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King Tut had overbite, club foot because his parents were brother and sister

A “virtual autopsy” has revealed that King Tutankhamun suffered a variety of health maladies because his parents were brother and sister.

Scientists tested the Egyptian pharaoh’s mitochondrial DNA, which is inherited only from the mother, to determine she was the sister of Akhenaten, who was proven Tutankhamun’s father by DNA testing done in 2010.

Researchers at Italy’s Institute for Mummies and the Iceman used genetic analysis of the boy ruler’s family and more than 2,000 computer scans of his mummified remains to perform the autopsy.

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