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From: "Lawrence Mayka" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Recommendations for DNA testing
Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2011 14:12:07 -0600
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The key phrase in your statement is "and a decent paper trail." Your
statement is only applicable to those whom you _already_ have powerful
reason to believe are closely related.

For those who are deciding whether to _look_ for "a decent paper trail," 67
markers are essential, and SNP tests are sometimes advisable as well.

> From: [mailto:genealogy-dna-
> ] On Behalf Of Robert Stafford
> It is very unlikely that a
> 34/37 match to the ancestral and a decent paper trail will break down on
> upgrading. If someone is a 32/37 or 33/37 match, testing other branches is
a
> better alternative, if another person can be found.


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