Genetic Distance and Slow versus Fast Markers

[vinnie]

Does anyone have any thoughts on first comparing slow markers and then fast when determing genetic distance (GD), if you have at least 37 markers to compare? When I compare myself to others in various databases (I'm looking only at those with the exact same haplogroup and 37 markers), I have very close matches just based on the slow movers, and most of my differences are on the fast movers. Does anyone know of a good resource that compares the mutation rates of the fast markers among themselves and the possible effect individual fast markers can have on determining GD?

[KerryODair]

Does anyone have any thoughts on first comparing slow markers and then fast when determing genetic distance (GD), if you have at least 37 markers to compare? When I compare myself to others in various databases (I'm looking only at those with the exact same haplogroup and 37 markers), I have very close matches just based on the slow movers, and most of my differences are on the fast movers. Does anyone know of a good resource that compares the mutation rates of the fast markers among themselves and the possible effect individual fast markers can have on determining GD?

This is a good resource for mutation rates on alleles

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~geneticgenealogy/motif.htm

[vinnie]

Thank you much!