Right. One other thing that people say is that they will have kids and leave part of themselves. Ha. Ha, I say. Your children have half, or .5, of your geneti

Right. One other thing that people say is that they will have kids and leave part of themselves. Ha. Ha, I say. Your children have half, or .5, of your genetic code. Grandchildren have 1/4 or .25. Great-grandchildren have .125 of your DNA. You see where this is going. In 15 generations, or 450 years from now in 2471 AD(or, 450 years ago is 1571 AD), your DNA in your 15-great-grandchild will be 0.0030517578125%. Your 30th progeny in 900 years from now in 2921 AD (or in 1121 AD), your DNA in your 30-great-grandchildren will be 0.00000009313225746155%. Of course, this is assuming that all of your line does not go extinct, which is a distinct possibility. You're not Genghis Khan, after all.