... Here's a thought. If there were separate subspecies of hominids, that were able to (in at least some cases) interbreed successfully, yet which had...
... successfully, ... differing ... see ... evolution ... period of ... necessarily "match ... The 'recombinanons' are somewhat oblivious to length. They...
... Michael, I agree, mouse and other animal studies, and perhaps plant studies as well, could be very useful in answering a lot of these questions. As you...
... From: "Dan G." <dgplexus1@...> ... of ... necessarily "match ... You know, this makes me think experiments with mice of varying lineages could be done to...
... Very interesting, Philip. Thanks for shining some light on these questions, particularly the relative unimportance of location in the genome, with regard...
... Philip, By the way, I wasn't initially referring to gene conversion, just the standard DNA recombination that occurs during sexual reproduction. Though, I...
... <philip.deitiker@...> wrote: If you look at the Molecular Anthropology groups home page picture you see an Image of the HLA, notice that at the two there...
This appears to confirm, to a limited extent at least, my friend from Hyderabad's suspicion that disparate populations underly, or founded, the caste system in...
... the ... reproduction. ... also ... terminology ... play, ... to ... I brought in gene conversion for a reason, examining the HLA locus specifically with...
... Regarding the evident move in orangutan ancestry, from terrestrial to arboreal locomotion, I've found an online video that may help illustrate why such a...
... P.S., orangutans and gibbons move bipedally while on the ground. Perhaps their LCA was not only terrestrial, but bipedal (or semi- bipedal) as well. Dan...
... That would also be the same LCA that gibbons share with Pan, Gorilla, and Homo. Long, long time ago... and a lot of intervening types between. Dale...
I wonder if there used to be a lot more forest around, before man discovered fire (and, later, mass clearing of forest for farming and "development.") Judging...
Link to the New York Times article, for those who haven't seen it yet: From DNA Analysis, Clues to a Single Australian Migration [Regarding Out of Africa and...
... wrote: From Science 316, p365-366. Commentator-Ann Gibbons Source Linda Vigilante. According to this latest meeting commentary. Genomic research into...
... degradation ... between ... keep ... They mention that in the piece, If Gorillas diverged from humans 8 million years ago, and interbreeding ceased I don't...
... resulted in ... The time ranges are between 6 and 10 million years ago. The mtDNA divergence is ofset from chimpanzee only by 0.6 million years. ...
Interesting hypotheses from Marcel, re: H floresiensis and Sahelanthropus. (See the end of this message.) Dan ... they're ... that ... that ... the ... in ... ...
... wrote: As has been discussed before, despite the absence of another LB1- like cranium, there is material from other specimens that supports the idea of a...
... wrote: Marcel, That is possible. I think it's also possible that Sahelanthropus represented an early radiation out of the SE Asian Islands. The ...
P.S., Why are researchers still relying on mtDNA and Y-chromosomal analyses, to support Out of Africa? Emerging data (including CNV and the gorilla study...
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4051310a7693.html DNA test to see if 'extinct' quail survived 102 years NZPA | Tuesday, 8 May 2007 An isolated population of quail...
... wrote: [I am not able yet to find the PNAS article but I have found this abstract, I don't know if I have already put it up, but . . . . ] Am J Hum Genet....
... Hi Philip, I agree that mtDNA and Y studies can be useful, for some things. But, it seems that their capacity to support or prove Out of Africa is...
The word "may" should be included in the sentence quoted below. "If the Y technique didn't work with gorillas, it [may] similarly fail with humans." Dan...
P.S., the discrepancy between the Y-derived and recombinant nuclear DNA derived divergence dates, between the Eastern and Western gorillas, may actually be...
This may be of interest. It pertains to our growing understanding of the importance of non-coding ("intron") DNA, and mobile elements in the genome. Note,...
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