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From: "Rebekah Canada" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Some truth in article was Re: Answer from AncestorsMagazine
Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 08:57:26 -0500
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Hi Peter,

For mtDNA it is about whether or not you are willing to do the work.
Most research of female ancestors is that way. It requires more
searching to find a corresponding test candidate. I think my female
lines are worth that. They and women in general are worthy of
genealogical research.

I still do not have a genealogically relevant match on any of my yDNA
kits..... The relevant other post brick wall male lines seem to have
died out. So it cuts both ways there too. I am willing to wait. I have
spent thousands of hours in research. I do not count my time cheaply.
If an mtDNA test or yDNA test saves me even a twenty hours of time in
worthless searches on mismatching families then it is worth it.

On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 8:07 AM, Peter A. Kincaid <> wrote:
...and mtdna
> testing have very little genealogical benefit - the benefits
> of the latter greatly outweighed by the costs to get
> meaningful comparative results.
>
> Peter

...
Regards,
Rebekah
ISOGG Resource Coordinator
Volunteer Administrator: H mtDNA Project; Q yDNA Project; Scandinavian
yDNA Project
Co-Administrator: I1 yDNA Project
"dedique cor meum ut scirem prudentiam atque doctrinam erroresque et
stultitiam et agnovi quod in his quoque esset labor et adflictio
spiritus"
Ecc 1:17

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