title: Reply to letter from Felice L. Bedford and Doron Yacobi.
authors.affiliation: 1] Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto (IPATIMUP), Porto, Portugal [2] Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Inês
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nogueiro
authors.affiliation: Department of Evolutionary Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.affiliation: 1] Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto (IPATIMUP), Porto, Portugal [2] Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: António
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amorim
authors.affiliation: 1] Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto (IPATIMUP), Porto, Portugal [2] DNA Diagnostic Laboratory (LDD), State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Leonor
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gusmão
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Alvarez
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005788:Gene Pool; D006801:Humans; D007585:Jews / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male