S C O T T 💫 on Instagram: "The idea of the “Genghis Khan gene” is mostly a myth. People often talk about a 2003 study that found a certain Y-chromosome cluster in about 40–60% of Mongolians and some Central and East Asians, and some claimed it came from Genghis Khan. But the truth is, this cluster goes back around 2,500 years, long before Genghis Khan, and it’s impossible to link it to one person. Mongolian genetics are complicated — our DNA comes from many ancestors, migrations, and population