Ancient #DNA Analysis Reconstructs Legacy of the #Biblical #Levites https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-evolution-human-origins/levites-dna-0018037

The absence of mention of #DNA haplogroups is even stranger in this piece, as

1) It notes limits of early work on the so-called Cohen Modal Haplotype, which involves Y-DNA

2) Whereas #Ashkenazic & #Sephardic Cohanim share similar #genetic traits, over half of Ashkenazic Levites display an unusual haplotype (formerly R1a1a, now called R1a-Y2619). So haplotypes are central to this genetic quest

2/n