Re: Genetic evidence.....

From: Peter Ashby (pashby_at_blueyonder.co.ruk)
Date: 08/04/04 

Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2004 07:04:07 GMT

Yuri Kuchinsky <yuku@trends.ca> wrote:

> Peter Ashby wrote:
> >
> > Yuri Kuchinsky <yuku@trends.ca> wrote:
> >
> > > Gib Bogle wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Yuri Kuchinsky wrote:
> > > > > Gib Bogle wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >>Yuri Kuchinsky wrote:
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>>benlizross wrote:
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>>>Inger E Johansson wrote:
> > > > >>>>
> > > > >>>>
> > > > >>>>>Ross,
> > > > >>>>>I don't think you so categorically shall dismiss blood group
> > > > >>>>>studies. Not so many days ago one scholar working with DNA-studies
> > > > >>>>>said that it's way to early to do so.
> > > > >>>>
> > > > >>>>But Inger, if you read my post more carefully, you will see that I
> > > > >>>>am not categorically dismissing blood group studies. Rather I was
> > > > >>>>responding to someone who appeared to be ready to categorically
> > > > >>>>dismiss all the _other_ genetic studies of the last 50 years.
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>>Nonsense.
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>>Nobody is trying to dismiss any of the genetic studies of
> > > > >>>the last 50 years. In fact, these latest genetic studies are
> > > > >>>often inconclusive and self-contradictory... so they sort of
> > > > >>>tend to dismiss themselves... Some of them do support the
> > > > >>>American connection (such as Rebecca Cann).
> > > > >>
> > > > >>Mitochondrial DNA evidence is conclusive in favour of Asian origin of
> > > > >>Polynesians.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > As well as of the Native Americans...
> > > >
> > > > But I believe the timing shows that the Americans are on a different
> > > > (older) branch from Asia. The Asian-origin mitochondrial DNA groups of
> > > > the Americas are not those of Polynesia.
> > >
> > > Well, that's what needs to be demonstrated.
> >
> > Well, when you have demonstrated that you understand enough molecular
> > biology and genetic theory to grasp how you use sequence data and
> > molecular clocks and phylogenetic trees to demonstrate such things, then
> > you might realise why your statement is ignorant.
> >
> > Peter
> >
> > --
> > Add my middle initial to email me. It has become attached to a country
>
> More personal attacks from Mr. Ashby...
>
No Yuri statements of fact. You do not understand anywhere near enough
mol biol or genetic theory and when you do you will be in a position to
realise the extent of your ignorance.

Peter 

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