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From: "Peter A. Kincaid" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Some truth in article was Re: Answer fromAncestorsMagazine
Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 12:28:33 -0300
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I agree with the merits of selective ordering of a
couple of additional markers to pinpoint lines but
only AFTER the person was tested at a reasonable
resolution (of which 12 marker testing is not).

Peter

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rebekah Canada" <>
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Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 12:03 PM
Subject: Re: [DNA] Some truth in article was Re: Answer
fromAncestorsMagazine


> Peter,
>
> I think you are missing it. Even if Larry made his not so rich
> relatives order the 37 marker test he would still have to have them
> order the extra markers. He is using them to mark branches of a family
> within the last ten generations. Being a European Q helps but some
> families are just that distinct on 12 markers. :-)
>
> --
> 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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