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* We should expect the common culture, history and ancestry to be revealed in the genes of the lost 10 tribes and those of the kingdom of Judah if they are actually related. | |||
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* [[Book of Mormon/DNA evidence]] | |||
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*No source given. | |||
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* The Lemba can be genetically tied to the line of Aaron. | |||
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* This is irrelevant for a Book of Mormon context. Only 2% of modern Jews can be identified by genetic testing. | |||
* [[Book of Mormon/DNA evidence#Lemba and Cohen modal haplotype|Lemba and Cohen modal haplotype]] | |||
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*Webber Ndoro, "Great Zimbabwe," ''Scientific American'', Nov. 1997, 62-67. | |||
*Tudor Parfitt, ''Journey to the Vanished City: The Search for a Lost Tribe of Israel'', 1997. | |||
*Thomas, et al., "Y Chromosomes Traveling South: The Cohen Modal Haplotype and the Origins of the Lemba 'Black Jews of Southern Africa'," ''American Journal of Human Genetics'' 66:674-86 (2000). | |||
*{{s||Ezra|2|35}} | |||
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* In Mesoamerica, there is no genetic support for European lineages. | |||
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* Most Church experts do not expect to find such genetic support. | |||
* [[Book of Mormon/DNA evidence]] | |||
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*No source given. | |||
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Claims made in "Chapter 9: The Outcasts of Israel"
120
Author's source(s)
- No source given.
Response
128-129
Claim
- The Lemba can be genetically tied to the line of Aaron.
Author's source(s)
- Webber Ndoro, "Great Zimbabwe," Scientific American, Nov. 1997, 62-67.
- Tudor Parfitt, Journey to the Vanished City: The Search for a Lost Tribe of Israel, 1997.
- Thomas, et al., "Y Chromosomes Traveling South: The Cohen Modal Haplotype and the Origins of the Lemba 'Black Jews of Southern Africa'," American Journal of Human Genetics 66:674-86 (2000).
- Ezra 2꞉35
Response
- This is irrelevant for a Book of Mormon context. Only 2% of modern Jews can be identified by genetic testing.
- Lemba and Cohen modal haplotype
129
Claim
- In Mesoamerica, there is no genetic support for European lineages.
Author's source(s)
- No source given.
Response
- Most Church experts do not expect to find such genetic support.
- Book of Mormon/DNA evidence