Jacob's Legacy
A Genetic View of Jewish History
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Word Count
44,000 words, Guess
Page Count
176 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Internet Archivejacobslegacygene0000gold
- Internet Archivejacobslegacygene00gold
- ISBN-100300125836
- ISBN-139780300125832
- LibraryThing5350322
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- Goodreads3424909
- Library of Congress Control Number2007043583
- OCLC Control Number176925182
- Better World Books9780300125832
- Open LibraryOL10319557M
Classifications
- LCCGN547.G65 2008
- LCCGN547 .G65 2008
Description
Who are the Jews? Where did they come from? What is the connection between an ancient Jewish priest in Jerusalem and today's Israeli sunbather on the beaches of Tel Aviv? These questions stand at the heart of this book. Geneticist David Goldstein analyzes modern DNA studies of Jewish populations and examines the intersections of these scientific findings with the history (both biblical and modern) and oral tradition of the Jews. In a series of detective-style stories, Goldstein explores the priestly lineage of Jewish males as manifested by Y chromosomes; the Jewish lineage claims of the Lemba, an obscure black South African tribe; the differences in maternal and paternal genetic heritage among Jewish populations; and much more. The author also grapples with the medical and ethical implications of our rapidly growing command of the human genomic landscape. The study of genetics has not only changed the study of Jewish history, Goldstein shows, it has altered notions of Jewish identity and even our understanding of what makes a people a people. --From publisher's description.
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