Ancestry Claims
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The Shijrah and the Y-Chromosome
A sequel arguing that BB and Qureshi reach the same wrong conclusion on Sayyid ancestry by different routes. The post contends that Y-chromosome evidence retains paternal descent that autosomal arithmetic…
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The Syeds of South Asia are the sons of Hindus and Magians
The author reviews a 2010 Y-chromosome paper on self-identified Syeds and says its data show Arab affinity, but argues he reads them differently, noting how many Syeds carry South Asian…
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The Pakistani Myth that made us Great-
Prompted by Ambedkar’s account of why Brahmins gave up beef and began worshipping the cow, the author doubts the Indian interest in ancestry testing, notes that genetics suggests caste predates…
