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From: Steven Bird <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] DNAH 15 marker Y-DNA panel
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 17:59:57 -0600
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I do, Ken. It is an excellent example of ascertainment bias. The results may seem to be more important than they actually are based simply upon the population from which the sample was selected.



Steve


>
> I hope this does not seem nit picking, but I still don't get a sense the
> list contributors yet accept both the largely accidental and bias-driven
> nature of the particular set of snps we have right now in the y tree. KN]]
>




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