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Subject: Re: [DNA] Labmerge Project Update - Now up to 56 YSTR Markers - 54 DYS and 2 DYF via 11 testing orgs
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 18:48:09 +0100
References: <434F3DDA.9000108@kerchner.com> <434FDD2D.4050104@kerchner.com>


Charles

could you please confirm your DYS464 results. Your page shows your FTDNA
results as 15-15-16-16 but Biotix/DNA-FP as 15c-15c-15c-16g. Should the
third 15c be a 16c?

Gareth

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Subject: Re: [DNA] Labmerge Project Update - Now up to 56 YSTR Markers - 54
DYS and 2 DYF via 11 testing orgs


> Anne:
>
> Thanks for the heads up. :-) So I looked over my shoulder and saw Bob
> Birnbach coming on strong so I stepped on the gas and added the results
> of two more YSTR markers -- DYF385S1 and DYF399S1. Don't ask me why they
> named these markers with the prefix DYF instead of DYS. The scientists
> on the list can talk to that part. I was told by Thomas Krahn that the
> 385 in the new marker name has nothing to do with DYS385a,b. Just a
> coincidence the same number is used. Potentially very confusing if you
> ask me. But he didn't name them the discoverer did. Thomas also said it
> would have been better to name them DYZ. I initially for some reason
> thought the F had something to do with the flanking region for the
> DYS385 marker. My misunderstanding. So from my perspective, I agree with
> Thomas that DYZ would have been a better prefix for the discoverer to
> use if he needed a name change from DYS. Don't know why the person chose
> not to use DYS.
>
> I also understand from Thomas Krahn at DNAFingerprint.com, who did the
> testing for these new markers, that they are multi-copy markers. Mine
> results were 10-11 and 20-23-24.1 respectively. I'm only counting them
> as one marker each at this point. I have updated my labmerge page to
> show the 56 YSTR markers from eleven testing organizations. Here is the
> link:
>
> http://www.kerchner.com/labmerge.htm
>
> See the DNAFingerprint.com webpage for more on these new markers:
> http://www.dna-fingerprint.com
>
> Charles Kerchner
> http://www.kerchner.com/dna-info.htm
>
>
>
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