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From: "Peter A. Kincaid" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] 12 STR tests are useful (was Re: Some truthinarticle(wasRe: Answer from Ancestors Magazine))
Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 20:07:39 -0300
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You know Vince, given the nature of the personal
swipes you've made at me in your recent replies, I
am seeing a view of you like that of all the horses
behind Big Brown today (ie. nothing but a big __).
For the record, there are a significant number of
tests in our project thanks to my dime. I don't
care what brand & features of drill I grab I want it
to be able to actually drill the hole I need.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vincent Vizachero" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 6:36 PM
Subject: Re: [DNA] 12 STR tests are useful (was Re: Some truth
inarticle(wasRe: Answer from Ancestors Magazine))
>
> On May 17, 2008, at 3:30 PM, Peter A. Kincaid wrote:
>> A 37 marker
>> test is better than and 25 marker test which is
>> better than 12 markers.
>
>
> And 12 markers is better than none, which is the tradeoff faced by
> many. You must be living in a world in which someone else always
> foots the bill. I hope the weather is nice there.
>
> A 37 marker test is only better than a 12 marker test if it tells you
> something that the 12 marker test cannot. If a 12 marker test is
> sufficiently powerful to rule out a particular hypothesis, for
> example, there is no utility in those extra 25 markers. No
> scientific or genealogical utility, at least. 12 marker tests are
> not always enough, but they sometimes are. That makes it useful.
>
> I have a very nice Bosch 120 volt drill. It has more features and
> more power than my 7.2 volt rechargeable Makita drill. Does the
> availability of the Bosch in my workshop make the Makita "useless"?
> Hardly. And especially not if I need to drill a hole someplace that
> has no 120 volt outlets.
>
> Vince
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