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From: Anders Pålsen <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Relative Finder Beta Testing at 23andMe
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:15:33 +0000 (GMT)
In-Reply-To: <251650.66267.qm@web112413.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>


I dont know how they define "relative" in the filtering and matching program here but hopefully this function take into consideration both hotspots and coldspot regions on the chromosomes before released to the public.

Anders

--- Den tor 2009-09-24 skrev Larry Vick <>:

> Ann,
>
> Would you be willing to explain (in lay terms) the
> technique for identifying identical by descent segments
> sufficient for Relative Finder to predict cousinship?  I
> believe there are a couple of thresholds used cM and
> consecutive SNP length to characterize the segments. 
> Longer segments indicating closer cousinship.
>
> Regards,
>
> Larry


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