On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 7:34 PM, DAKSY <rsmith13(a)nycap.rr.com> wrote:
<> What lab did they use?<>
Not sure. I went thru here:
Family Tree DNA - Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd.
World Headquarters
1919 North Loop West, Suite 110 Houston, Texas 77008, USA
Phone: (713) 868-1438 | Fax: (832) 201-7147
http://www.FamilyTreeDNA.com
National Geographic has a DNA project going and they use this lab.
<> Can you see the results of the others tested?<>
Yes, I can...About 4-500
<> How many markers?<>
I started with the 12-marker, then went on to 25, then 37 & finally 67
markers...
Why so many? The National Geographic project only uses 12 and I think the
FBI go for 13 or so.
<> What's your Haplogroup?, just curious.<>
R1b1b2
Aha, this shows Basque genes and hence haplogroup R1b1b2 (R1b1c) were the
most representative of Paleolithic European population. So your Smith
ancestors were former cavemen who took up sheep herding in the Basque
region? Do you have an affinity for wooley critters?
These are the values
be interested?
That's why I've shied away from this subject, it seems to get so dam
complicated. I just bought a book on DNA and will see what I can learn.
Then again, maybe I could ask my 82 -ear-old Uncle Donald Gray
Carrier...
I'll let ya know if I can get ahold of him...
He's kinda leery of the news I give him about my Carrier
contacts...LOL
hhhhhhhhmmmmm what's he hiding? Tell him that Medicare wants him to take an
aides test.
<>mtDNA tests seem to be a little less than the Y-chromosome.<>
From the FTDNA ordering page:
$89 for the initial test (mtDNA)
$149 for High resolution (mtDNAPlus)
$475 for HIGHEST resolution (mtFULLSequence)
Seems a tad pricey...especially for the FULL shot...
Especially with the economy like it is, I'm afraid this will kill a lot of
interest in it.
Neal