Your point is well taken, Donn. I do try to keep all options open. Sorry I sounded too negative about anything less than an 11/12 marker match. In fact, I do not casually throw them away myself. Judy

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Your point is well taken, Donn. I do try to keep all options open. Sorry I sounded too negative about anything less than an 11/12 marker match. In fact, I do not casually throw them away myself. Judy

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12-marker tests are good for ruling out a relationship. If two males with the same surname do not match on at least 11/12 markers, it is highly unlikely that they are related in a genealogical time fr

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12-marker tests are good for ruling out a relationship. If two males with the same surname do not match on at least 11/12 markers, it is highly unlikely that they are related in a genealogical time fr

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I think it is important to recognize that Family Finder is in its early stages and as we learn how to organize the information we glean are comparing what you can learn >from a Y- or mtDNA test, remem

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I think it is important to recognize that Family Finder is in its early stages and as we learn how to organize the information we glean are comparing what you can learn >from a Y- or mtDNA test, remem

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A woman who found me through the Rezekne shtetl website called me about wanting to buy a cemetery plot for herself in the Degel Yehudo cemetery in Deans, New Jersey, in the B'nai Rezitza section. As i

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A woman who found me through the Rezekne shtetl website called me about wanting to buy a cemetery plot for herself in the Degel Yehudo cemetery in Deans, New Jersey, in the B'nai Rezitza section. As i

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I have found the names of many of my maternal ancestors in the 19th century records that Christine Usdin has translated >from Rezekne, Dvinsk, Ludza, Varaklani, Vishki, Glazmanka, Subate and Vilaka. I

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I have found the names of many of my maternal ancestors in the 19th century records that Christine Usdin has translated >from Rezekne, Dvinsk, Ludza, Varaklani, Vishki, Glazmanka, Subate and Vilaka. I

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Linda Epstein asks if there is a difference in results when testing mtDNA for the Full Genomic Sequence vs the new Family Finder test. Yes, they are two completely different tests. Mitochondrial DNA,

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Linda Epstein asks if there is a difference in results when testing mtDNA for the Full Genomic Sequence vs the new Family Finder test. Yes, they are two completely different tests. Mitochondrial DNA,

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I would like to add that this presentation has much relevance for Ashkenazi Jews as well. We are uncovering DNA and historical evidence that many Eastern European Jews have Sephardic roots. Judy Simon

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I would like to add that this presentation has much relevance for Ashkenazi Jews as well. We are uncovering DNA and historical evidence that many Eastern European Jews have Sephardic roots. Judy Simon

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If I understand Arye correctly, he is asking whether he can tell by testing two people who are fourth cousins to each other (i.e., they have one set of g-g-g-grandparents in common), if that g-g-g-gra

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If I understand Arye correctly, he is asking whether he can tell by testing two people who are fourth cousins to each other (i.e., they have one set of g-g-g-grandparents in common), if that g-g-g-gra

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I agree with Steven Bloom completely. However, since FTDNA will allow you to download your own data, there is more you might be able to learn than just predicting what degree of relativity you have wi

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I agree with Steven Bloom completely. However, since FTDNA will allow you to download your own data, there is more you might be able to learn than just predicting what degree of relativity you have wi

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The DNA test through JewishGen uses Family Tree DNA as the testing company. I prefer the JewishGen test (Family Tree DNA) for several reasons: 1. FTDNA has the largest database of all the testing comp

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The DNA test through JewishGen uses Family Tree DNA as the testing company. I prefer the JewishGen test (Family Tree DNA) for several reasons: 1. FTDNA has the largest database of all the testing comp

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