>From what I gather from what Roberta Estes states is that IBS can be just as useful in identifying which populations one descends from as IBD, the main difference being that IBS is picking up a distant common ancestor and IBD is generally considered to be picking up common ancestry in a genealogical time frame. I think that is very good news for those of us trying to get a better understanding of our Azorean ancestry.
Antonio On Thursday, August 14, 2014 3:08:28 PM UTC-7, Cheri Mello wrote: > > You can't exactly see the sticky segment, but if enough people test, you > can see a pattern on the Chromosome map. > > I've mentioned this before, but it's been awhile. Roberta Estes, genetic > genealogist, explained it a couple of times in her blog: > http://goo.gl/1TNuX4 and here: http://goo.gl/Gnrwm1 > > 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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
