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Molecular genealogy of Tusi Lu’s family reveals their paternal relationship with Jochi, Genghis Khan’s eldest son
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Genghis Khan's lineage has attracted both academic and general interest because of its mystery and large influence. However, the truth behind the mystery is complicated and continues to confound the scientific study. In this study, we surveyed the molecular genealogy of Northwestern China's Lu clan who claim to be the descendants of the sixth son of Genghis Khan, Toghan. We also investigated living members of the Huo and Tuo clans, who, according to oral tradition, were close male relatives of Lu clan. Using network analysis, we found that the Y-chromosomal haplotypes of Lu clan mainly belong to haplogroup C2b1a1b1-F1756, widely prevalent in Altaic-speaking populations, and are closely related to the Tore clan from Kazakhstan, who claim to be the descendants of the first son of Genghis Khan, Jochi. The most recent common ancestor of the special haplotype cluster that includes the Lu clan and Tore clan lived about 1000 years ago (YA), while the Huo and Tuo clans do not share any Y lineages with the Lu clan. In addition to the reported lineages, such as C3*-Star Cluster, R1b-M343, and Q, our results indicate that haplogroup C2b1a1b1-F1756 might be another candidate of the true Y lineage of Genghis Khan.
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“The signature Y-chromosome haplotype of Genghis Khan and his male-line descendants remains elusive.”
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“Populations or individuals who claim descent from Genghis Khan had various paternal lineages (16, 32, 46, 47), and no consensus has been reached.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Wen, S.-Q., Yao, H.-B., Du, P.-X., Wei, L.-H., Tong, X.-Z., Wang, L.-X., Wang, C.-C., Zhou, B.-Y., Shi, M.-S., Zhabagin, M., Wang, J., Xu, D., Jin, L., & Li, H.
- Affiliations
- Xiamen University (CN)
- Fudan University (CN)
- National Center for Biotechnology (KZ)
- Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (FR)
- Corresponding author
- Li, Hui
- Venue
- Journal of Human Genetics
- Published
- 2019-06-05
- Volume
- 64
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 815-820
- ISSN
- 1434-5161 (ISSN-L)
- 1435-232X
- OpenAlex
- W2948078224
- Semantic Scholar
- f9dabcb04df87e6b6187b51593ff4c23f4883c48
- Cited by
- 17
- References
- 23
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 3
- FWCI
- 1.42
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Human Genetics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (91731303, 31771325, 91631105, 81671874, 31760309)
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (191908)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Forensic and Genetic Research
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic diversity and population structure
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
- Keywords
- Genghis Khan, Jochi, paternal lineages, oral tradition, Northwest China
- MeSH terms
- Paternal Inheritance, China, Genealogy and Heraldry, Haplotypes, Humans, Male, Nuclear Family, Phylogeny, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Chromosomes, Human, Y, Asian People, Genetic Loci
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