Doug, Instead of posting this to the list, just email me directly. You have interesting theories, but scientifically, you are way off. You don't have ANY autosomal DNA in you from 800 years ago. The most you may have would be about 200 years. No, 11 segments aren't 11 ancestors. Autosomal DNA is a card shuffle. Or my example of a pot of boiling spaghetti. If you buy 2 different brands and boil them together, you can't tell them apart. Same thing with the DNA. Just because you match someone on chromosome 2 at location 1234 though location 4567, doesn't mean that someone else near those locations are the same ancestor. It gets shuffled around or mixed up in the boiling water of the spaghetti pot. Then there's the issue of the compounded blocks (I don't remember the scientific name right now).
I have a lot going on right now and want to get the correct answer from the scientists at FTDNA so misinformation on DNA is not disseminated through this list. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- For 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores?hl=en.
