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Subject: Re: [DNA] Haplogroup B and problems with "mycin" antibiotics
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 18:44:15 EDT


In a message dated 6/17/2007 3:08:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
writes:

> So, since B2 is a subclade of B4b, and they both describe American Indians,
>
> are all B4b American Indians and B2 a subclade of American Indians, or is it
>
> that only B2 and all B2 are American Indians?

I'd hesitate to make a sweeping statement, but B4b is definitely broader than
just Native Americans, and B2 is at least very strongly associated with
Native Americans. This is all based on a pitifully small number of samples with
complete sequence data.

Ann Turner


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