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Book of Mormon/DNA evidence
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The Book of Mormon and DNA evidence
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- Responding to critical claims regarding the Book of Mormon and DNA evidence
- Geographical issues related to DNA and the Book of Mormon
- Identifying ancient DNA related to Book of Mormon people
Responding to critical claims regarding the Book of Mormon and DNA evidence
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- Gospel Topics: "Basic principles of population genetics suggest the need for a more careful approach to the data"
- Questions: What are the criticisms related to the Book of Mormon and DNA?
- Question: Do Christian critics of the Book of Mormon have a double standard regarding DNA evidence?
- Question: What scriptures in the Book of Mormon affirm the presence of other people in the Book of Mormon in the New World?
- Question: What scriptures might challenge the view of a limited geography and the Nephites not being alone on the continent or other issues regarding DNA?
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- Question: What are the geographical assumptions upon which DNA-based attacks on the Book of Mormon are based?
- Question: Is DNA Haplogroup X2a proof that the Book of Mormon fits best in a geography located in the Great Lakes region?
- Gospel Topics: "These events may severely reduce or totally eliminate certain genetic profiles"
- Question: What effect did the 90% death rate in the New World after European contact have on genetics and its relationship to the Book of Mormon?
- Question: What influence might the Jaredites have had on New World DNA?
Summary: Genetic attacks on the Book of Mormon focus on the fact that Amerindian DNA seems closest to Asian DNA, and not DNA from "the Middle East" or "Jewish" DNA. However, this attack ignores several key points, among which is the fact that the Book of Mormon states that Lehi and his family are clearly not Jews.
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- Gospel Topics: "Much as critics and defenders of the Book of Mormon would like to use DNA studies to support their views, the evidence is simply inconclusive"
- Question: What is Lehi's ancestry?
- Question: How does one identify "Jewish" or "Middle Eastern" DNA?
- Question: Can the Lemba and Cohen modal haplotype be used to either prove or disprove the Book of Mormon?
- Question: What methods of DNA tests are available?
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