Y-chromosomal Aaron
HYPOTHESIZED MOST RECENT COMMON ANCESTOR OF THE PATRILINEAL JEWISH PRIESTLY CASTE KNOWN AS KOHANIM
Cohen Modal Haplotype; Y chromosomal Aaron; Cohen modal haplotype; Jewish priestly signature; Cohen Modal Cluster Haplotype; Y-chromosomal Levi; Cohen gene; Cohen Y-chromosome; Kohen gene
Y-chromosomal Aaron is the name given to the hypothesized most recent common ancestor of the patrilineal Jewish priestly caste known as Kohanim (singular "Kohen", also spelled "Cohen"). According to the traditional understanding of the Hebrew Bible, this ancestor was Aaron, the brother of Moses.