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From: "Ken Nordtvedt" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] PLOS Genetics: admixture study of European Americans
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:08:18 -0700
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From: "Lawrence Mayka" <>
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Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 9:00 PM
Subject: Re: [DNA] PLOS Genetics: admixture study of European Americans


> If European ethnic groups had really been isolated ever since an initial
> Ice
> Age mixture, they would be easily distinguishable in autosomal tests--but
> they are not.

We need a meaning of "easily distinguishable in autosomal tests". Maybe the
paltry set used up until now is not a good test of this?
There are certainly some medical conditions or tendencies higher in
Scandinavians.

Ken


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