GD and null value at Y-GATA-H4?

[Zaru]

My brother and I are already a [email protected], so it actually would not surprise me if any recLOH event occurred with me. I'll keep my eyes peeled and thank you again.

[Zaru]

Armando-

I appreciate this scenario, but it seems that you are assuming that all of the research that was done was flawless. I am not saying that it wasn't, but tracing lineages that far back can be tricky with plenty of opportunities to have missed a brother down the line.
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[Zaru]

NOT ACCURATE for people of mixed race.

This is the biggest challenge for MyOrigins. I am of mixed race and it is the least effective of all of the calculators.

I made an inquiry to David Mittelman, Chief Lab Technician of FTDNA, and he agreed that some improvements could...

[Zaru]

Thank you for pointing that out. I should upgrade my older brother's kit to 37 to see if that is what occurred. I do notice that almost all L21 men have 23-23.

For my own knowledge, should I be able to tell if this was a single recLOH event by upgrading my older brother's kit?
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[Zaru]

I am getting some mixed information out there. One source says that the GD is equal to the full value of the missteps, another source says it is probably one, and ISOGG says it is thrown out and equal to zero. FTDNA right now is counting it as a full 11 gd for the only match that I have. Bringing it...

[Zaru]

?????



"We are not closely related by strs"- I am trying to understand what you mean by this. Of course we are! We can confirm our relationship further by snps. But if you are an exact match on strs, you are closely related (and will also share the same snp). If...

[Zaru]

Completely agree. Basta....

[Zaru]

Finland might not = Native American.



You cannot make that assumption because different atDNA tests have different samples and methodologies. In looking at your breakdown there is not much difference between your NA percentage in MyO v. the Gedmatch utility that you site....

[Zaru]

100% probability.



If you are an exact match, in the same haplogroup, then you definitely share a common ancestor. If you are in the same haplogroup, you definitely share a common ancestor regardless of your genetic distance.

With MtDNA though, it's almost...

[Zaru]

This can't keep happening.

Elise,

You are great- my concerns are in no way an indictment of your efforts at all. Yourself, Lisa, and Michelle (and Rebekah), have all tried very hard to deal with issues that have come forth on this forum. But FTDNA has fundamental issues...

[Zaru]

Are they re-classifying or testing the system again?

[Zaru]

Unfortunately, it is their status quo.

This is the status quo for their customer service all around. Unless you get lucky and speak or communicate with Michelle or Lisa, you will wait for extended periods for a response.

We have all pretty much been through this. I have...

[Zaru]

All results could be from your ancient past..

and also genetic drift.

In analyzing Gokhem 2's atDNA results, we see very similar breakdowns to ours. Gokhem 2's age is estimated at 4-5,000 years old. She is Mt H1c (as am I), and has population splits very similar to mine...

[Zaru]

bizarre.



How we keep on congratulating FTDNA on their hard efforts after they have breakdowns in customer service as well as other areas. It's not just you, it's a bevy of customers, and it needs a solution that has traction, because this pace is unhealthy. This is why...

[Zaru]

To add...

The methodology employed as far as I understand, is more simplistic than not. In order to be able to distinguish between these groups expediently, you have to rely upon ibs technology, as opposed to an algorithm which includes PCA plots (which I know that FTDNA does not use)...