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Long-lost relations of Genghis Khan sought by London restaurant

The Legacy of Genghis Khan [Macromedia Flash Reader] http://www.lacma.org/khan/index_flash.htm Modern Mongolia: Reclaiming Genghis Khan http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Mongolia/index.shtml Official Website of the Government Organizations of Mongolia http://www.pmis.gov.mn/presi_eng.htm Oxford Ancestors http://www.oxfordancestors.com/ Shish http://www.shish.com/ DNA testing has received great prominence in the international media as of late, largely due to its use in highly publicized courtroom battles and in unraveling the genealogical histories of numerous families of note. One London restaurant (which specializes in grilled kebabs) has taken this practice one step further by offering one free DNA test each day this week to determine whether any of patrons might in fact be related to the legendary Mongol ruler Genghis Khan. The firm doing the DNA testing, Oxford Ancestors, says up to 17 million men in Central Asia share a pattern of Y chromosomes that indicates a common ancestor in their shared familial past. Since there are no verified tissue samples from Genghis Khan, these genetic tests are based on an assessment of probabilities. The response thus far has been rather overwhelming, as Hugo Malik (a bar manager at the popular London eatery offering the tests) noted recently: "We've had Mongolian people who've traveled across London to give us their details. They said, 'Grandad always used to tell us we were descended from Genghis Khan.'"
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Eatery offers DNA test in Genghis Khan stunt
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July 9th, 2004
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July 8th, 2004 at 3:01pm
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July 15th, 2004 at 9:06pm
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