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From: John S Walden <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Accuracy
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 06:00:10 -0500
In-Reply-To: <20031026234504.2771C3943@sitemail.everyone.net>


At 03:45 PM 10/26/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>. Over short time scales,
> >the number of mutations is going to be small, and the confusion over
> >multiple copies is minimal.
> > John Chandler
>
>What about if a test is made up of 32% multiple-copy markers. Doesn't
>that increase the chance of confusion somewhat?

I agree with John C
Over the last year I have found the four copies of DYS464 to be of key interest
and for my group that is one of the first ones I look at.
I had a 24 out of 26 match with another surname using RG that became a non
match
( 6 mismatches ) when we went to 35 markers using RG +FTDNA
I had predicted 464 would help and it did as 2 of the mismatches were there.
John W

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