I am forwarding a letter from another mail list that might help some
of you find answers to questions regarding DNA. The letter at the
bottom raises some questions and Nancy Custer wrote an answer, which
is here in the middle of the page. I'm not enthusiastic about her
suggestion of the
http://d.webring.com website, but you might find
something there that answers a question for you.
I also suggest that you read as much as possible of the material FTDNA
offers in their Tutorials on their Homepage and keep as a reference
this site:
http://www.kerchner.com/dna-info.htm
I'm glad that the FamilyTreeDNA company was the lab chosen for the
Carroll DNA Project, because I think they are reliable and it is
evident that many others feel the same way. Since the year 2000, they
have processed 109,821 Y-DNA tests.
I have previously suggested that men have the Y-DNA37 test, but now I
am urging all who can afford to do it to purchase the Y-DNA67 test.
Too many false positive results are claimed with the Y-DNA12 and even
the Y-DNA25 test. I have seen one man's results show over 400 matches
on 12 markers, but so far only three even come close to matching him
on 67 markers. Many genealogies are going to be wrong because too few
makers were tested.
FamilyTreeDNA will be unveiling even more refined tests in the near
future. In a conference in Houston, TX last week some preview was
given about things to come. Then there will be even more for us to
learn about I suppose. :-) For now, all we need to do in our surname
project is to see if the row of numbers are the same and count how
many numbers they are different. We can all do that.
Lura Southard
List Administrator,
CARROLL-DNA(a)rootsweb.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Nancy Custer" <ncuster(a)mcn.org>
To: <genealogy-dna(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 3:16 PM
Subject: Re: [DNA] needs for novices
: There are a number of websites that address these questions. While
:
www.worldfamilies.net does have a connection to Family Tree DNA,
their
: information is well organized and reliable--in fact some of your
very
: questions are clickable links from their homepage.
:
: You should also check out and join (free) the International Society
of
: Genealogical Genetics and sign up for their Newby email list.
:
www.isogg.org.
:
: Also try Googling your questions. By reading the websites of a lot
of
: different surname projects you will find multiple opinions and tons
of
: information. In addition to Googling, you can browse through the
DNA
: Surname Project webring
http://d.webring.com/hub?ring=dnasurnameprojec
:
: These websites (and many more that I have omitted in my haste) won't
tell
: you what to do but they will give you the tools to make those
choices for
: yourself.
:
: Nancy
: >>>>>>>
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: -----Original Message-----
: From: genealogy-dna-bounces(a)rootsweb.com
: [mailto:genealogy-dna-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of rsmuck
: Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 8:17 AM
: To: dna
: Subject: [DNA] needs for novices
:
: There is a need for guidlines for new researchers of DNA.
: 1. what should I get tested? by whom?
: 2. I have been tested for 12 markers, now what do I do?
: 3. I have joined Ysearch, Geneographic Project, Genetree & several
others.
: How do I extract info that will be helpful, I have worked a little
at
: Ysearch & have many matches, how can I use my matches? Email them?
what do I
: ask? where did your oldest ancestor live etc.
Thank You.
: Rowland of Roseburg, OR 97470