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From: "Ken Nordtvedt" <>
Subject: Fw: [DNA] upgrading after a 25 marker test
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 08:44:13 -0600


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Nordtvedt" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 8:33 AM
Subject: Re: [DNA] upgrading after a 25 marker test


> Bill, If you would follow what's happening you would notice that all the
> progress in haplogroup I and R over the last year has been done by
> identifying unique clusters and patterns in extended haplotypes with many
> STRs. We now have a good number of distinct ancestral groups in these
> haplogroups with different founders who are begging for SNPs to catch up
> with the program.
>
> And, of course, the additional STRs help folks sort out relationships
> between recent ancestors.
>
> Ken
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lowe DNA" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 7:30 AM
> Subject: RE: [DNA] upgrading after a 25 marker test
>
>
> > Bob and Anne..
> >
> > "....The total cost of this procedure is $369 vs. $379 to start at RG,
> > convert to
> > FTDNA's 25 and upgrade to the third panel. However, either procedure
> means
> > paying $180 or more for just 5 additional markers. This is pretty steep
> > compared to sticking with 43 markers, either by starting at DNAH or
> > upgrading
> > there from 12 or 24 markers at FTDNA.
> >
> > The Biotix option makes more sense, even without the discount. I
> calculate
> > a
> > cost of $102 for 4 more markers without the discount and $61 with a 40%
> > discount, bringing the cost down to $15 per marker...."
> >
> > Why are we going to more markers...? Do we have standard STR patterns
> > with these additional markers that will help identify more than
haplogroup
> > J2...
> >
> > Please elaborate...
> >
> > Bill
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ==============================
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> > marriage announcements and more. Learn more:
> > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx
> >
> >
>


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