HI Sam, I guess you are talking about your brother's kit?
On your brother, I see these difference/mutations: HVR1: 16192T, 16270T HVR2: 73G,150T, 204C, 263G, 315.1C, 533G (For those who want to know: HVR is HyperVariable Region. These are 2 specific areas that the geneticists look at on the D-loop area of the mitochondria. HVR1 covers about 440 base pairs. Only the differences from the Cambridge Reference Sequence (CRS) are reported back. HVR 2 covers about 574 base pairs. Again, only the differences are reported). So I'll go and look to see how many of your brother's mutations are in the top 50 most common: http://www.smgf.org/mtdna/common_mutations.jspx They are all there, except 533G. But let's pretend for a moment that they were all in the top 50 mutations. So then you go to look at his matches. Section 1 - Low Resolution Matches - HVR1 - 98 matches Mrs. Susan Crumb (HVR2) Mr. Daniel Boone Mrs. Katie Cross (FGS) Etc. Susan Crumb tested both HVR 1 and HVR2. Scroll down to see if she matches your brother on HVR2. Mr. Daniel Boone tested only HVR1 as nothing is after his name. Mrs. Katie Cross tested the Full Genomic Sequence. Not only did she test the 440 pairs on HVR 1 and the 540 on HVR2, but she did the entire 16,000+ molecule. Scoll down to see if she appears in your HVR2 matches. 98 matches isn't too much. You can turn off the alerts for the HVR1 matches. But if someone comes along who only tests HVR1, you won't know about it. But you have that 533G. That's on your HVR2. I'll email the anthropology unit at FTDNA and ask how common that mutation is (it could be # 51). Then again, it could be # 450 on the list and be real special. Since your HVR1 region is really common, you can turn off those matches if you like. Basically, it's telling you that you, Susan Crumb, Daniel Boone, and Katie Cross's common ancestor is Wilma Flintstone from 75,000 years ago. I don't know about you, but I'm lucky just to have a couple of branches that made it to the Middle Ages. And that's 500 years ago. That's the time period record keeping began anyways, unless you have some royal blood in you. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
