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From: "Allan S. Gleason" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Re: Neanderthals and us
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 00:57:45 -0700
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Hi Mary!
I read it too and it didn't seem to have much to do with mutation rates or even
the Neanderthals actually. In fact it didn't seem to have much to do with us
genealogists and the DNA we use with hyper mutation rates - so we can relate to
each other in real time.

I did find it interesting and worth keeping (I save a lot of this stuff). The
entire article which I really need to re-read was actually a synopsis of how and
where we became humans and the DNA conflicts in determining the final result -
Us.

Allan


wrote:

> I checked out that website by Scott Brown about DNA and the Neanderthals. I
> do not have the time to read the whole thing now, but doesn't he have the
> thing about mutations in mtDNA and Y-chromosome DNA backwards? It is my
> understanding that mtDNA mutates relatively slowly and the Y-chromosome DNA
> mutates more frequently. He sort of lost credibility to me after I read
> that...
>
> Mary Mallett
>
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