The Western Hemisphere. General term for the Americas following their discovery by Europeans, thus setting them in contradistinction to the Old World of Africa, Europe, and Asia.
Yotova et al just published a study in the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution which demonstrates that an X-linked haplotype of Neanderthals (B0006) is not only present in ALL non-African populations but also OCCURS AT THE HIGHEST RATE IN NATIVE AMERICANS. Moreover, it is basically ABSENT in East Asia, and occurs in 9% of Western Europeans, the "center" of ancient Neanderthal populations, but is PRESENT IN 25% OF NATIVE AMERICANS, by far the highest prevalence worldwide. If neanderthals never made it to the New World, how is this possible??? Opinions???
If neanderthals never made it to the New World, how is this possible???
They didn't have to make it to the New World. They only had to make it with Siberians who later crossed over.
It would be nice to be able to read more than the abstract but I'm not about to subscribe just for that.
Something is wrong here. War, disease, death, destruction, hunger, filth, poverty, torture, crime, corruption, and the Ice Capades. Something is definitely wrong. This is not good work. If this is the best God can do, I am not impressed.
Sorry Uni but you're missing the point.
The preponderance of an HSN genetic marker in an HSS population has no relevance to the number of HSNs in a given spot at a given time.
What the heavy marking in the NW Americas tells us is that the marker was not diluted by interbreeding in that area with those not carrying a heavy load of the marker, nothing more.
Roy.
First people deny a thing, then they belittle it, then they say it was known all along! Von Humboldt
Oh dear! Your post states but is PRESENT IN 25% OF NATIVE AMERICANS, not that NA have 25% of HSN genes.
If you shot ever NA with the marker, bar one, the marker would present in 100 % of the population. That is also a fact!
Roy.
First people deny a thing, then they belittle it, then they say it was known all along! Von Humboldt
I remember reading that haplogroup X was located in populations of the Altai Mountains of Siberia. That doesn't prove it's responsible for all or any of the North American incidence of X, but it's probably a good assumption.
Wow...talk about a blast from the past. How've you been guy!
Something is wrong here. War, disease, death, destruction, hunger, filth, poverty, torture, crime, corruption, and the Ice Capades. Something is definitely wrong. This is not good work. If this is the best God can do, I am not impressed.
