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From: "Ken Nordtvedt" <>
Subject: Re: [GENEALOGY-DNA] N* to W retest
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 12:26:25 -0600
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Is not FTDNA's use of the verb "determined" interesting, when they have to
"redetermine" the haplogroup? A slightly more modest verb such as
"estimate" could be more appropriate in such cases.

Ken
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Subject: [GENEALOGY-DNA] N* to W retest


> My husband was originally determined to be mtdna N* by ftdna. Because of
> conversation on this site, ftdna agreed to retest him (#11918). The
> second email reads that although the retest of the mtDNA revealed
> identical mutations to the original testing, "our additional haplogroup
> testing was able to determine that your haplogroup is W."
>
> Thought this might be of interest to other N* who keep matching up with W.
> Dolores
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