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From: "Steven Bird" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Cruciani and 2007 TMRCA estimates - Forster 1996 rhomethod
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:48:25 -0400
In-Reply-To: <REME20070323184359@alum.mit.edu>


On that point, does anyone have the Forster paper from 1996 that discusses
"rho" calculations? Here is the citation:

Forster P, Harding R, Torroni A, Bandelt H-J (1996) Origin and Evolution of
Native American mtDNA Variation: A reappraisal. American Journal of Human
Genetics 59:935-945

Cruciani uses this method as a check against Zhivotosky's approach; he
claims that the MRCA times calculated using Forster's dating method from
this paper are actually a bit shorter than those calculated using Z.'s
approach.

This has been a really fascinating discussion and I appreciate all of our
math and genetics experts chiming in.

Thanks in advance,

Steve


>
> > I wonder how Forster and Zhivostovsky arrived at their rates.
>
>You may find it helpful to read their papers.
>

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