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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Sundjata: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Truthcentric: [qb] Sorry for repeating myself, but again, has anyone seen [URL=http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071018145955.htm]this argument[/URL] against ancestry-tracing organizations like DNATribes? [/qb][/QUOTE]First of all, this was not an "ancestry test" but a geographical [comparative] analysis, as Astenb points out, similar to what Tishkoff et al do in their analyses. The results were the results. Also, from the article: [QUOTE]A third option, known as AncestryByDNA, or admixture testing, is more promising in that it examines non-sex chromosomes inherited from both parents, chromosomes that contain DNA segments from all ancestors. To a limited extent, this test can track the geographical movements of ancestors by examining single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), some of which influence such traits as skin color and resistance to regional diseases. That said, the same SNPs may be found among several populations around the world, and thus can produce false leads.[/QUOTE]^They concede that point when they differentiate between this and uniparental "ancestry testing", which is indeed often criticized (see [URL=http://www.africanancestry.com/science_response.html]Rick Kittles' response to Sarah Tishkoff[/URL]). The so-called "false leads" don't apply when you heighten the discriminatory probability. I don't recommend that you preoccupy yourself anyways since the only reason that he posted it was to obfuscate things. How is your "opponent" going to directly contradict or discredit THESE particular results that were confirmed in this very thread by board members (i.e., alTakruri) savvy enough to use the require software to do so? Jeeze, even Dienekes admits that the use of these 8 core STR markers is enough to place an individual into the correct "continental grouping" with extremely "high accuracy". You seem to be too worried about subjective criticism from people who half the time don't even understand/know what they're talking about. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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