I'd ask for another sample kit and assume I did not get enough material on the first kit. So far, I have had my mtDNA full genome sequenced, my yDNA tested to more than yDNA 111 markers+9 SNPs, my 30 autosomal identification markers tested, my 17 xDNA markers tested, and the 710,000 SNPs tested.
I had the most trouble with my first few panels, but they were all the same as Genebase. At this point, I guess there is a bucket of my cloned DNA somewhere, but I am never concerned about accuracy. If there was an error on your "match" I suspect it was a transcription error. I'd be interested in knowing if this was in a project, FTDNA did it, or the person changed their status regarding revealing their markers.
I am only concerned with my own interpretation of results, which FTDNA cannot ultimately help me with in my areas of interest. I am trying to pin down my ethnic/national origins of my paternal and maternal lineages.
FTDNA is the best, but my yDNA is too rare and my mtDNA is too common. Both issues can only be resolved by more and more people testing to put their information into the database that know their origins. I do not consider paperwork to ultimately be as accurate as DNA. DNA does not lie, but documents do.
Originally posted by sbrobin
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