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Just so everyone is clear: MN people did not look like modern day Norwegians. It's true that WHG were, however, probably darker than the incoming Neolithic farmers, although they had blue eyes. SHG samples included blonde, blue eyed, fair skinned people, and EHG had fair skin and brown hair and brown eyes. On an individual level yDna and mtDna don't necessarily correlate with certain skin tones. Those alleles are on the autosomes.
Now, it's time to get back to the topic, which IS NOT pigmentation.
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