Re: ANCESTRY QUESTION?

NOEL_GIFFIN (noel@reg.triumf.ca)
16 Jan 1995 11:00 PST

In article <3fe9e6$ha6@ns.sunbelt.net>, decker@spt.tec.sc.us writes...
>How can we possibly have more ancestors in a coexisting generation than
>the total known population of the earth?
>
Much of your ancestry is shared with others. Projecting backwords
does not guarantee a doubling each generation. At some stage you have
to start subtracting for common ancestry.

Noel Giffin