Genealogy Projects tagged with gene pool on the Geni Family Tree

Too Many Ancestors in My Family Tree!

The Wheat and Chessboard Problem Applied to Ancestry Going back in your ancestry, every generational step (N) yields (in theory) a doubling of ancestors, mathematically expressed as 2^N N=0 : 2^0 = 1 you N=1 : 2^1 = 2 parents N=2 : 2^2 = 4 grandparents N=3 : 2^3 = 8 great-grandparents ..and so on. Those familiar with the nature of the " Wheat and chessboard problem " will immediat...