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Finding Your Roots S2E10 — Decoding Our Past Through DNA
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Finding Your Roots•Season 2•Episode 10

Decoding Our Past Through DNA

7.6/10 · 42 votesNov 25, 201460 min

Ranked #7 of 10 in Season 2•matches the season avg

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Secrets encoded in their genomes challenge these guests’ ideas about their families’ histories and their identities today. This episode features Jessica Alba, Anderson Cooper, Valerie Jarrett, Governor Deval Patrick and more.

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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Episode Summary

"Decoding Our Past Through DNA" is episode 10 of Finding Your Roots season 2. It scored 7.6/10 from 42 votes, ranking #7 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.6). It aired on November 25, 2014.

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