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To: tallhappy
Here's You: The study did not look at genes. It did not say genes follow geography. You still don't understand the basics of either biology or this study you try to use for your own idiosyncratic ends.

Here's what the Times said of the study, quoting the study itself: The study, published today in Science, finds that "self-reported population ancestry likely provides a suitable proxy for genetic ancestry." In other words, someone saying he is of European ancestry will have genetic similarities to other Europeans.

Yep--just like you said, the study did not say that genes follow geography. Fool--take a reading comprehension course at your local community college.

165 posted on 12/23/2002 9:20:12 AM PST by Pharmboy
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To: Pharmboy
For one, don't look at the Times article, look at the actual article in Science.

Two, "genetic ancestry" does not mean genes. You do not understand what they looked at. The markers are not genes.

169 posted on 12/23/2002 11:29:46 AM PST by tallhappy
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