Actually I was aware of that. The age of the oldest common male ancestor is much more recent than the age of the most common female ancestor. And, as you say, my side is always ready with some kind of explanation....
This is just what one would expect to find if the last common ancestor of all living women, Eve, lived many generations before the last common ancestor of all males, Noah. Recall that all men to survive in the ark were directly related, while the four women in the Ark were not related. It would therefore not be suprising for males to have less diversity than females in gene regions unique to each sex.
PS- The Deluge of Noah would also explain the 'genetic bottleneck' you mentioned earlier.
To all, Vade does not seem to think the thread I linked to in my earlier post has much of value to say. I am afraid I must politely disagree. It was an excellent run down on the genetic evidence for the date of human origins. But don't take my word for it, click on the link yourselves and see who YOU think makes the best case.
This is just what one would expect to find if the last common ancestor of all living women, Eve, lived many generations before the last common ancestor of all males, Noah. Recall that all men to survive in the ark were directly related, while the four women in the Ark were not related. It would therefore not be suprising for males to have less diversity than females in gene regions unique to each sex.I was talking more about the completely bullet-proof generic "Goddidit" approach, not Biblical literalism. I'm surprised you're trying to make the Noahic Flood work. That takes you out of the realm of bad biology into execrable geology. And how many generations are there from Eve to Noah?PS- The Deluge of Noah would also explain the 'genetic bottleneck' you mentioned earlier.
To all, Vade does not seem to think the thread I linked to in my earlier post has much of value to say. I am afraid I must politely disagree. It was an excellent run down on the genetic evidence for the date of human origins. But don't take my word for it, click on the link yourselves and see who YOU think makes the best case.Let me know what you hear.