RE: ASPM allele origin dated to Adam's time

Peter Wrote:
 
Lahn's new study suggests the allele of the ASPM gene prevalent today
"arose
5800 years ago (with a possible range of 500 to 14,100 years), just
before
cities arose in the Near East." This sounds suspiciously close to the
time for
Adam, as deduced from the cultural indications of the early Genesis
chapters.
 
Is this found in the general population or only in a certain group? At
5800 years ago it should not be found in all humans as these are modern
humans who covered the globe by that late date. The Americas have been
populated for at least 12,000 years, so it would be unlikely that the
ASPM gene would be found on both sides of the Atlantic in Africa, China,
etc. If it is then the date is suspect.
 
~Dick Fischer~ Genesis Proclaimed Association
Finding Harmony in Bible, Science, and History
www.genesisproclaimed.org
 
Received on Thu Oct 20 21:37:18 2005