Re: The Genetics of the British


"Jim Webster" <Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/07/0719_050719_britishgene.html
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> Someone reckons that actually 80% of our genes came across when we
> followed
> the reindeer over the land bridge, and all these celts and saxons since
> have
> made not much impact

More than 80 percent of our genes are shared with reindeer, unless I'm very
much mistaken.

Even more with pigs, which makes the current publication by Mederith of
considerable interest.

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Regards
Pat Gardiner
www.go-self-sufficient.com
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> Jim Webster
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