Gotra Vs Gene

The science behind Gotra (GENETICS) is nothing but what is today popularly known as GENE ~ MAPPING

What is the Gotra system?

Why do we have this system? Why do we consider this to be so important to decide marriages?

Why should sons carry the gotra of father, why not a daughter?

How/why does the gotra of a daughter change after she gets married? What is the logic?

In fact this is an amazing genetic science we follow. Let’s see the SCIENCE of GENETICS behind our great GOTRA systems.

The word GOTRA is formed from two Sanskrit words GAU (means cow) and Trahi (means shed).

Gotra means cowshed.

Gotra is like a cowshed protecting a particular male lineage. We identify our male lineage/gotra by considering to be descendants of the 8 great Rishi (Sapta rishi + Bharadwaj rishi). All the other gotra evolved from these only.

Biologically, the human body has 23 pairs of chromosomes (one from the father and one from the mother) on these 23 pairs, there is one pair called sex chromosomes which decide the gender of the person.

During conception if the resultant cell is XX chromosomes then the child will be a girl, if it is XY then it is a boy.

In XY – X is from mother and Y is from father.

This Y is unique and it doesn’t mix. So in XY, Y will suppress the X and the son will get Y chromosomes. Y is the only chromosome that gets passed down only between male lineage. (Father to Son and to Grandson).

Women never get Y. Hence Y plays a crucial role in genetics in identifying the genealogy. Since women never get Y the Gotra of the woman is said to be of her husband.

They are 8 different Y chromosomes from 8 Rishis. If we are from the Same Gotra then it means we are from the same root ancestor.

Marriages between the same Gotra will increase the risk of causing genetic disorders as same Gotra Y chromosomes cannot have crossover and it will activate the defective cells.

If this continues, it will reduce the size and strength of the Y chromosome which is crucial for the creation of males.

If no Y chromosome is present in this world, then it will cause males to become extinct.

So Gotra system is a method to avoid genetic disorders and attempt to protect Y chromosome.

Amazing bio-science by our Maharishis. Our Heritage is unarguably THE GREATEST.

Our Rishis had the “GENE MAPPING” sorted out thousands of years ago.

In the pic: The #Naga and #Nagini (counterpart of Naga) are creatures who live in a mysterious and rich underground kingdom. It depicts the XY chromosome functional in every individual, it helps you to clearly understand about left and right parts of the human body, each and everyone has their opposite in their own body.