tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post6535287373125498110..comments2024-01-04T04:11:55.717+02:00Comments on Dienekes’ Anthropology Blog: HMM-based analysis of polymorphisms in admixed ancestriesDienekeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02082684850093948970noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-19913748777569060622008-04-10T07:48:00.000+03:002008-04-10T07:48:00.000+03:00I should say I don't believe that the author himse...I should say I don't believe that the author himself is asserting such a thing, but I think many people will take this as his meaning, and he ought to prepare for that and issue preemptive disclaimers.<BR/><BR/>If such a technique is invented, would like to see which of my genes are flagged as "Irish" and which as "Scottish". Then I would like to try the same trick starting with a different seed sample!saphorrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216637647732682258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-47627043947866179202008-04-10T07:44:00.000+03:002008-04-10T07:44:00.000+03:00Whatever. 1/64 Polish? How do you tell a 1/64 of...Whatever. 1/64 Polish? How do you tell a 1/64 of a "Polish gene" from someone just over the border in the Ukraine?<BR/><BR/>No software will ever be able, in general, to determine which modern nation states your 2^10 ancestors 10 generations ago came from. To suggest this is possible in general betrays a complete misunderstanding of genetics and human history.saphorrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216637647732682258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-35409743617363665372008-04-09T23:39:00.000+03:002008-04-09T23:39:00.000+03:00I posted on this weeks ago.Looks promising.I posted on this <A HREF="http://racehist.blogspot.com/2008/03/new-admixture-program.html" REL="nofollow">weeks ago</A>.<BR/><BR/>Looks promising.n/ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02378473351485233448noreply@blogger.com