GENEALOGY-DNA-L Archives

Archiver > GENEALOGY-DNA > 2006-02 > 1139681489


From:
Subject: Re: [DNA] Sorenson Marker Details
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 13:11:29 EST


In a message dated 02/11/06 10:08:41 AM Pacific Standard Time,
writes:

> Ann, Are you saying the SMGF folks used your "diversity" number to
> estimate
> mutation rates, absolute or relative? I find it hard to believe that. Or
> are you saying that this "diversity" measure tends to increase (show higher
> "diversity" as defined) for higher mutating rate markers? That would make
> sense.

No to the first question -- the method they used for calculating mutation
rates is laid out in the poster I referenced. Yes to the second question -- but I
am curious as to how strong the correlation is, if someone has time to
compute it.

Ann

This thread: