The problem with loci #35 was my editing error. Ron's matches at that
marker with the rest of us.
-Michael
> I've updated http://ancestraldata.com/ahnentafel/256/ydna.html
>
> I very much question loci #35. It seems unreasonable that there would be
> so many deletions. I'll check into it.
>
> I'm also beginning to doubt that we will be able to determine which son a
> tester is from based in the results. Patterns are simply not emerging. I
> suspect that the few mismatches there are among us were introduced in very
> recent generations. In other words, I might find my "mutations" among fist
> or second cousins but nothing among cousins more distant than that.
> Really, there's a very high probability that all of John's sons, and even
> grandsons, had identical Y's -- which is really the way I explain it to
> people. It may be that we will one day begin to see patterns among
> great-great-grandchildren of John's. For example, someone having my
> mismatches may prove to be descendants of my David or his son Greenbury.
> We just need a lot more data.
>
> Well, if I live long enough, perhaps I'll find out. I may just have trust
> that Jim will be able to put it together 20 or 30 years from now. :)
>
> In the meantime, welcome to the clan, Ron! The Cooley DNA admin knows to
> move your results up with CF01. Incidentally, on a matter we talked about
> over the phone, it *would* greatly serve my academic curiosity if you
> could get a cousin or two to test. Will they also have a mutation at
> DYS-447? :)
>
> -Michael
>
Received on Sun Jul 15 2012 - 19:28:53 MDT