A distinct genetic marker carried by close relatives of Robert the Bruce, has been identified by researchers at a Glasgow university. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Image
Genealogy researchers at the University of Strathclyde have come across the marker in male-line descendants of the Bruces of Clackmannan, who were related to Robert the Bruce, King of Scots from 1306 to 1329. 👑 Credit: Hulton Archive
It's in the Y chromosome DNA of two different lines of descent from Robert Bruce, 2nd Baron of Clackmannan, who lived in the second half of the 14th century. 💙 Image
One of the descendants who has taken a test is Rollo Bruce, a retired textile research editor from Oxfordshire, whose genes have the unique marker now officially named FTB15831. 🧬 Credit: Dumfries and Gallow...
Although there are differing theories about the exact relationship between the Bruces of Clackmannan and King Robert the Bruce, according to researchers, there is a consensus that it was very close. 👑 Credit: UGC MSR
Graham Holton is Principal Tutor on Strathclyde’s Genealogical Studies Postgraduate Programme, said: "Y chromosome DNA tests taken by male line descendants of two of Robert of Clackmannan’s sons, Robert and Edward, show that they both carry the marker FTB15831." 🧬 Credit: Smith Art Gallery a...
"This means it may also have been carried by their close relative, King Robert." 👑 Credit: Stirling Observer
"This discovery means that anyone living today who tests positive for the marker is descended from the same family as the famous King." 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Credit: Tom Wilson

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