Re: Who Killed the Australopithecines?

Vincent DeLuca (vincent1@ix.netcom.com)
21 Apr 1995 02:26:56 GMT

In <ysVbleEYs5EB075yn@fox.nstn.ns.ca> doldridg@fox.nstn.ns.ca (Dave
Oldridge) writes:
>
>In article <3n1rdk$hpu@ixnews2.ix.netcom.com>,
>vincent1@ix.netcom.com (Vincent DeLuca) wrote:
>
>> In the study of Mitochondrial DNA it has been shown
>> (Wilson,Caan) that there has been no passage of genes from H.
Erectus
>> >to H.Sapiens. One can agree with Bard that a sort of genocide took
>> >place on H.Erectus. One can also assume that this may be the case
of
>> >the Australopithecines.
>
>How does the study of Mitochondrial DNA show that there is no passage
of
>genes from H. Erectus to H. Sapiens, pray tell? And how do you square
>the theory that it does with the FACT that we have a lot of genes in
>common with the pongids, especially the chimpanzee species?
>
> --
> Dave Oldridge
> doldridg@fox.nstn.ns.ca

>Pleas excuse the misunderstanding: explanation to follow.
>Vincent1.