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They have tested descendants of Rurik from different family branches, such as the Smolensk, Yaroslav, Starodub, and Rostov branches. The first two descendants of Rurik that were tested were Prince Shahovskoi and Professor Gagarin. Their most recent common ancestor is Vladimir II Monomakh, Grand Prince of Kiev in the 12th century.
The test results of these two and of the other people who have been tested show that they carry N1c1 and share a similar haplotype, which indicates descent from a shared ancestor. However, two princes of the Obolensk branch carry R1a1 instead and thus descend from a different ancestor.
You can read more about the project here:
http://www.familytreedna.com/public/...x?section=news
Interestingly, descendants of the Lithuanian Gediminid rulers also carry N1c1, but they have a different haplotype, one with typically Baltic markers.
Why do you find it odd?
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