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Comment on Announcing Family Finder - An Autosomal Test From Family Tree DNA by Mardon Erbland

Mardon Erbland — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:54:17 +0000

How does the Affymetrix chip being used by FTDNA compare with the Illumina HumanHap 550+ chip being used by 23andMe? Will one have an advantage over the other in terms of less “No Calls” and/or more accuracy? Is FTDNA using a “+” version of the Affymetrix chip so as to include specific extra SNP sites as 23andMe has done with their version of the 550 chip?

Comment on Genetic Genealogy Eliminates Two As Descendants of Joseph Smith by Ugo A. Perego - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ugo A. Perego - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:24:55 +0000

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Comment on 23andMe Lowers Price to $399 and Adds More Genealogical SNPs by 23andMe Lowers Price to $399 and Adds More Genealogical SNPs & The Genetic Genealogist - StumbleUpon

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:35:02 +0000

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Comment on Faces of America and Genetic Genealogy Testing by Rusty Erpenbeck

Rusty Erpenbeck — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:59:08 +0000

I think the “within 250 years” was just a goal. In the end, they just match people anyway possible to show all people are related. On the Oprah Show, Dr. Gates said the common ancestor between Mike Nichols and Dr. Mehmet Oz was about 9,000 years ago.

Comment on Faces of America and Genetic Genealogy Testing by Greg

Greg — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:21:42 +0000

Could this be the technique used by Daly and Altshuler, mentioned in the episode: http://genome.cshlp.org/content/19/2/318.abstract (”Whole population, genome-wide mapping of hidden relatedness”)?

Comment on Family Tree DNA Launches DNATraits, A New DNA Testing Company by Adele Blankfield

Adele Blankfield — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:03:26 +0000

I have the Blankfield family tree. I left South Africa for Australia 45 years ago. Email me or phone me at 61-3-9853-8637. I will be overseas and not contactable from March 27 tillApril 28.
Adele

Comment on Controversial Article About Genetic Tests At The Jewish Journal by guvenlik kameralari

guvenlik kameralari — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:20:28 +0000

very nice article. thank you for sharing.

Comment on Faces of America and Genetic Genealogy Testing by The Slovak Yankee: Documenting Back 10 Generations

The Slovak Yankee: Documenting Back 10 Generations — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:56:48 +0000

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Comment on The 2010 Census by TransylvanianDutch: 2010 census - will genealogists care in 2082?

TransylvanianDutch: 2010 census - will genealogists care in 2082? — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:42:22 +0000

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Comment on Genetic Genealogy and the Amish by Amish Genetic Disorders on RightHealth

Amish Genetic Disorders on RightHealth — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:37:44 +0000

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