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From: THJ <>
Subject: [DNA] Re: GENEALOGY-DNA-D Digest V03 #220
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 18:08:44 +0100
In-Reply-To: <200304181620.h3IGKjTh014816@lists5.rootsweb.com>


> > Forget those 12/12 matches. We match on 12 with nearly every even remotely
> > sounding English surname :-)


Can't agree with this -even noting the smiley!

I have boringly dull Rb1 values with only one variation from the modal in
the 12 marker test (13,30 at DYS389) - yet I only match with 20 out of 1500
cases from Britain in the FTDNA REO database for 12/12 (ie origins reported
as England/Wales and Scotland). The percentage is far lower when you look
at the YSTR data.

The genetic/cultural composition of Britain is so varied over the last
1000 years that I doubt that there is such a thing as an 'English' surname
anyhow. (and there's a generalisation you could argue with, too :))

Terry HJ

Rossendale
Lancashire
England


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