contradictory STR and haplotype result?

[mdbonnell]

Thanks very much to prairielad. That answers my questions.

[mdbonnell]

Can a person belong to more than one group, for example belong to both U106 and its descendant Z160? Why would almost everyone else in my family be predicted to belong to a different group? What's the basis for the prediction?

[mdbonnell]

Re LynCra's post

If I should have this question posted on only one of the forums, which one is best for it and how do I delete the threads I started on the other forums? Thanks.

[mdbonnell]

correction

I meant haplogroup not haplotype in my question.

[mdbonnell]

correction

I meant haplogroup, not haplotype.

[mdbonnell]

Sorry.

I thought that each of the forums was separate and one would see the question only by looking at a particular forum. Is that not the case?

[mdbonnell]

In my family Y-DNA group there are 18 participants, including descendants of both sons of our 17th century founder. At 67 STR markers I am the only one that completely matches the mode. However my haplogroup is the only one said to be “confirmed” as R-Z160 (no one is “predicted” R-Z160), and...

[mdbonnell]

In my family Y-DNA group there are 18 participants, including descendants of both sons of our 17th century founder. At 67 STR markers I am the only one that completely matches the mode. However my haplogroup is the only one said to be “confirmed” as R-Z160 (no one is “predicted”...

[mdbonnell]

In my family Y-DNA group there are 18 participants, including descendants of both sons of our 17th century founder. At 67 STR markers I am the only one that completely matches the mode. However my haplogroup is the only one said to be “confirmed” as R-Z160 (no one is “predicted”...