>>10531361finally in case an attempt is made to draw a supposedly genetic distinction on the basis of haplogroups, I must explain that R1a and R1b division between east and west Europe is due to the primary fatherhood of each section at the point of ancient divergence
this has nothing to do with the polygenic or large scale genetic makeup of the populations in the modern period
However, even if you were to take the haplogroup divide seriously, the half-and-half mixture of R1a and R1b in the norse countries should be enough to prove that neither of these haplogroups excludes the carrier from being white
