Try googling for articles on Y haplotype A if you are searching for the most distant from European haplotypes. Regards Andrew -----Original Message----- From: Shankland(Train) [mailto:Shankland@bellsouth.net] Sent: Thursday, 6 April 2006 10:46 PM To: SCOT-DNA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [SCOT-DNA] Deep DNA I guess I am missing something. I understand the genetic concept of a DNA Adam but I don't understand how it relates to the test we are taking. I have a tester in my group with the same last name that is 11 markers of in 25. It is hard to imagine that a Bushman would be closer than that. Are we talking apples and oranges here? Can I get an example somewhere of what a Bushman's 25 marker test might look like? >FYI: >Our DNA is 99.9% identical to all other human beings on Earth. Therefore, >we only have a 0.1% difference in DNA between any of us, which accounts for Given the example above it seems that in this case it is 50% different. John ==== SCOT-DNA Mailing List ==== All posts to this list are archived and cannot be edited from: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/SCOT-DNA/ Please bear this in mind if you are considering posting anything of a sensitive nature re your personal DNA. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx