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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Dan Barker

Genetic marker carried by descendants of Robert the Bruce is identified

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Scientists have found a distinct genetic marker carried by close relatives of Robert the Bruce, the king who freed Scotland from English rule.

Genealogy researchers from the University of Strathclyde have found 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.

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