fanuc2013 · 51-55, F
I don't think they have any familial examples from Biblical times!
basilfawlty89 · 36-40, M
@fanuc2013 genes can be traced back tens of thousands of years. There are haplogroup markers for yDNA and mtDNA. There are also autosomal results.
ArishMell · 70-79, M
None.
Genetic dilution of "root stock" doubles with every generation, so assume a mean number of 4 generations per century.
One half (approximately) of an individual's DNA is from the mother, the other half from the father.
So [1 / (2^1)] of each parent's genetic code.
Theirs similarly so we inherit [1 / (2^2) ] grandparental genetic material. A quarter
Great-grandparents: [1/8] = [1 / (2 ^3) ]. An eigth.
G-G-Parents: our inherited fraction of theirs is already down to a sixteenth from each [1 / ( 2^4) ]...
and so on.
Go back, say 3000 years at the same rate, that is 120 generations. So we would each hold only [ 1 / (2^120) ] of our individual ancestor's DNA.
So for those modern Middle-Easterners whose own predecessors were all Middle-Easterners / North-Africans, all a DNA test could show are vaguely which North African / Middle Eastern region their ancestors may have inhabited.
Further, such tests are purely biological. They analyse DNA for lingering regional characteristics, over huge regions. They have no national, social, cultural, religious or other artificial significance at all.
Genetic dilution of "root stock" doubles with every generation, so assume a mean number of 4 generations per century.
One half (approximately) of an individual's DNA is from the mother, the other half from the father.
So [1 / (2^1)] of each parent's genetic code.
Theirs similarly so we inherit [1 / (2^2) ] grandparental genetic material. A quarter
Great-grandparents: [1/8] = [1 / (2 ^3) ]. An eigth.
G-G-Parents: our inherited fraction of theirs is already down to a sixteenth from each [1 / ( 2^4) ]...
and so on.
Go back, say 3000 years at the same rate, that is 120 generations. So we would each hold only [ 1 / (2^120) ] of our individual ancestor's DNA.
So for those modern Middle-Easterners whose own predecessors were all Middle-Easterners / North-Africans, all a DNA test could show are vaguely which North African / Middle Eastern region their ancestors may have inhabited.
Further, such tests are purely biological. They analyse DNA for lingering regional characteristics, over huge regions. They have no national, social, cultural, religious or other artificial significance at all.
Longpatrol · 31-35, M
I'd love to know who downvoted you lol
ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M
First, they do allow DNA testing in Israel. Second, there is no DNA for being Jewish or Israeli because Judaism is a religion, not a race.
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ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M
@basilfawlty89 Some do, others don't. And "being Jewish" is a complex combination of factors including religious belief, cultural background, genetics, etc. The actual reality is: IF you identify as Jewish you are Jewish. Just the same with the Palestinians, who claim to descend from a nation that never existed.
basilfawlty89 · 36-40, M
@ChipmunkErnie and yet the Israeli claim of Palestinians being "Arabs from Saudi Arabia" is equally fallacious. Arabic is a language family. It's like saying "Hispanic", it's an umbrella term. Many Palestinians are descendants of populations that occurred before the Islamic era, especially Palestinian Christians.
It should also be noted that Hebrews were one of the Canaanite peoole. Not the only ones. And the Kingdoms of Israel, Judah and Samaria were never ethnically homogeneous.
It should also be noted that Hebrews were one of the Canaanite peoole. Not the only ones. And the Kingdoms of Israel, Judah and Samaria were never ethnically homogeneous.
ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M
@basilfawlty89 Yup. All of which is essentially myth-making -- but people so often base their beliefs on myths that does it really make a difference?