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From: "William Hurst" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Is H2a2 the same thing as ... H*?
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:20:36 -0400
In-Reply-To: <01b501c7d206$69d87a60$640fa8c0@Villandra2>


Dora wrote:

>The thing is, though, that only one of them is specifically marked with its
>letter value. The other four markers are all marked "R" instead of with a
>letter value. There are also two "M"'s, at places that don't correspond
>to previously reported mutations, and I'm allowing that they could be among
>the aspects of the sequence that will eventually clear up as the output
>becomes less preliminary. There's also an odd blank where there shouldn't
>be a mutation, that is different from the odd blanks that often appear next
>to the strings of n's that indicate missing data.
>
>
>So here's what I actually have for the five markers.
>
>15326 G
>8860 R
>1438 R
>4769 R
>750 R

The R should be the heteroplasmic code for combination of A and G, while M
is for A and C. The complete list of the IUPAC codes is here:
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/backissu/april2003/swgdammitodna.htm

I don't think I knew Argus was using these codes. RG uses them, FTDNA hasn't
- except there was a recent report of them e-mailing someone to tell them
they had the combination C/T at one position. All this might change when you
get the Argus final report. Please let us know then.

Bill Hurst


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