Glenn Morton wrote:
>
>
> I have seen studies where computer programs were written which mimicked
> stochastically exactly the process of the mtDNA or Y chromosome. Beleive it
> or not the number of survivor lineages decreases with time until there is
> one, if the program is run long enough. one example can be seen in John H.
> Relethford, Genetics and the SEarch for Modern Human Origins, (New York:
> Wiley, 2001)p. 171-173
>
Another book @ $70 is too expensive for me for a matter of this level of
interest.
I have seen a few web sites where they show (or claim) similar results
for an fixed population or environmentally limited conditions. I suspect
that those are the driving factors -- rather than anything to do with
genes -- and I shall look further on my own
Many thanks for all the input!
Walt
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