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Subject: Re: [DNA] DAVIDSON CLAN ORIGINS - MacPHERSON or COMYN
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 19:51:30 EST


In a message dated 2/4/2004 7:21:29 PM Eastern Standard Time,
writes:


<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


John:

Thanks for your opinion. Just wondering how generous I should be, given
present interpretation guidelines. How would 5 to 9 genetic distance sound for
MRCAs 1000-1500 years ago? I suppose there are too many variables and databases
are still too small to make a proper estimate.
Len

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