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From: "Glen Todd" <>
Subject: RE: [DNA] Y-STR testing rate slowing down?
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 16:44:14 -0700
In-Reply-To: <43C983A3.10909@hargray.com>


> Hey Glen,
>
> I believe I recognize that particular company.
>
> I think you inadvertently elevated that company by describing
> them as an "institution". Perhaps the term 'entity' would be more
> appropriate. An entity doesn't necessarily have the connotations
> of an institution.

Actually, probably not. I was trying to be as unspecific as possible in
order to avoid stepping on any theological toes (and thereby offending our
moderator), but the particular genealogical database that I had in mind does
not belong to any genetic testing company, and is 'corporate' only in a very
broad definition of the term.

My point was that given these people's extremely casual attitude towards
documentation, I don't consider it worth my while to submit my work to them.
I also wanted to bring up the point that the lack of documentation on
records obtained from this particular (widely used) source is not always the
fault of the researchers.

Glen

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