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"Genghis Khan isn't the only man with a huge genetic legacy."

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Earthwork Portrait of Genghis Khan (Christophe Boisvieux/Corbis)

Move Over, Genghis Khan. Many Other Men Left Huge Genetic Legacies

A 2015 study showed that ten other men have a lot of descendants. The paper is just one of several genetic studies revealing the secrets of descent
By Laura Clark, Updated by Smithsonian magazine
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