[Magdalen] Sex determination (was something else)

[Jay Weigel]

There was a joke that made the rounds back when John Kerry was running for
president to the effect that if he were elected, his wife, Theresa Heinz
Kerry, who was born in Mozambique, would be in fact our first
African-American First Lady.,

On Fri, May 6, 2016 at 2:50 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> In a message dated 5/6/2016 2:35:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> ricklmashburn at gmail.com writes:
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> On  Fri, May 6, 2016 at 1:33 PM, cady _soukcadyasoukup at gmail.com_
> (mailto:soukcadyasoukup at gmail.com) >  wrote:
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> That's what makes  genetics
> interesting.
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> I find the genetic findings of the origin of humankind and the  movement
> out of Africa followed by racial characteristics very interesting.  I
> suppose
> the idea that we have all come out of Africa and have disbursed into
> Europe,
> Asia and Australia is anathema to most Evangelical Protestants.  I  think
> that
> Shirley Maclaine found that out when she described us all as
> "African-Americans."
> There was a huge uproar, as might be expected.
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> The DNA era has also proven fascinating for determination of ethnic
> origin.
> For $100 US you can learn more about your family history than  searching
> for a lifetime 20 years ago.
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> David Strang.
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