I went 3-for-3 this morning (free SNPs)

[lgmayka]

I have been waiting for the results of three Genographic tests--2 for Polish relatives, 1 for a Slovenian friend. This morning I found that all three tests had completed; but all three were ambiguous as to haplogroup, and so (I think) I am getting a free SNP test on each of the three.

I consider this a big win, not simply for the sake of the SNP tests themselves but for the implication: That all three people have unusual--i.e., interesting--DNA results. I await their final results with bated breath.

For a poem on baited breath, see

http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-bai1.htm

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Sally, having swallowed cheese,
Directs down holes the scented breeze,
Enticing thus with baited breath
Nice mice to an untimely death.
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[efgen]

I consider this a big win, not simply for the sake of the SNP tests themselves but for the implication: That all three people have unusual--i.e., interesting--DNA results. I await their final results with bated breath.

Not to burst your bubble, but their results may not be all that unusual. My grandfather needed a SNP test and I initially had the same thought as you. However, it turned out he had plenty of 12-marker matches, only some had been SNP'd as J1 while others had been SNP'd as J2. So they just couldn't predict one or the other for him.

[Paulie]

Lawrence, X-Mas in October?!?!?!

Will the pages show a green or red haplogroup once you transfer the results?

[lgmayka]

However, it turned out he had plenty of 12-marker matches, only some had been SNP'd as J1 while others had been SNP'd as J2.

That situation is still interesting, even though perhaps not unusual.

[lgmayka]

Lawrence, X-Mas in October?!?!?!

Will the pages show a green or red haplogroup once you transfer the results?

Yes, I'm very happy about the results. It definitely was worth the $300. (I paid for all these myself.)

And yes, once transferred, the results should show a green, confirmed haplogroup.

My only worry is how I'm going to afford the $600 to upgrade all three to 67 markers. The typical attitude I have encountered among both family and friends is, "That's very interesting, Larry, but I'm not going to spend my own money on it." And I actually understand that. They are effectively saying, "Larry, that's your hobby, not mine."