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From: Max Blankfeld <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] DNA Confusion!
Date: Thu, 01 May 2003 10:09:47 -0500
In-Reply-To: <016901c30ff0$878342c0$f9d36d44@dl.cox.net>


Dear Peggy,

We just posted today an explanation about it at the bottom of the results
page in the tab Y-DNA Match. Just go to your personal FTDNA page and click
on the link: Understanding matches with different surnames.

Thank you
Max Blankfeld
Director of Marketing
http://www.FamilyTreeDNA.com
"History Unearthed Daily"

713-868-1438

At 09:41 AM 5/1/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Could someone explain why I received 30 different surnames with 12 marker
>match to my husband's GORDON DNA? Would matching with all 25 markers make
>any difference? In
>simple layman's terms, please!
>
>I have read much about DNA matches and understand some, but there is much
>more that is above me! Since first being told about the various surname
>matches and contacting all of them,
>I have gone on my way and enjoyed the GORDON DNA matches and ignored the
>question of other surnames that matched.
>
>But - today I received mail from someone with different surname, who was
>told he was a 12 marker match to my husband. This made me curious again
>to find the answer.
>
>Thanks in advance for answers.
>
>Peg
>Peggy Pike Gordon
>Robert Paxson Gordon
>San Angelo, TX
>
>
>
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