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Subject: Re: [DNA] DAVIDSON CLAN ORIGINS - MacPHERSON or COMYN
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 18:43:18 -0500 (EST)
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In-Reply-To: <36.5079ff3a.2d5162e1@aol.com> (Dolmenx@aol.com)
Len wrote:
> My problem is
> that on the higher ends of 'genetic distance' current interpretation would be
> 'no relationship' , which is in complete opposition to authoritative
> scholarship and historical record.
It just depends on your point of view. For most people, the time window
for a genealogically useful relationship is 600 years or so. Your
window seems to be rather longer than that. So be it. You are
interested in relationships that date back further, so you must use a
more generous allowance for genetic distance. That shouldn't be a
problem.
John Chandler
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