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From: "bbailey.lowedna" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Will FTDNA introduce a test for more than 67 markers?
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 21:59:20 -0600
In-Reply-To: <003701c837b1$212ac7d0$6400a8c0@Ken1>


Ken..

No. It would be one of the options just like every other test.

You could choose STR, mtDNA, SNP or combination.

For example, many of our participants sign up because a cousin
has taken a STR and deep SNP test. A combination might be an
incentive for them to be tested.

Bill

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Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 8:39 PM
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Subject: Re: [DNA] Will FTDNA introduce a test for more than 67 markers?


I think this would be a gigantic waste. Some haplotypes need a SNP test if
donor wants to know haplogroup; many don't. To automatically direct
customers into SNP tests regardless of need seems kind of shady to me.


----- Original Message -----
From: "bbailey.lowedna" <>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 7:28 PM
Subject: [DNA] Will FTDNA introduce a test for more than 67 markers?


> List...
>
> I would rather FTDNA design a combination test STR-SNP for
> a particular price. The combination now for a 25 marker test
> is $148 and the SNP test $78. It would be nice if a
> person could get both for about $200.
>
> The consumer would have to pick at least a 25 marker test to start
> and once the first 25 marker results are in, the FTDNA would run
> the appropriate SNP test. One caveat, is that FTDNA would have
> to have all paternal haplogroup primers on hand for these
> tests.
>
> Then participants would not have to come back time and time
> again to add more tests.
>
> This should not to hard to price point.
>
> Bill
>
>
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