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From: John Coats <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Re: Korean Genes
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 14:38:08 -0800
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Whatever it's worth: I spoke with someone who dated a Japanese girl in
college. She told him some of the smartest Japanese people had somehow
moved to Korea many, many years ago. She said this was the reason for
the serious hatred the Japanese and Koreans have for each other. I know
of no scientific or historical event which documents this.
JWCoats

David Faux wrote:

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> wrote:When I was in Korea some thirty years ago, I recall seeing an article in the
>local English-language newspaper about the genetic heritage of Koreans.
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>This article claimed that unions between American GI's and Korean women
>produced a higher percentage of blue-eyed babies than unions between GI's and
>Japanese women.
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>The explanation given for this phenomenon was that Koreans have more
>"Caucasian" genes than do the Japanese. The transmission of these genes was
>alleged to have occurred via the Turkic peoples of central Asia, with whom
>the Koreans presumably had more contact over the centuries than did the
>Japanese.
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>Because I read this article about three decades ago -- long before I
>developed an interest in DNA genealogy -- I did not retain a copy, and I am
>certainly not prepared to defend it. On the other hand, it clearly gave me
>the impression of a respectable scientific basis.
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>Conclusion: Perhaps one should not be surprised to find Korean genes are not
>"100% East Asian."
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you for this information Jim. Korea has always been a sardine caught between two whales (Japan and China) who have each claimed Korea to be "under their protection". Still, we are talking about other East Asian influences. I know about the Mongol influence (but am unclear as to whether their DNA would be considered Southern Asian, Western Asian, or East Asian), and have a fair sense of the history of the country (my interest will no doubt be put into high gear when my first Korean - Canadian grandchild is born), but had not heard of the the alleged Turkish influence. I will keep my eye open for further information on the matter, and I thank you for bringing this to my attention. Actually I am now more interested that ever to learn of the DNA profile of my Korean kinfolk. David.
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>Dr. David K. Faux, 4028 Larwin Ave., Cypress, CA, 90630, USA
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