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From: Leslie Weinberg <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] My aunt 's mtDNA and mine re not the same?
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:18:11 -0400
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Did both. Shows a match between my aunt and me, despite different
Haplogroup assignment. FTDNA kit #N31727, Mitosearch ID 9SRM6. Leslie

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>In a message dated 7/12/2006 5:32:20 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> writes:
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>>I was tested by National Geographic, and I also had y aunt send in a
>>kit. She is my mother's sister. I tested as haplogroup A and she
>>tested as X, but the 12 markers are the same. What do these results
>>mean???? Leslie Weinberg
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>The phrase "12 markers" usually refers to a low-resolution Y chromosome test
>for males. For mtDNA, the results are given as differences from the Cambridge
>Reference Sequence (CRS).
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>Haplogroup X typically includes a "motif" (a common theme) of 16189C, 16278T,
>and 16223T (plus other mutations that may vary from person to person).
>Haplogroup X typically includes 16223T, 16290T, and 16319A. You can see that they
>have one mutation in common, but also some differences. These would usually be
>sufficient to assign the correct haplogroup, but that technique must not have
>worked in your particular case, or else there was a clerical error. The
>haplogroups for you and your maternal aunt should be the same.
>
>Would you transfer your Genographic Project results to Family Tree DNA
>(there's a link at the bottom of your personal page), and from there upload them to
>MitoSearch (there will be a link on your personal page at FTDNA)? Then we can
>discuss them more. After you've transferred your results, notify FTDNA about
>the discrepancy.
>
>Ann Turner
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