Hey @gcochran99 I just noticed something interesting about this blog post of yours discussing false paternity rates.
Present day fp rates ~1%
Historical surname / gene mismatch also close to those numbers
BUT 1% per generation gives you ~82% not ~99%https://westhunt.wordpress.com/2013/01/27/by-blows-paternal-age-and-all-that/ …
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@gcochran99 has clarified that the rates in the post aren't the % of surnames that mismatch genes; they're the implied rate of false paternity (or adoption of males) *per generation* so actually the modern numbers line up with the historical norms.Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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It hasn't exploded. Unless in the past month or something.
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Old example: read about the Sykes patronymic. About 700 years old. Fraction today with the ancestral Y-chromosome: almost half. Projected _average_ nonpaternity per generation: 1.3%. which would include adoption, if any.
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