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From: OrinWells <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Y test - random samples
Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2003 16:40:34 -0800
In-Reply-To: <4f.294430d8.2b4a0f2f@aol.com>


At 05:43 PM 1/5/2003 -0500, wrote:

>I'm not even sure if a difference of two at a specific DYS is one mutation
>or two.

Although it is apparently rare, multi-step mutations can occur at a locus
from what I understand from BYU. I have not seen it although we have one
subject who differs significantly at one locus from a 3rd cousin (or
something like that).



Orin R. Wells
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