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From: David Faux <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] DNA Print Results For Nancys Mother
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2003 16:57:41 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <11065-3F53D6C6-8091@storefull-2131.public.lawson.webtv.net>


One in the same. Early in the process the DNAPrint folks found that they could not reliably differentiate between individuals of European (e.g., English) and those geographically far removed (e.g., India). So if one receives a score of 100% Indo European it tells nothing about the possibliity of having an ancestor from Madras. One (major?) problem that has surfaced of late is that a sizeable number (over 25%?) of people from India who have some percentage of Native American in their results. A definite glitch in my view.

I have been out of the country and otherwise indisposed so have not made further inquiries from DNA Print Genomics (Ancestrybydna) as to when their "refined" version of the 2.0 DNAPrint test will be available, and whether they will have a reliable way to ascertain the percentage of say Middle Eastern ancestry.

David F.

VON HAMRICK <> wrote:
I am still waiting for someone to answer Nancy's question: "What is the
difference between European and Indo-European?"

Von Hamrick


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