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From: "Ken Nordtvedt" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] I1a Subclades
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 18:10:43 -0600
References: <103.4d1eacbb.2e537a78@aol.com> <002901c484a1$f0035d90$21cd2f50@Masterbedroom> <000901c484ae$ee5c0340$f9e289d1@Ken1> <006201c484b4$d2d8a690$21cd2f50@Masterbedroom>


In which people of a haplogroup do you believe the redundant SNP mutations
occured? Call one guy the Founder with his SNP mutation. Now say they find
another redundant SNP mutation for that haplogroup. In whom do you think it
occured?

Ken
----- Original Message -----
From: "gareth.henson" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 5:48 PM
Subject: Re: [DNA] I1a Subclades
> The number of redundant SNPs on a branch will presumably relate to
> population size, mutations die out quicker in smaller populations, and you
> get long thin trees, with expanding populations mutations survive but at
low
> %ages so you get short bushy trees. On the current chart R1b3 looks very
> bushy, but this may just reflect the SNPs found so far.
>
> Gareth


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