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Subject: Re: [DNA] Sorenson and SNPs
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 12:48:42 EDT
In a message dated 11/2/2007 9:38:04 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
writes:
> Ann Turner wrote:
>
>
> On the other hand, if you base a
> >haplogroup V prediction solely on the presence of 16298C (very common but
> >not
> >quite universal in that haplogroup), you would be wrong over half the
> >time.
>
> Interesting. I assume you mean to imply haplogroup V is defined with greater
>
> assurance by the results found in HVR2. What should someone be looking for
> there to confirm hap V apart from an HVR1 presence of 16298C, which takes
> you halfway home?
No, I'm not aware of HVR2 motifs that improve the prediction for V. What I
meant was that you can't use just the mere presence of 16298C to make a call,
since it is also found in many other haplogroups.
Ann Turner
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