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From: "James Reynolds Hull" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] How specific is 12 marker test
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 14:29:07 -0700
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YES! It works doesn't it? It's fun, if you like helping people.

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Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 1:36 PM
Subject: Re: [DNA] How specific is 12 marker test


> In a message dated 8/26/02 8:27:14 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> writes:
>
> > "I believe I will do a DNA test to prove if I am related to my
> > surname 5th cousin, and to learn of other surname individuals related to
> > me,
> > and to determine my oldest known ancestor," could be a way to begin.
Then
> > the numbers can and will take on meaning and can and will prove or
disprove
> > the hypothesis, and possible enable one to strike out in other
directions,
> > when compared to other numbers.
>
> That is exactly the approch our MIDDLETON surname group took. In the early
> days of Internet genealogy several individual researchers met on line. We
> were all looking for the MIDDLETON surname in a small geographic area in
> Alabama. There were some clues that suggested we had a common ancestor but
> nothing that proved it. Now we have results from 3 test with 12/12
matches.
> We also have two other results from a different geographic region that
only
> match the Alabama MIDDLETONs on two thirds of the markers tested -- but
they
> match each other 12/12. We clearly have two different lines. The 12 marker
> test worked for us.
>
> Grant W. Johnston, Chico, CA
>
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