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[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 child)

Yeah. I had thought about that, although I realized that it's probably a little more complex due to genetic isolation; that is, you've got inbreeding several generations back, even more so if your ancestors were really quite homogeneous like the Japanese. Like, instead of it being 30 mothers out, it might only be 15 or less within your region.

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[–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

And a pure Native American must have a common mother with a pure Aboriginal Australian about 1600 mothers ago.

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[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Does that take into account the relative lack of mixing among populations in different continents until recently?

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[–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Yea, a pure Native American doesn't share a mother with an Aboriginal Australian in 1250 AD lol.

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[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Happy cake day!

Just a tip: the term "Aborigine" (that's how it's spelt, fwiw) is no longer preferred, and is often regarded as offensive. "Aboriginal Australian" or "Indigenous" are preferred instead.

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[–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

Thanks, fixed.