[Gulf Goans] South Koreans may have Indian genes ! Ayodhya effect?

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South Koreans may have Indian genes
SHANTANU NANDAN SHARMA TIMES NEWS NETWORK
 







SEOUL: A genetic discovery in South Korea has claimed that Koreans could have an Indian ancestor 2000 years ago. 
<A target=adcept href=http://203.199.70.225/cgi-bin/adceptclickthrough.cgi?random_key=22/7/200417:38:560.1957249339079929&host_name=economictimes.indiatimes.com&url_name=www.economictimes.com/articleshow/823181.cms><img name=my_img  width=180 height=200 ALIGN=right vspace=0 hspace=0
 src="" ALT=Click here to know more border=0></a>As was reported by leading South Korean newspaper Joong Ang Daily on Friday, researchers in an archaeological survey at ancient royal tomb of Gimhae in South Gyeongsang province, found some evidence to support claims that Koreans have DNA traceable to South or South East Asian ethnic groups like Indian, Malaysian or Thai. Dr Seo Jeong-sun of Seoul National University and Kim Jong-il of Hallym University conducted the research and decoded the entire genetic code of ancient Korean remains. They have recently presented their findings at a meeting of the Korea Genome
 Organisation in Chuncheon, Gangwong province. The findings have gained interests in the backdrop of the popular romantic legend of an Indian princess married to a Korean king of the Great Gaya dynasty. According to the legend, the Korean king from Southeast Korea, Kim Su-ro, married an Indian princess, Heo Hwang-ok, from the ancient Indian kingdom of Ayodhya. The stories say that Heo travelled by ship to Korea. The Great Gaya dynasty ruled Southeast Korea till 562 AD. In fact, Heo is still a common family name in Korea. The researchers now say that the myth could turn out to be true, according to the daily. More studies are in the offing. The genetic study at Gimhae tomb focused on the mitochondrial DNA in the human remains. Mitochondria are cellular components that are the source of power for animal and human cells and have DNA which is passed to succeeding generations through the material line. This transmission makes such DNA valuable in studying
 family evolution. In fact, it has always been assumed that Koreans are an ethnically homogeneous group that originated in Mongolia. The daily quoted Dr Kim as saying, �More studies need to be done. But this discovery could be the beginning of identifying the Korean race.� - Forwarded by www.goa-world.com
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