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From: "Malcolm Dodd" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Genealogy and DNA LIMITATIONS
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 23:49:01 -0000


David F says,
"then the harsh realtity is that it is only FTDNA's "Haplogroup
Database" that can offer assistance with predicting a haplogroup"

That may be true but should be viewed in the light of it's limitations.

This is what FTDNA say about my haplogroup -
" I1a1 This line was derived within Viking / Scandinavian populations
in northwest Europe and has since spread down into southern Europe where
it is present at low frequencies."

This is complete rubbish. My haplogroup is almost certainly Anglo-Saxon
and after the last glacial maximum the I1a folk travelled north not
south.
Some Vikings travelled back south to the Ukraine but the strong
likelihood is my direct male line ancestor was not a part of that
population.

The harsh reality is that the testee should have great patience. Paying
for a haplogroup test in July 2004 and awaiting a result in March 2005
is not the sort of assistance one usually expects.
As David F is aware. In his recent posting he says,
" <I have pushed FTDNA for months now to use M17 - perhaps they came to
the conclusion on their own from the Ashkenazi work they were doing
that this was the proper marker to use. I really don't know why Doug's
results are taking so long. The work can be done in a few days.>

July 2004 to March 2005 is not a few days.

Malcolm Dodd


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