10-30-2004, 06:09 AM
bengurion, dhu and other guroos,
More basic questions..
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->It will take just 30 to 40 generations for all these to change.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
30-40 generations would mean about 800-1000 years ? How do we know that is the time it takes.
Also now i understand a little bit about how mtDNA can quantify (?) diversity but how does the dating work ? Looking at an mtDNA sequence how do people know the age of that sequence ? Is it something like carbon-dating ? Or is it combined with archeology ?
Thanks once again for earlier answers, guys.
More basic questions..
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->It will take just 30 to 40 generations for all these to change.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
30-40 generations would mean about 800-1000 years ? How do we know that is the time it takes.
Also now i understand a little bit about how mtDNA can quantify (?) diversity but how does the dating work ? Looking at an mtDNA sequence how do people know the age of that sequence ? Is it something like carbon-dating ? Or is it combined with archeology ?
Thanks once again for earlier answers, guys.