Culture's effect on Genetics (was: RE: Cartoon meme)

From: Tim Rhodes (proftim@speakeasy.org)
Date: Wed 15 Feb 2006 - 00:47:06 GMT

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    > > <<Frankly, I think the Palestinians are just as Jewish as the mostly
    > > European transplants in Israel. >>
    > >
    > > That's an odd thought. I have trouble even speculating on what you
    > > could have meant.
    >
    > An off-topic remark, actually; but I think the Romans didn't empty out
    > palestine when they kicked out the Jews. They expelled the ruling
    > class of Jews, not all of them. Those who remained were still Jews,
    > who later turned to Islam, But they still are Jews.

    Yes and no. Here are the results of one study, pointing to the effects holding the <maternal lineage> meme have had upon genetic mixing across several diverse Jewish communities: http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/AJHG/journal/issues/v70n6/013504/013504.htm l

    -Tim

    Tim Rhodes tim@newstylecollective.org Eyes, Ears & Memes, NSC / SIL2K New Style Collective / Strategic Improv Laboratories www.newstylecollective.org / www.sil2k.org

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