Upcoming new Big Y features, lower price?

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I sent a kit that I manage back to FTDNA in December, which spent a good deal of time in limbo as well. Contacted support about a month or two after having no indication in the system that they received the kit. They just recommended that I send in another set of samples using the extra collection...

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Yes, it seems the variant caller is emitting only the most confident sites and it's impacting the STR calls. The small difference values and several of the null results are explained by some of the locations having a small variation in values (e.g. 29T/2C -> T and 51T/4C -> T but both called...

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Felix,

I ran your STR tool without problems and took about an hour to complete the analysis on my computer. Unfortunately there were some issues with the results, about the majority of the calls were considered unreliable, and 24 of 111 were reported as null vs. 13 of 111 for YFull's...

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From https://www.genomeweb.com/sequencing...e-y-chromosome, Jun 26, 2015 (paywall)...

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Same thing happened with a couple new Big Y matches. They disappeared off my list, and their haplogroups are listed as "-".

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It's in response to a comment about 23andme, so I'm assuming he's talking about that. I wouldn't really compare that to anything other than Family Finder, with regards to testing times, due to different work flows for a standard panel test vs. a custom SNP. However, 23 does a better job explaining...

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My Y-SNP test came in overnight. Originally ordered October 24.

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Though the test targets the Y chromosome, it can't help but pick up MtDNA as well. It isn't perfect, I have a handful of no call and single reading positions, but the overall median depth coverage for my results is 28x.

Note that you will only get these results through secondary analysis...

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Still waiting on a Y-SNP test here. What was your test?...

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One hell of an exaggeration here. My project admins have been nothing but helpful....

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While YFull will check your Big Y file for 480 STRs, you won't necessarily receive complete or accurate results. Considering my results for example, of the 480 STRs 57 alleles did not return results and 5 results were considered "uncertain." Limiting to the typical 111 markers for the sake...

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I've mainly been following the R1a project and the Z284+ results. The most recent news has been that the Big Y results from a R-Z282* member shows him positive for the SNP that YFull has identified as Y2395, which is also common to all other Z284 members. In turn, our project admins have gone ahead...

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Just because the X chromosome doesn't recombine in males doesn't mean there is no male X chromosome.



The other X isn't strictly passed from female to female. The X chromosome contributed to a daughter by the mother is a combination of that mother's own X chromosomes received...

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Thanks felix!

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I'm certainly no expert in this matter and have not personally seen your results, but I will say this: genetic test results are certainly not definitive when it comes to predicting the health of an individual, but could be helpful for indicating which personal "quirks" might need further...