NCBI Request

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FTDNA run one of the most popular stands at the Who Do You Think You Are? show in London every year.

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I had my HVR1 and HVR2 tested some time ago. That gave the me the assignation of haplogroup T.

When I had my Y-Full done I had the mtDNA data analysed and it came back with haplogroup T2f1a1. I also fed my FTDNA results into My MtDNA Tree (from Y-str.org) and it said i was T2f1a.

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I've received a request for me to allow my BIG-Y data to be used for scientific research. However the embedded link to share my data with NCBI sets off security alarm bells in my browser.



Anybody know if this is legit?


If it is, can somebody from...

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Sorry, yes I should have been clearer. The majority of mutation in areas of the DNA that code for proteins are harmful. Any faults in the DNA repair system that allowed for large numbers of mutations in the non-encoding sections would also apply to the coding sections. So the reasoning still stands...

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As most mutations are harmful I'm betting that such faults in the repair system would be selected against with extreme prejudice....

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Astounding ignorance!...

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Really? There are many people doing something so obviously stupid? I'd really not noticed....

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So I should ignore my Y and Mt results because they tell me a lot about a small number of distant ancestors. Instead I should only bother with autosomal testing so that I can learn very little about a slightly larger number of closer ancestors?

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As far as I can see everything you post is based solely on your beliefs and wishes. It is not science. If you want people to take you seriously then you need to back up your statements with references to accepted academic works.

Yes, they called Gallileo mad. However, they also called Bozo...

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Yes....

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Possibly useful once they make it work with 96-well plates. Even then, all it does is the initial extraction and I don't think that's the bottleneck.

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I think you'll find that the police have to wait longer than like a couple of days. It's only on TV that they'll get a DNA result that soon. Besides, the forensic DNA test is a lot more simple than a genetic test, they're mainly used to eliminate suspects....

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Really? How about it being six degrees cooler? You really think that would have no effect? LINK...

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When they do get back up - donate some cash. It is a great service and is worth $10 of anybody's money.

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I would recommend getting the upgrade to 67 markers, then joining the R1a1a and Subclades Y-DNA Project. They'll be able to advise you on how best to proceed, either with an 111-marker upgrade or with individual SNP tests.

The Geno2 project is bringing forth results that are constantly...