We only discovered DNA about 70 years ago, and only first decoded a full human genome about 20 years ago. Genetics is still a science in its infancy. In this brief clip, Dr. Swamidass exposes a misconception about ancestry: as it turns out, many of our direct ancestors give us no genes or DNA at all. They are genetic ghosts! What does this mean for the study of genealogy? How does this impact how we understand our ancestry?

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Watch the entire presentation here:    • Providence Science Symposium 2022  



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