{"id":6358,"date":"2020-02-13T01:36:03","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T01:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/?p=6358"},"modified":"2022-08-13T09:13:14","modified_gmt":"2022-08-13T09:13:14","slug":"what-about-genetics-of-king-tutankhamun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/what-about-genetics-of-king-tutankhamun\/","title":{"rendered":"What we know and what we don&#8217;t know about genetics of King Tutankhamun?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"What we know and what we don&#039;t know about genetics of King Tutankhamun?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/king-tut-rh-negative.jpg?fit=640%2C319&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/king-tut-rh-negative.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/king-tut-rh-negative.jpg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/king-tut-rh-negative.jpg?resize=768%2C383&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/king-tut-rh-negative.jpg?resize=1024%2C510&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/king-tut-rh-negative.jpg?resize=666%2C333&amp;ssl=1 666w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>A lot has been speculated about King Tut and his dynasty. Most conversations appear to be agenda-driven lacking facts.<br>Here are a few things that we know. Here are a few things that we don&#8217;t.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What we know:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>King Tut&#8217;s DNA has been tested and the y-DNA is recorded as R1b. Frequent in today&#8217;s Celts, likely coming from the ancestors to the Yamnaya who used to control the greater Black Sea region who also later became the Aryans in the east.<\/li><li>King Tut&#8217;s blood type was A2<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What we don&#8217;t know:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>His Rh factor. I have posted part of my personal conversation with Robert Connolly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/was-king-tut-rh-negative\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li><li>His mtDNA. This is strange considering we have the information on his y-DNA data. As previously stated, a lot of debates and also decisions on info released is agenda-driven.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-rh-negative-blog\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9CGHaDQByb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/who-were-the-yamnaya\/\">Who were the Yamnaya?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Who were the Yamnaya?&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/who-were-the-yamnaya\/embed\/#?secret=W8F8C3jJ9g#?secret=9CGHaDQByb\" data-secret=\"9CGHaDQByb\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><strong>UPDATE: His mtDNA was K<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What makes no sense:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&#8220;He was Caucasian, because his y-DNA is R1b&#8221;. Maybe he was, but this is hardly proof. In genetics, we don&#8217;t like labels based on optics, but prefer the whole picture of genetic makeup. What we know for certain is that the data available lacks traces of Sub-Saharan and indicates common ancestry with not just today&#8217;s Celts, but also original inhabitants of the Fertile Crescent.<\/li><li>&#8220;The Pharaos were black&#8221;, &#8220;The Pharaos were white&#8221;. First of all, which dynasty are we referring to? <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/fc9_kingtut.jpeg?fit=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/fc9_kingtut.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/fc9_kingtut.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/fc9_kingtut.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/fc9_kingtut.jpeg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.datebytype.com\/blogs\/view\/124\/Were-the-ancient-Egyptians-black-or-white\">Continue here&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"What we know and what we don&#039;t know about genetics of King Tutankhamun?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"What we know and what we don&#039;t know about genetics of King Tutankhamun?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>What we know: King Tut&#8217;s DNA has been tested and the y-DNA is recorded as R1b. Frequent in today&#8217;s Celts, likely coming from the ancestors to the Yamnaya who used to control the greater Black Sea region who also later became the Aryans in the east. King Tut&#8217;s blood type was A2 What we don&#8217;t know: His Rh factor. I have posted part of my personal conversation with Robert Connolly here. His mtDNA. This is strange considering we have the information on his y-DNA data. As previously stated, a lot of debates and also decisions on info released is agenda-driven. What makes no sense: &#8220;He was Caucasian, because his y-DNA is R1b&#8221;. 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