Talk:Molecular anthropology

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I have added a history section to the article, removed the stub. I have added several images in support of the history section. Added 25 references supporting the history although there is a review of anthropology history written I drafted this history before it was published, and I am familiar with the papers... so. I think many of these papers are good reads. The history section is missing the exact reference to molecular anthropology, I believed it was coined at a conference in 1962 but cannot find the reference. A little trivia. My spelling is bad and grammar sometimes as well. I generally correct things a week after the fact so . . . . .PB666 ^yap 03:13, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

What I recommend are sections.

• mtDNA studies with linkouts
• X-linked Loci studies and conclusions
• Y Chromosomal studies with linkouts.
• Autosomal studies with linkouts. PB666 ^yap 03:13, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

The lead on the page is very weak and the reference is not in wikireference style nor was it placed. I can rewrite the lead if that is desired. PB666 ^yap 03:13, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Additional Changes

I've added a sentence or two to the introduction explaining certain modifications that have been made subsequent to the studies which have stated a 98% commonality between the human and chimp genomes. Let me know if any editors feel what I have added is contentious. -Ano-User (talk) 01:25, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

Clarification needed

>>>The process of recombination, if frequent enough, corrupts the ability to create parsimonious trees because stretches of amino acid subsititions (SNPs)

I think "because" is a typo..  "between" makes sense  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.50.184.24 (talk) 10:14, 24 July 2012 (UTC) 

"Causes of errors" subsection is word soup

The section is FULL of grammatical errors, confused verbiage, and sentence fragments. What is needed is a new and clear exposition by an expert attempting to TEACH the topic as CLEARLY as possible.

Beyond the basic issue of readability, information is paraded with FEW or NO CITATIONS to substantiate any of what is written.

Since I am completely new to the topic here, I can in no way contribute beyond pointing out the unacceptably low quality.

• Can some knowledgeable author rewrite the section with the intent of CLARITY to help new students with the topic? *

(Also, other sections on the topic page need help. Terms suddenly appear in many places --with no hyperlinks-- that presuppose the reader already understands the "genetics jargon" that is being discussed.)

Thanks! 47.12.251.109 (talk) 19:13, 15 August 2021 (UTC)

Page needs expert updating BADLY!

This topic is very interesting to many people and the field is obviously rapidly changing. Yet the most recent sources listed are 15 or more years old. There must be MANY newer finds, studies, and conclusions that are absent here.

Maybe someone reading this can prod some expert they have contact with into sharing the fascinating updates emerging from genetic anthropology?

(So, how did they extract DNA from the "fossilized finger" of that new species of human, the denisovan, anyway? So many questions....) 47.12.251.109 (talk) 21:06, 15 August 2021 (UTC)