Study Reveals 'Extraordinary' DNA of People in Scotland
The DNA of people living in Scotland has "extraordinary" and "unexpected" diversity, according to a new study. The Scotland's DNA project, led by Edinburgh University's Dr Jim Wilson, has tested almost 1,000 Scots in the last four months to determine the genetic roots of people in the country.The project discovered four new male lineages, which account for one in 10 Scottish men. It also found that actor Tom Conti is related to Napoleon Bonaparte.
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The Conti sample should jointe E-M35 Project where we study these lines. Napoleon neighbors are few (I'm one) and far between, and we need everyone available to better understand the history of these branches?
Denis, project co-admin
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Skokie the Saracen reference, which is 8000 years posterior (generic medieval term) to M34. Has he tested L792 like Napoleon? Saracen was only a nickname to a Bonaparte ancestor, not proof of origin.
Irish slave ancestors in Scotland? What rubbish, western Scotland was invaded by Irishmen and the population would have eventually mixed.
What happened to the Scoti who are sometimes mentioned as invading Western Scotland about 500 AD with King Fergus Mor? The name of Scotland is reported to derive from these people. Are these Gaels or Picts, or does anybody know? I have read that the Picts populated Northern Ireland, as well as Northern Scotland.