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To first get it out of the way: Autosomes are the greater determiner of physical characteristics. Acknowledged. This is also far from the first thread on TA or any other anthropology forum trying to tie in physical attributes and one or more haplogroup. Indeed, haplogroups account for pretty little of one’s total DNA. This isn’t a discussion of “do they”?
I think it’s reasonable they can still influence (in a direct way), but one that is usually on the more subtle side of things. One thing I can’t put my finger on but have noticed is that MtDNA U people can have a certain look. I believe that I’ve noticed “U” women, especially U5-bearers, are per-capita curvier then some others (talk about bro-science on my part...lol). Just to give one example.
If you are of a similar mind: what patterns have you noticed with certain Maternal haplogroups and physical attributes?
Note: Yes, I am aware I made a similar thread to this a little while ago. I ran across it today and got thinking again about the topic. I made a new thread because I wanted a more concise and streamlined version of that thread (physical appearance versus other kinds of epigenetic traits)
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