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From: "Peter A. Kincaid" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Some truth in article was Re: Answer fromAncestorsMagazine
Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 11:48:14 -0300
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I do not want to belittle the value of research of
direct female descent. I note that the benefit of
mtdna is outweighed by the costs - your note of
the greater work highlights this. Greater work
has a greater cost.

Peter


----- Original Message -----
From: "Rebekah Canada" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 10:57 AM
Subject: Re: [DNA] Some truth in article was Re: Answer from
AncestorsMagazine


> 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.

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