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From: Larry Vick <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Some truth in article was Re: Answer from AncestorsMagazine
Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 06:50:25 -0700 (PDT)


Actually, the 12-marker test is very useful for our haplogroup Q1’s in our VICK project.  It is far from a "complete waste."  We have no trouble identifying descendants of our immigrant ancestor with 12-markers, and the price makes it easier to recruit participants.  After the 12-marker test, it is very affordable to test one or two additional markers at the Houston lab to nail down second and third generation lines for some of our participants.  Those one or two markers often aren’t in the 25 or 37 marker panels (e.g. DYS452, GATA-A10, DYS481 and DYS436).
 
One size doesn't fit all, but it is nice to have the choice of a 12-marker test if you aren’t in a common haplogroup.  Bennett Greenspan told me that he still offers the 12-marker test because of projects like ours.
 
Regards,
 
Larry
 
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----- Original Message ----
From: Peter A. Kincaid <>
Subject: [DNA] Some truth in article was Re: Answer from Ancestors Magazine

It is a complete waste:

2) for companies to offer low resolution tests (FTDNA
knows their 12 marker test is pretty useless but
they still sell it).




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