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   From: archmage@sfchat.org   
      
   David Friedman  wrote:   
   >  archmage@sfchat.org (Nate Edel) wrote:   
   > > I'm not aware of any randomized large-population study testing for   
   paternity   
   > > matches in the general population, but it would certainly be interesting to   
   > > see what the actual number was.   
   >   
   > Checking the footnotes of my _Future Imperfect_, which I think is now   
   > actually out:   
   [lots of snippage]   
   > Judging by that, the actual rate of misattributed paternity probably   
   > varies, across a large range of human societies, from about one percent   
   > to about thirty percent.   
      
   Thanks for passing that on; I've saved a copy and will have a look at the   
   webbed sources when I get some time.   
      
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