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From: Steven Bird <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Marker mutating independently with two brothers?
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:45:01 -0400
References: <e2f96c1b0908200505y2a063acdid4ce0575ebbee0f3@mail.gmail.com><7B287508D44948E087550FE9620D5F16@vicki><SNT115-W110BFD82C7306D0EA9ECA3CCFD0@phx.gbl><F3F590179DF141E4A25CDC3BA5F7C572@vicki> <001c01ca21a2$de389870$6400a8c0@Ken1>
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I don't disagree with Ken at all. The main issue is the multi-part nature of this particular marker; that aspect is problematic.



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> Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:31:10 -0600
> Subject: Re: [DNA] Marker mutating independently with two brothers?
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> I have to dissent on DYS464 being such a fast mutator. It has a decent
> rate, but I think its rate is erroneously given toward the high side.
> Remember; it is four STRs normally which each can mutate independently. If
> you look at it as a unit you will at least psychologically be looking at the
> sum of four mutation rates.
>
>
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