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Superman
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PostTue Feb 21, 2006 8:09 pm    Could DNA predict your surname?

It's all here.

Whilst I'm happy with anything that can aid the police, this looks like a system that would be too fallible. We shall have to see.


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Seven of Nine
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PostWed Feb 22, 2006 5:21 am    

There's a problem with that- women don't have Y chromosomes

Also, Superman, can you please start quoting the articles, instead of just posting the links? Having too many pages open makes my computer crash!


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PostWed Feb 22, 2006 8:23 am    

Seven of Nine wrote:
There's a problem with that- women don't have Y chromosomes

Also, Superman, can you please start quoting the articles, instead of just posting the links? Having too many pages open makes my computer crash!


Women do have mitochondrial DNA, which only passes down through women.



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