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My first thought too, but with small population breeding with a much larger surrounding population for 100 (20 year) generations could we really expect much rom
by flukus 8y ago
My first thought too, but with small population breeding with a much larger surrounding population for 100 (20 year) generations could we really expect much roman DNA left?
Maybe they're homeopathic Romans.
- kjeetgill 8y agoThey find Neanderthal DNA in people, is it so far fetched?
- flukus 8y agoGood point. I guess the prevalence of the genes in the existing population could explain it. If we took some Europeans and and left them to interbreed in South Africa for 2 millennium we'd probably find much less neanderthal DNA than in their now distant cousins in Europe. Or more likely is that my simple mathematical thought model breaks down with real world genetics. Any geneticists in the house?