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From: "David Ewing" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA-R1B1C7] Haplotype results
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2007 05:15:45 -0600


Terry Strasser said, "...I myself edited the "unknown" haplogroup to R1b1c7
for this cousin on Ysearch. The resulting record was 'R1b1c7 (tested);' the
only test(s) this sample had undergone with FTDNA was the 37 markers."

I think FtDNA should fix this confusing feature of YSearch. Even though we
have no doubt that the person in question is R1b1c7, the fact is that he has
not been 'tested' for this, which would require checking to see if he is
M222+. I am not so sure it makes a big difference, because the validity of
haplogroup designations on YSearch have come to be known as totally
unreliable, but my suggestion would be just to leave his haplogroup
designation on YSearch as it had been before Terry fixed it.

David Ewing

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