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7eleven
2010-11-14, 23:18
For example, a Greek who is 100% Greek but looks more Mediterranean arab and a Nordic looking Greek. Or an Armenoid Jew vs a Nordic Jew. Or a Nordic German vs an Alpine German.

Sargon999
2010-11-14, 23:22
No, I do not think so. Those varieties can be prevailent in the same family.

Ashina
2010-11-15, 00:12
If one Greek family (father, mother, siblings, uncle, grandpa etc.) is Nordic looking and the other family is Middle Eastern looking, then there is a good chance that they cluster differently.

AlexDelarge
2010-11-15, 00:19
Populations all cluster together no matter how they look like. Blonde spaniards don't cluster next to brits or germans and dark looking irishmen don't cluster next to spanish or italians.
If people clustered according how they looked then euro plots would be a mess and very difficult to read. But looks is not the same as genetics.

Svin
2010-11-15, 00:25
This is rubbish. I look primarily English, but cluster with Central Italians. Alex and Sargon are right. Both Europeans and even many Middle Easterners already have great diversity in terms of colouring and pigmentation, when looking at their ancestors. The family of Humanist is a good example.

safinator
2013-05-16, 11:52
Genotype isn't the same as phenotype so the answer is no.