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Subject: [DNA-R1B1C7] Puzzled
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:27:16 +0000


FTDNA's algorithms. or whatever they are called, continue to puzzle me. I just received 37 marker returns for a project member who is a 37/1 match with another. The latter has been SNP tested and is R1b1b2e (Northwest Irish). FTDNA will only allow that the new man is "Predicted to be R1b1." Yet they awarded him that little green "Niall of the Nine Hostages" shield on his Personal Page.
I recently tested five men who reside in southwest Donegal. They have been reported by FTDNA as follows
Identity FTDNA Predication Niall Shield
N72TJ R1b1 Yes
BTJWR R1b1b2e No
XGYRM R1b1 No
SUZ7K R1b1b2e No
FD79B R1b1 Yes
If there is any discernable pattern to this, I sure wish someone would explain it to me.
Thanks,
Paul

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