population were Khan’s genetic descendants and…

Jul 24, 2022 · 2 shares · 739 followers View post →
Moses Odokonyero
@MosesOdokonyero · X

RT @Samwyri: “The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols” found that 0.5 percent of the world’s male population were Khan’s genetic descendants and…

Jul 23, 2022 · 2 shares · 2,434 followers View post →
Chaos Theory
@Samwyri · X

“The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols” found that 0.5 percent of the world’s male population were Khan’s genetic descendants and that 8 percent of men living in his former territory had identical Y-chromosomes.” https://t.co/IWkuWPA2tC

Jul 23, 2022 · 4 likes · 2 shares · 18,515 followers View post →
Ethan
@EthanOfHouseK · X

RT @Genetics_Stuff: Genghis Khan changed human civilisation – not just politically, but at the genomic level as well. In 2003 Chris Tyler S…

Nov 18, 2021 · 2 shares · 265 followers View post →
ScienceStop
@B0tSci · X

RT @Genetics_Stuff: Genghis Khan changed human civilisation – not just politically, but at the genomic level as well. In 2003 Chris Tyler S…

Nov 18, 2021 · 2 shares · 4,081 followers View post →
Karlanus Wafmortus
@KarlWafmort · X

@OliLondonTV "...1 in 200 men in the world are direct descendants of Genghis Khan. In modern-day Mongolia alone, as many 35% of men shared the 'Khan' Y-chromosome pattern." The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols (journal European Journal of Human Genetics). SO! You actually are Asian prob.

Aug 30, 2021 · 66 followers View post →
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@d_qwinaton · X

@jakbigface Not at all, got it from the scientific study done in 2003 on the Genetic Legacy of The Mongols. https://t.co/OyPXe3qEIf

Aug 16, 2020 · 1 share · 7 followers View post →
Kalengkrupuk
@notgoodatbasic · X

RT @senjatanuklir: This study found evidence that Genghis Khan’s DNA is present in about 16 million men alive today. https://t.co/tJQFcXj…

Jun 27, 2020 · 3 shares · 355 followers View post →
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@senjatanuklir · X

This study found evidence that Genghis Khan’s DNA is present in about 16 million men alive today. https://t.co/tJQFcXjrjK https://t.co/Z9edZ6Kw76

Jun 27, 2020 · 22 likes · 3 shares · 302,651 followers View post →
Dulguun
@TsDulguun · X

RT @Baigalmaa: За энд чинь ёстой Монголчуудын удамшил, ген, тархалт, Алтан Ургын талаарх бүхэл бүтэн цогц судлагаа бна. @archeoologch @sogo…

Nov 16, 2019 · 22 shares · 6,065 followers View post →
Кунэ
@GarvaaB · X

RT @Baigalmaa: За энд чинь ёстой Монголчуудын удамшил, ген, тархалт, Алтан Ургын талаарх бүхэл бүтэн цогц судлагаа бна. @archeoologch @sogo…

Nov 15, 2019 · 22 shares · 659 followers View post →
Oyunsuren Damdinsuren
@oyunsuren · X

RT @Baigalmaa: За энд чинь ёстой Монголчуудын удамшил, ген, тархалт, Алтан Ургын талаарх бүхэл бүтэн цогц судлагаа бна. @archeoologch @sogo…

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Ayush
@ayushdunkhuu · X

RT @Baigalmaa: За энд чинь ёстой Монголчуудын удамшил, ген, тархалт, Алтан Ургын талаарх бүхэл бүтэн цогц судлагаа бна. @archeoologch @sogo…

Nov 15, 2019 · 22 shares · 1,775 followers View post →
Hishgee
@windfresh17 · X

RT @Baigalmaa: За энд чинь ёстой Монголчуудын удамшил, ген, тархалт, Алтан Ургын талаарх бүхэл бүтэн цогц судлагаа бна. @archeoologch @sogo…

Nov 15, 2019 · 22 shares · 3,088 followers View post →
Tuhu Enu
@HeleMede · X

RT @Baigalmaa: За энд чинь ёстой Монголчуудын удамшил, ген, тархалт, Алтан Ургын талаарх бүхэл бүтэн цогц судлагаа бна. @archeoologch @sogo…

Nov 15, 2019 · 22 shares · 1,345 followers View post →
Бундан Болдсайхан
@Boldsaikhan_dr · X

RT @Baigalmaa: За энд чинь ёстой Монголчуудын удамшил, ген, тархалт, Алтан Ургын талаарх бүхэл бүтэн цогц судлагаа бна. @archeoologch @sogo…

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arlai
@arlaikuun · X

RT @Baigalmaa: За энд чинь ёстой Монголчуудын удамшил, ген, тархалт, Алтан Ургын талаарх бүхэл бүтэн цогц судлагаа бна. @archeoologch @sogo…

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Tsogii
@tsoogii77 · X

RT @Baigalmaa: За энд чинь ёстой Монголчуудын удамшил, ген, тархалт, Алтан Ургын талаарх бүхэл бүтэн цогц судлагаа бна. @archeoologch @sogo…

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Anda
@amidral_nice · X

RT @Baigalmaa: За энд чинь ёстой Монголчуудын удамшил, ген, тархалт, Алтан Ургын талаарх бүхэл бүтэн цогц судлагаа бна. @archeoologch @sogo…

Nov 15, 2019 · 22 shares · 1,277 followers View post →
ARIUNAA
@ariunaaR976 · X

RT @Baigalmaa: За энд чинь ёстой Монголчуудын удамшил, ген, тархалт, Алтан Ургын талаарх бүхэл бүтэн цогц судлагаа бна. @archeoologch @sogo…

Nov 15, 2019 · 22 shares · 3,774 followers View post →
Дашдондогийн Үүрцайх
@Mongol_huu · X

RT @Baigalmaa: За энд чинь ёстой Монголчуудын удамшил, ген, тархалт, Алтан Ургын талаарх бүхэл бүтэн цогц судлагаа бна. @archeoologch @sogo…

Nov 15, 2019 · 22 shares · 6,809 followers View post →
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@Jambaa_M · X

RT @Baigalmaa: За энд чинь ёстой Монголчуудын удамшил, ген, тархалт, Алтан Ургын талаарх бүхэл бүтэн цогц судлагаа бна. @archeoologch @sogo…

Nov 15, 2019 · 22 shares · 1,211 followers View post →
Бэсүд Tom Dashnyam
@tugso_art · X

RT @Baigalmaa: За энд чинь ёстой Монголчуудын удамшил, ген, тархалт, Алтан Ургын талаарх бүхэл бүтэн цогц судлагаа бна. @archeoologch @sogo…

Nov 15, 2019 · 22 shares · 463 followers View post →
Сониуч-Curious
@NenSoniuch · X

RT @Baigalmaa: За энд чинь ёстой Монголчуудын удамшил, ген, тархалт, Алтан Ургын талаарх бүхэл бүтэн цогц судлагаа бна. @archeoologch @sogo…

Nov 15, 2019 · 22 shares · 22,957 followers View post →
П.Амармэнд
@AmarmendP · X

RT @Baigalmaa: За энд чинь ёстой Монголчуудын удамшил, ген, тархалт, Алтан Ургын талаарх бүхэл бүтэн цогц судлагаа бна. @archeoologch @sogo…

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Яргуй
@tsaschihermn · X

RT @Baigalmaa: За энд чинь ёстой Монголчуудын удамшил, ген, тархалт, Алтан Ургын талаарх бүхэл бүтэн цогц судлагаа бна. @archeoologch @sogo…

Nov 15, 2019 · 22 shares · 1,700 followers View post →
ЯАРАЛТАЙ ТУСЛАМЖ
@tumurtod · X

RT @Baigalmaa: За энд чинь ёстой Монголчуудын удамшил, ген, тархалт, Алтан Ургын талаарх бүхэл бүтэн цогц судлагаа бна. @archeoologch @sogo…

Nov 15, 2019 · 22 shares · 1,962 followers View post →
Бямбажав Мягмар
@byambajavm · X

RT @Baigalmaa: За энд чинь ёстой Монголчуудын удамшил, ген, тархалт, Алтан Ургын талаарх бүхэл бүтэн цогц судлагаа бна. @archeoologch @sogo…

Nov 14, 2019 · 22 shares · 2,158 followers View post →
Sogoo
@sogoomn · X

RT @Baigalmaa: За энд чинь ёстой Монголчуудын удамшил, ген, тархалт, Алтан Ургын талаарх бүхэл бүтэн цогц судлагаа бна. @archeoologch @sogo…

Nov 14, 2019 · 22 shares · 20,168 followers View post →
Oyungerel Цэдэвдамба
@oyunlt · X

RT @Baigalmaa: За энд чинь ёстой Монголчуудын удамшил, ген, тархалт, Алтан Ургын талаарх бүхэл бүтэн цогц судлагаа бна. @archeoologch @sogo…

Nov 14, 2019 · 22 shares · 332,295 followers View post →
Байгалмаа
@Baigalmaa · X

За энд чинь ёстой Монголчуудын удамшил, ген, тархалт, Алтан Ургын талаарх бүхэл бүтэн цогц судлагаа бна. @archeoologch @sogoo_n @ The genetic legacy of the Mongols. https://t.co/OOZYwfkWLD

Nov 14, 2019 · 26 likes · 22 shares · 4,447 followers View post →
Afghan Historians
@AfghanHistorian · X

...& above all by the genetic data reported in Zerjal et al, “The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols”, American Journal of Human Genetics 72 (2003), 717-21. But this linguistic & genetic evidence needs to be grounded in historical circumstances, & the best work there (for me)... LlM

Oct 18, 2019 · 1 like · 26,957 followers View post →
Көүч панзчин
@bayanaa009 · X

The Genetic Origin of the Turko-Mongols and Review of The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols. Part 1: The Y-chromosome Lineages of Chinggis KhanThe Russian Journal of Genetic https://t.co/gqhFkmhDk3

Apr 16, 2019 · 6,392 followers View post →
らりるれロニー
@ronnydesuu · X

@JaehunYun @Marina1136 Zerjal, T; Xue, Y; Bertorelle, G (March 2003). "The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols". American Journal of Human Genetics. 72: 717–21. doi:10.1086/367774. PMC 1180246. PMID 12592608.

Feb 15, 2019 · 1 like · 2,552 followers View post →
STERBENVSIVANVS
@STERBENVSIVANVS · X

@komiyajinro それは多分これですね。The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols https://t.co/ojeOiuuH6w

Jan 4, 2019 · 136 followers View post →