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population than there is between populations. In other words, geneticists
are working with a little information in the midst of a lot of noise.
Neither noise nor mathematical debates deter grand theories. As
Africa has the most fossils, traditional geneticists claim the phylogenetic
map supports linearity to Africa. They believe mankind reached
fulldevelopment in Africa and from there spread to the rest of the world.
Scholars call this linear African root race approach the out-of-Africa
theory of humankind. 134
These traditional genetic evolutionists are pleased that the
phylogenetic map is generally consistent with data on morphological
differences, the geographic distribution of populations and archeology.
Yet, there is inconsistency with dental, cranial and other
paleontological factors and with linguistics that causes equal uneasiness
with the phylogenetic map. 135
A major enigma for those with a dogged belief in the
phylogenetic map is the Australian and Papuan groups. These have the
physical characteristics of the Africans (dark skin, frizzled hair, etc) but a
genetic mix more akin to Asians and Caucasians than Africans. This
genetic mélange remains highly controversial. Some rationalize it away
as the result of gene admixture between two interbreeding migrations.
Sadly, the Out-of-Africa theory and phylogenetic map do not
provide an elegant solution to evolution. To achieve closer conformity of
the phylogenetic map, researchers are drilling down to detail that is even
more microscopic. Study of microsatellite loci of DNA may shed
additional light on why the theory is inconsistent with physical evidence.
There are three additional problems in delving into these
microsatellite positions and codes. The first is that the microsatellite loci
can have a number of forms in some groups but only one in other groups.
The second issue is that the mutation rate is not uniform but varies
considerably from locus to locus.
A final issue is common to all genetic research in evolution. This
is that populations are rapidly blending through intermarriage, which
leads to diffuse homogeneity. In brief, it means that researchers are
rapidly running out of pure lineage for research.
It is useful to look at the same genetic data in the phylogenetic
map from the perspective of underlying factors. Factor analysis extracts
those few factors that statistically explain nearly all the variance observed
between populations. It is quite a robust analytical technique.
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