Forum: BIG Y and SNP Discovery
13th December 2017, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,026
I obviously have not read FTDNA's Big Y FAQ...
I obviously have not read FTDNA's Big Y FAQ thoroughly enough as I learnt from another thread that the new Big Y matching algorithm only allows 30 Non-Matching Variant before it rejects a possible...
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Forum: BIG Y and SNP Discovery
10th December 2017, 07:40 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,026
Thank you The_Contemplator.
I think he had...
Thank you The_Contemplator.
I think he had taken Big Y, but cannot find my early records at the moment, but as I have had contact with this match I could only have got that through the initial Big...
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Forum: BIG Y and SNP Discovery
10th December 2017, 07:33 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 896
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Forum: BIG Y and SNP Discovery
8th December 2017, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,026
Known Big Y match not shown as match
My Big Y result is N-Y17416, which is one mutation down from N-FGC14542. I have 4 matches shown against FGC14542, but not the result for FTDNA ID 306389 shown on the FTDNA Swedish Project as having...
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Forum: BIG Y and SNP Discovery
22nd November 2017, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,009
Thanks to everyone, specially Armando, for...
Thanks to everyone, specially Armando, for comprehensive and enlightening inputs.
I now need to follow-up on all the references to see if I can come any nearer to my aim of locating "Where and...
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Forum: BIG Y and SNP Discovery
21st November 2017, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,009
What do you all think about this suggestion?
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What do you all think about this suggestion?
I don't have access to the much larger FTDNA database of results for Hg N-L550 sub-clades, but I counted all the YFull sub-clade results posted on...
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Forum: BIG Y and SNP Discovery
21st November 2017, 06:10 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,009
Well argued Armando.
I knew the ages were...
Well argued Armando.
I knew the ages were estimates, but I had not followed through the way you did. However, I still believe the estimates, while theoretically possible, are wrong. Average...
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Forum: BIG Y and SNP Discovery
20th November 2017, 07:05 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,009
YFull definition of "formed" & TMRCA
I need help to make sure I understand YFull’s definitions of “formed” age and TMRCA.
The definition as per their YFull FAQ is: Subclade "formed" age: The TMRCA (time to most recent common...
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Forum: Scandinavian Y-DNA forum
6th November 2017, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,621
soderlundlaxives,
Welcome to the FTDNA...
soderlundlaxives,
Welcome to the FTDNA discussion forum. This forum is mainly for discussions on DNA test results and possible genealogical conclusion based on these results.
Before any of the...
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Forum: Grumbles & Gripes
26th October 2017, 11:11 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,536
Received my new, build 38, Big Y results today,...
Received my new, build 38, Big Y results today, better than their worst estimate. No change in sub-clad, N-Y17416, nor any matches, as yet.
Had a brief look at the new chromosome browser, but...
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Forum: Grumbles & Gripes
24th October 2017, 11:46 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,536
Like most of you I'm still waiting for my...
Like most of you I'm still waiting for my recalculated/reconfigured Big Y results, but I just read something on another thread that I had not realised. With the new build 38 results the BAM file will...
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Forum: Grumbles & Gripes
14th October 2017, 06:12 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,536
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Forum: Grumbles & Gripes
11th October 2017, 04:20 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,536
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Forum: Grumbles & Gripes
10th October 2017, 03:45 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,536
I'm very pleased to see that FTDNA finally are...
I'm very pleased to see that FTDNA finally are doing something on the BigY matching - I hope we won't be disappointed! Just to be on the safe side I have downloaded all my current matches so I can...
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Forum: BIG Y and SNP Discovery
22nd September 2017, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 0
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Interpreting YFull HG and SNPs result page
On my YFull account under the "Hg and SNPs" tab I have
Y haplogroup: N-Y17113
Hg Variants: N-Y17113*, N-Y17415
Terminal SNP: 7 various FGC numbers + Y17113, Y17114, Y17115
On FTDNA I am...
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Forum: Grumbles & Gripes
29th August 2017, 03:48 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,536
Thank you for the response Broder Tuck,
That...
Thank you for the response Broder Tuck,
That is the same conclusion I also came to. I guess one positive outcome of the inadequate FTDNA algorithm is that it forces us to do some research on our...
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Forum: Grumbles & Gripes
21st August 2017, 03:12 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,536
BigY Matching Algorithm
BigY matching algorithm
When will FTDNA improve/correct/replace its BigY matching algorithm? And update their Hg N phylogenetic tree?
I was very excited when I received my BigY test results...
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Forum: Recreation Room
25th November 2016, 01:48 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,771
I have been using the following programs for...
I have been using the following programs for generating phylogenetic trees
http://www.mymcgee.com/tools/yutility111.html plus Phylip, http://evolution.genetics.washington.edu/phylip.html
The...
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Forum: Paternal Lineage (Y-DNA STR) Basics
8th November 2016, 02:11 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,945
Sharon,
If you use the Clan Donald TMRCA...
Sharon,
If you use the Clan Donald TMRCA calculator, http://clan-donald-usa.org/index.php/tmrca-calculator , it suggests 3 generations, but with a very low probability.
You really need more...
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Forum: DNA and Genealogy for Beginners
8th May 2016, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,626
I have not heard of a single case where the...
I have not heard of a single case where the actual DNA genome has changed, but epigenetic modifications are well documented. So in one way Lamarck was correct, only he pointed to the wrong cause.
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Forum: Scientific Papers
18th March 2016, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,213
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Forum: Group Administrators - Advanced Chat
11th March 2016, 01:29 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,238
Thanks Igmayka,
Another invaluable input -...
Thanks Igmayka,
Another invaluable input - more obscure law to study! So if the FTDNA database is located in USA, and the FB page I posted the data on is in the US, the post should be covered by...
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Forum: Group Administrators - Advanced Chat
8th March 2016, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,238
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Forum: Group Administrators - Advanced Chat
8th March 2016, 12:15 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,238
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Forum: Group Administrators - Advanced Chat
8th March 2016, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,238
I understand your concern Petra, but do you...
I understand your concern Petra, but do you understand that all this information is already available to anyone, member or not, who open the result page on any of FTDNA's Projects? Even "worse" if...
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