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From: howard wolinsky <>
Subject: Re: [Y-DNA-HAPLOGROUP-G] How many markers?
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 13:58:57 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <F4B7A048-A722-4346-BB49-5512F92249D3@mac.com>


Peter,
I think you sent me a notice eralier about a match.
Wouldn't be another match like I alrerady received
from ftDNA?
Howard

--- wrote:

> Hi George:
>
> I think you just did! ;-)
>
> Simply by giving permission for your haplotype to be
> available should
> be adequate. I have neither the credentials nor the
> knowledge to
> understand "median joining networks" and other ways
> of expressing
> relatedness, but I know they are important tools to
> further our
> understanding of Haplogroup G. Ray Banks, Ted
> Kandell, Whit Athey,
> Dennis Garvey and others use our haplotype DYS
> marker values from the
> FTDNA Haplogroup G Project, but with our permission.
> As one of the
> few confirmed G1 members, your haplotype will be in
> high demand!
> Regards,
>
> Peter
>
>
>
> On Oct 4, 2006, at 7:14 AM, George Mason wrote:
>
> > 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-)
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <>
> > To: <>
> > 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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