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Around 20 generations passed since Columbus set foot in Americas. Given we have his DNA, I wonder if it's still possible to pinpoint living descendants if any e
by Qem 2y ago
Around 20 generations passed since Columbus set foot in Americas. Given we have his DNA, I wonder if it's still possible to pinpoint living descendants if any exists.
- columbus567 2y agoI don't think it is possible - the autosomes recombine quite quickly, after 20 generations I think all the IBDs would be wiped away. But I might be wrong.
- AlotOfReading 2y agoGenetic contributions from any individual ancestor outside the direct maternal line quickly becomes almost indistinguishable once you get more than a few generations out. Centuries out like Columbus is, it's entirely possible for him to have contributed 0 base pairs to any of his descendants. Some of Columbus' descendants still hold noble titles though, like the Duke of Veragua: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crist%C3%B3bal_Col%C3%B3n_de_Carvajal,_18th_Duke_of_Veragua https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crist%C3%B3bal_Col%C3%B3n_de...
- pvaldes 2y agoHe had no past, but after discovering America, his family bloodlines were annotated in historical reports.