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DNA Suggests Three Basic Human Groups

Posted by samzenpus on from the primary-people dept.

Death Metal writes "All of Earth's people, according to a new analysis of the genomes of 53 populations, fall into just three genetic groups. They are the products of the first and most important journey our species made — the walk out of Africa about 70,000 years ago by a small fraction of ancestral Homo sapiens."

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  1. You mean the three sons of Noah? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Three Sons of Noah are supposed to be the ancestors of us all.

    1. Re:You mean the three sons of Noah? by youngone · · Score: 5, Funny

      Come on guys, this is totally wrong. There are really 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary, and those who don't.

  2. I don't think so by brunes69 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Unless one of Noah's sons was black, one was white, and one was east-asian, this is pretty much not possible.

    1. Re:I don't think so by DoofusOfDeath · · Score: 5, Funny

      Unless one of Noah's sons was black, one was white, and one was east-asian, this is pretty much not possible.

      So you're saying we probably all come from the Village People?

    2. Re:I don't think so by Pinky's+Brain · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well a little further up I did see someone saying we came from a lot of different homos having sex.

    3. Re:I don't think so by rhyder128k · · Score: 5, Funny

      He was the only human who ever lived a perfect life and never did anything wrong in thought and deed.

      I'm sick of every thread being taken over by an Apple fanatic. How about the Apple III? Explain that.

      --
      Michael Reed, freelance tech writer.