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From: (John Chandler)
Subject: Re: [DNA] relative mutation rates for different haplogroups
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 15:18:51 -0500 (EST)
References: <p06230902c0128db387d7@[192.168.1.103]>
In-Reply-To: <p06230902c0128db387d7@[192.168.1.103]> (message from Pat Oliveron Fri, 10 Feb 2006 12:53:39 -0600)

Pat wrote:
> Is there any evidence that haplotypes within haplogroup I1c mutate
> faster or slower than those in, say, R1b?

Not because of the haplogroup, but there is evidence that longer
alleles mutate a bit faster than shorter ones. Thus, the typical
R1b person has DYS392=13, while the typical I has DYS392=11, so
you would expect the average mutation rate for DYS392 to be a bit
lower in haplogroup I than in R1b. However, some R1b's have 11
at DYS392, and they would be just as slow as the typical I's.

John Chandler

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  • Re: [DNA] relative mutation rates for different haplogroups by (John Chandler)