DNA
DNA
2012-03-07 16:10:50
I remember that several years ago John Ashdown-Hill did a search for a living decendant of the Plantagenet ruling family and actually found a woman in Canada with the mitrochondial DNA of Richard's sister's line. That DNA would have been shared by all the siblings since the maternal DNA is passed down pretty much intact through the surviving generations. Of course it survives in the female line but if the bones are Richard's, wouldn't he have the same mitrochondial DNA as his sister even though he himself would not pass it down? I am not much up on this scientific stuff but could this be a possibility, thereby not requiring permission of the Queen to dig up anyone? I bet John Ashdown-Hill has all the records needed to do ths.
L.M.L.,
Janet T.
L.M.L.,
Janet T.
Re: DNA
2012-03-07 16:22:33
my cousin's mother descends from arthur plantagenet, illegitimate son of e4. ergo, so does my cousin. we share a common great grandfather. our grandfathers were brothers. she loves reading my research finds from richard's era.
we both descend from king john lackland, and possibly edward 3. i'm still verifying that info.
--- On Wed, 3/7/12, J. T, <treenbagh@...> wrote:
From: J. T, <treenbagh@...>
Subject: DNA
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Received: Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 11:10 AM
I remember that several years ago John Ashdown-Hill did a search for a living decendant of the Plantagenet ruling family and actually found a woman in Canada with the mitrochondial DNA of Richard's sister's line. That DNA would have been shared by all the siblings since the maternal DNA is passed down pretty much intact through the surviving generations. Of course it survives in the female line but if the bones are Richard's, wouldn't he have the same mitrochondial DNA as his sister even though he himself would not pass it down? I am not much up on this scientific stuff but could this be a possibility, thereby not requiring permission of the Queen to dig up anyone? I bet John Ashdown-Hill has all the records needed to do ths.
L.M.L.,
Janet T.
we both descend from king john lackland, and possibly edward 3. i'm still verifying that info.
--- On Wed, 3/7/12, J. T, <treenbagh@...> wrote:
From: J. T, <treenbagh@...>
Subject: DNA
To:
Received: Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 11:10 AM
I remember that several years ago John Ashdown-Hill did a search for a living decendant of the Plantagenet ruling family and actually found a woman in Canada with the mitrochondial DNA of Richard's sister's line. That DNA would have been shared by all the siblings since the maternal DNA is passed down pretty much intact through the surviving generations. Of course it survives in the female line but if the bones are Richard's, wouldn't he have the same mitrochondial DNA as his sister even though he himself would not pass it down? I am not much up on this scientific stuff but could this be a possibility, thereby not requiring permission of the Queen to dig up anyone? I bet John Ashdown-Hill has all the records needed to do ths.
L.M.L.,
Janet T.
DNA
2013-02-07 06:12:52
An interesting view of the DNA analysis
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2013/02/leicester-body-richard-iii.html
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2013/02/leicester-body-richard-iii.html
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