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From: "Lawrence Mayka" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] 23andMe - mtDNA
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:55:16 -0600
In-Reply-To: <535FF269-EEA7-474B-BEEA-696690A6BB3C@vizachero.com>


R1a1 is by far the most common haplogroup in my project, and arguably H* is
too. Even without prior knowledge, 23andMe appears to be a dubious
investment for those of Eastern European ancestry.

> [mailto:] On Behalf Of
> Vincent Vizachero
> I'll grant that if someone already knows that their Y haplogroup is
> R1a1* and their mtDNA haplogroup is H*, I doubt you could make a
> convincing case that any further Y or mtDNA ancestry testing
> is going
> to be useful. That is, though, a rather peculiar argument (and more
> than a little bit circular).

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