Re: Haplotypes of the Azores, comments on climate.

On 11 Jan 2006 18:34:12 -0800, "johnwl4@xxxxxxx" <johnwl4@xxxxxxx>
wrote:

>"So, instead, how about the A*24 haplotypes of the Azores and islands
>of the Atlantic? Some have been described as Oriental, Mediterranean
>or even African. Can these HLAs be linked with mtDNA and/or Y
>chromosome?
>
>Gisele"
>
> Saw this over on Yahoo. I thought historically the Azores were
>supposed to have been uninhabited until settled by the Poruguese, or
>possibly by Phoenician explorers. Claim has been made that Phoenician
>coins were found there and then lost - pretty easy claim to make, of
>course.

Hi John,

Well, I got my mtDNA data in order and Philip was not up to the task,
I guess.

I didn't notice anything too exotic.

Gisele



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