8% of Men in Former Mongol Territory Share Khan's Y-Chromosome

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Within the regions once controlled by the Mongol Empire, roughly 8% of men carry an identical Y-chromosome linked to Genghis Khan. This concentration far exceeds the global average of 0.5% of the male population descended from him. The disparity shows how empire borders still map onto modern genetics a millennium later.

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