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From: "Jason S. Clary" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Contributions of Phantom Ancestors to our DNA makeup.
Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 16:34:06 -0700
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I think there's a higher probability of our ancestry having being affected
by fleas than butterflies. ;P

Think of all those potential alternative mates that were never conceived
because someone died of bubonic plague.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Nordtvedt" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 3:51 PM
Subject: Re: [DNA] Contributions of Phantom Ancestors to our DNA makeup.


> You can say the same for the butterfly who turned the head of some ancient
> male ancestor who then saw the female who soon became your ancient female
> ancestor. Bravo for the butterfly. Actually I'm stealing the butterfly
> from the meteorologists who blame the fluttering of his wings somewhere
> along the West African coast for starting the perturbation which became
> Katrina or other hurricanes.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jackson Montgomery-Devoni" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 4:34 PM
> Subject: RE: [DNA] Contributions of Phantom Ancestors to our DNA makeup.
>
>
> John,
>
> ............ personally I count all of my
> ancestors as equally important, from all lines. The thing is even if they
> have not contributed right now a single base pair or gene they are still
> important becuase without them you would not be here today as you are.
>
>
> Cheers,
> Jackson
>
>
>
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