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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
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