Subject: Palmer Genetics From: jespah@milton.u.washington.edu (Kathleen Hunt) Date: 1990-11-21, 16:40 Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks In article <33085@netnews.upenn.edu> bartlett@cattell.psych.upenn.edu (Thomas A. Bartlett) writes: *It was recently suggested that Ben Horne is Laura's real father, unbeknownst *to Leland, but known to Laura via Sarah. *I lost who originally proposed this. One problem: Cousin Mattie looks almost *identical, by virtue of a very similar gene pool. First, let me say that I don't think the Ben-is-Laura's-dad has any evidence for it -- I just like it because it's a neat theory. Anyway, Maddy's resemblance is no problem at all. The reason Maddie and Laura look alike is because of SARAH Palmer. Sarah is Maddy's aunt and is Laura's mother. As far as I can tell this is the only genetic link between Laura and Maddy. This genetic link still holds no matter who Laura's dad is. Jespah