The majority of Russian citizens have each other relatives – YOUR CITY Pskov

Russian scientists found out that 83% of Russian citizens have to each other relatives. The results of research reports the newspaper “Izvestia”.

Scientists from the medical genetic center Genotek proved that 83% of citizens of Russia in one or another degree have each other relatives. Information found on family and the degree of their kinship goes to personal accounts of clients. These internal data and became the basis of the research. To such conclusion genetics, surveying not less than 1.8 the citizens of our country, from Vladivostok to Sochi.

In the study of Russian geneticists participated citizens aged 20 to 45 years from 8 cities in the country, including from the Ukrainian of Kiev. According to the results of professionals revealed that 83% of the participants DNA test at least one common relative.

They said in the study group were found 1299 similar relations from the 5th to the tenth generation, 549 fourth, 39 and 27 of the 3rd and 2nd generations respectively. The results brought in the personal accounts of customers, and they got access to the list of found relatives.

Genetics note: generation from the 5th to the tenth is a very distant degree of kinship. Not less than close family ties typical of the so-called isolates. Where the local population is not mixed with other nationalities.