These 4 ladies sure have one big ohana

[manoasurfer123]

Too think that all of these jewish people may have come from these 4 ladies kind of blows my mind.

"Some 3.5 million of today's Ashkenazi Jews — about 40 percent of the total Ashkenazi population — are descended from just four women, a genetic study indicates. "

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060113/ap_on_sc/jewish_descent

[kimo55]

Then que four that stohree. I lurve Jooish artickles

[Glen Miyashiro]

Interesting story. However, it's just an Ashkenazi-specific example of how inter-related we all are, a fact best illustrated by Mitochondrial Eve (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochondrial_Eve).

[Leo Lakio]

Then que four that stohree. I lurve Jooish artickles
Yoar sew meene, Chemo44.

[HawaiiDreamer]

Interesting Article! :D I read it the other day, thanks for the link!

It's hard to imagine all that investigative work!

Dreamer

[alohabear]

Too think that all of these jewish people may have come from these 4 ladies kind of blows my mind.

"Some 3.5 million of today's Ashkenazi Jews — about 40 percent of the total Ashkenazi population — are descended from just four women, a genetic study indicates. "

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060113/ap_on_sc/jewish_descent
4 ladies...but how many men? That's the BIG question. :D