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From: Doug McDonald <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] an unexpected haplogroup result
Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2006 14:41:03 -0600
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ellen Levy wrote:


> The authors also leveled some rather humorous (and in
> my opinion, fairly valid) criticisms towards the field
> of genetic genealogy and its obsession with
> "interpreting the current gene pool as a legacy of
> past population migrations."


Well, the current gene pool **IS** a legacy of past
population migrations. That's not debatable, unless you
define "population migration" to mean "wholesale
replacement" as opposed to addition. That may be what they
mean, of course.

Doug McDonald

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