Darwin Descended From Cro-Magnon Man: Scientists
The father of evolution Charles Darwin was a direct descendant of the Cro-Magnon people, whose entry into Europe 30,000 years ago heralded the demise of Neanderthals, scientists revealed in Australia Thursday.Darwin, who hypothesised that all humans evolved from common ancestors in his seminal 1859 work "On the Origin of Species", came from Haplogroup R1b, one of the most common European male lineages, said genealogist Spencer Wells.
"Men belonging to Haplogroup R1b are direct descendants of the Cro-Magnon people who, beginning 30,000 years ago, dominated the human expansion into Europe and heralded the demise of the Neanderthal species," Wells said.
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IF as has been found that the Darwin family descents from HAPLOGROUP R1b and that the percentage is in England 70, Ireland and Spain 90, than you might like to show in one of the coming Genealogy News letters how much of this Gene exist in other countries, like for instance Holland and Germany. I would and perhaps many with me would appreciate this very much. For now Thanks Frederick Warner, Pukekohe.