Re: Blue-eyed Humans Have A Single, Common Ancestor

Ken Denny wrote:
On Jan 31, 7:58 am, TomS <TomS_mem...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Blue-eyed Humans Have A Single, Common Ancestor
"ScienceDaily (Jan. 31, 2008) -- New research shows that
people with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor.
A team at the University of Copenhagen have tracked
down a genetic mutation which took place 6-10,000 years
ago and is the cause of the eye colour of all blue-eyed
humans alive on the planet today."

<http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080130170343.htm>

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---Tom S.
"As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand."
attributed to Josh Billings

What's the big deal? All humans have a single common ancestor.

It's not a big deal, but it's a medium-sized deal. The fact that the allele can be traced to a single mutation and that its date can be estimated to be so recent is interesting. And that's all this press release is saying.

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