The male line of descension

[Nicator]

Hello All,
I just heard a radio show featuring scientists talking about the venerable Y chromosone. The going theory states that all males have sprung from some prehistoric man some 150,000 years ago. The Y chromosone has been passed from grandfather to father to son and so on...almost unchanged since then. Therefore, Alex had Philips and so on...and we at some point deep in the past all shared the same chromosone. According to Renault (not the most prestigious source) the line of succession went something like this...Amyntas III
Philip II
Alexander III (the Great)
Alexander IVAmyntas' descent is uncertain in the typically bloody line of the Macedonian kings and the civil war which preceded his ascension to the throne in 389 b.c. Interestingly, this has provided scientists with a new and powerful tool to link men to their paternal line of descendency, without the interference of the maternal genetic noise.
later Nicator

[marcus]

So, with luck, the line goes:Amyntas - Philip II - Alexander III - Alexander IV - (x generations) - Marcus Pailing:-)All the bestMarcus

[Nicator]

...great, I'll forward this to the MIT biological survey immediately. Of course, I'll also have to take to the Illinois general assembly...since they seem to be the experts on the genealogical structure of ancient greece