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Subject: Re: [DNA-R1B1C7] Network.exe
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 04:50:01 EDT
In a message dated 8/11/2007 11:58:54 P.M. Central Standard Time,
writes:
In my case, at least, there are no results I "want." What I do want is to
understand what the hell is going on, which I freely admit that I do not,
presently. There are lots of ways for us to deceive ourselves. The one I
have been trying to address in my recent postings is to believe TMRCA
prognostications without considering that these can differ by orders of
magnitude depending on what markers are used and what assumptions are made
about mutation rates and generation times.
I can vouch for that. David is the last person I would suspect of cherry
picking markers to prove anything. He's probably less concerned with this Nial
business than anyone else on the list. I suspect that cherry picking
comment was aimed more at myself than David. But my only interest lies in
obtaining an accurate assessment of R1b1c7, if that's even possible. And I'm
beginning to doubt that.
John
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