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From: "Dennis Wright" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Odd DYS464 results
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:27:09 +1100
In-Reply-To: <380-22007111193156444@earthlink.net>


Still, DNA Heritage DID say there were THREE peaks, so ...
Electropherogram coming so peruse.
Dennis W
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~Isn't it really the area under the peak, not the peak height itself?
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~Eric
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~> [Original Message]
~> From: Vincent Vizachero <>
~> To: <>
~> Date: 11/18/2007 6:31:46 AM
~> Subject: Re: [DNA] Odd DYS464 results
~>
~> I may be dense, but if there were three peaks then why are there only
~> two values? Normally, three peaks should lead to three different
~> alleles (e.g. 11,13,13,15 or 11,11,13,13,15,15). not just two. In
~> other words, there should be one large peak for 11, one large peak
~> for 13, and one large peak for ??.
~>
~> This strikes me as an odd result, and one that might justify being
~> checked by another lab who uses different primers. It is this kind
~> of situation in which FTDNA's DYS464X test can be invaluable, though
~> of course the expense of switching testing to a different lab is not
~> negligible.
~>
~> Vince
~>
~>
~>
~> reported, that should show up as one double height peak
~> On Nov 18, 2007, at 3:41 AM, Dennis Wright wrote:
~>
~> > All that is missing is DYS464=13,13,15,17. He has tested at
~> > DNAHeritage
~> > DYS464=11,13,13,-. When a retest was requested, Alistair Greenshields
~> > advised there were only three large peaks and perhaps the marker
~> > should be
~> > read:-DYS464=11,11,13,13,13,13. We are not altogether happy with this
~> > explanation.
~> > What do others think?
~>
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