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From: "George Mason" <>
Subject: Re: [Y-DNA-HAPLOGROUP-G] How many markers?
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 07:14:33 -0400
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Hi Peter,
What do I need to do to make my Haplotype available to Ray? Also, I have
ordered the upgrade from 12 to 37 as of today, "for science".
George 8-)

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Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 8:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Y-DNA-HAPLOGROUP-G] How many markers?


> Dear Mr. Mason:
>
> May I encourage you to make your haplotype available for Ray and
> others' research? You are one of only two G1 haplotypes in the FTDNA
> Haplogroup G Project. Also, you are a CONFIRMED G1 with only 12
> markers as seen on the project public page:
>
> http://www.familytreedna.com/public/G-YDNA
>
> The fact that you have no exact matches to your original 12 markers
> is a consequence of the uncommon value of your haplotype. I will
> defer to Ray on testing additional markers, but your basic twelve are
> already useful.
>
> I encourage you to offer to provide a sample for Drs. Garvey and
> Ballantyne to use in their research on our haplogroup's sub-clades:
>
> http://www.yhaplogroups.info/
>
> If you have already responded to their request for your haplotype,
> then our haplogroup owes you a collective thanks!
> Regards,
>
> Peter T. Christy, Administrator
> Haplogroup G Project
>
>
>
> On Oct 3, 2006, at 7:20 PM, George Mason wrote:
>
>> Ray,
>> For research purposes, how many markers are useful to have
>> available for Hap
>> G research? At present, I have only 12 markers processed and,
>> because I have
>> not come across any perfect matches to my original 12 markers, I
>> have not
>> spent the extra money to upgrade my markers to 37 or more. However,
>> for
>> purposes of further expanding the knowledge of the G People, would
>> there be
>> some value for me, and others, making more markers available?
>> Thanks,
>> George Mason
>>
>>
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