Category talk:Nations by haplogroups (Y-DNA)

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[edit] Helpful?

Does the categorisation of nations by genetic markers somehow help organise Wikipedia? I believe such an approach reflects a thorough misunderstanding of human population genetics. There are no "nations BELONGING to a HAPLOGROUP", doh! There are percentages and typically a great number of markers can be found in any given human population. This is very much similar to such gategories as "nations belonging to a certain hair or skin colour" and is a seriously questionable approach. I suggest the complete deletion of these categories. Clarifer (talk) 06:44, 10 May 2008 (UTC)