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> Considering that Genghis Khan is probably an ancestor to most of the eastern half of eurasia,

This is simply wrong.

Maybe some 16 million. But that has also been more of a hypothesis. See http://clubtroppo.com.au/2012/10/15/why-genghis-khan-wont-ha... for one of the refutations for instance.

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Just to make sure the HN record is balanced, I point out for future readers that Wikipedia currently records that some research suggests he is a critical ancestor to approximately 0.5% of the world's population. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descent_from_Genghis_Khan#DNA_e...)

I do this not to participate in the argument but to point uninvolved readers to objective sources.

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