tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074422985363924559.post2281577694907682710..comments2023-08-26T09:41:34.197-06:00Comments on Africa: Rare Analyses and Knowledge-base: An Interesting Encounter...Mystery Solverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06985949344472336362noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074422985363924559.post-67092324822504594802008-10-25T04:41:00.000-06:002008-10-25T04:41:00.000-06:00To big valley:In a nutshell, what I'm essentially ...To big valley:<BR/><BR/>In a nutshell, what I'm essentially saying, is that the notion that the origins of haplogroup E is open to interpretation, is bogus; preponderance of evidence allows for only one interpretation: It is African in Origin.<BR/><BR/>I'm also saying that the prospect of haplogroup E's origin in northeast Africa is unlikely or has little merit, given evidence: its YAP+ ancestralMystery Solverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985949344472336362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074422985363924559.post-35078884569043810582008-10-16T22:02:00.000-06:002008-10-16T22:02:00.000-06:00Great analysis. So in a nutshell, if I had to summ...Great analysis. So in a nutshell, if I had to summmarize, you are saying this: (correct me if I'm wrong about some of the terminology)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Some theories speculate that Y-genetic elements associated with the Haplogroup "E" originally beginning in Africa, flowed out from that source and mutated into other sub-clades such as E-M34 chromosomes. These mutations in turn flowed back into Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074422985363924559.post-35609389249117237112008-10-15T04:55:00.000-06:002008-10-15T04:55:00.000-06:00the big valley writes:The link to the original art...the big valley writes:<BR/><BR/><I>The link to the original article sez: <A>"..other studies have found that approximately 5.5 percent of members of the U.S. Black community have no detectable African genetic admixture."</A><BR/><BR/>How is this possible? Is the definition of "black" in this case, purely a social one or what?</I><BR/><BR/>I take it by "link", you're referring to Mr. Sweet's site?Mystery Solverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985949344472336362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074422985363924559.post-89972635074994234862008-10-15T04:00:00.000-06:002008-10-15T04:00:00.000-06:00^Little correction to the closing note above:I mea...^Little correction to the closing note above:<BR/><BR/>I meant to say...<BR/><BR/>"I myself, have corrected Wiki postings on even mis-quoting genealogical journals on too many occasions already, so as to be foolish enough not to view postings there with an critical eye."Mystery Solverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985949344472336362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074422985363924559.post-87466751161923098142008-10-15T03:56:00.000-06:002008-10-15T03:56:00.000-06:00the big valley writes:It claims that 'E" "would ap...the big valley writes:<BR/><BR/><I>It claims that 'E" "would appear to have arisen in Northeast Africa" and is "closely linked with Haplogroup "D" which is not found in Africa. Exactly what does this so-called "linkage" mean I wonder? I see no reference to any published academic source, only a link to a website by the so-called "International Society of Genetic Genealogy". Most interesting..</I><Mystery Solverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985949344472336362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074422985363924559.post-36028175363530161142008-10-12T19:59:00.000-06:002008-10-12T19:59:00.000-06:00Speaking of genetic variation, I have really learn...Speaking of genetic variation, I have really learned a lot from your page. Hence comparing your data with that of others, I came across Wikipedia article "Hapogroup E" What do you make of the article or the following intro blurb below?<BR/><BR/>It claims that 'E" "would appear to have arisen in Northeast Africa" and is "closely linked with Haplogroup "D" which is not found in Africa. Exactly Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074422985363924559.post-27908305595590469972008-10-10T16:17:00.000-06:002008-10-10T16:17:00.000-06:00The link to the original article sez: "..other stu...The link to the original article sez: "..other studies have found that approximately 5.5 percent of members of the U.S. Black community have no detectable African genetic admixture."<BR/><BR/>How is this possible? Is the definition of "black" in this case, purely a social one or what?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com