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From: "Orin R. Wells" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] How Specific is 12 marker test
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 10:31:42 -0800
In-Reply-To: <fd.1d032606.2a9fa827@aol.com>


At 12:39 PM 8/29/02 -0400, wrote:


>On the other hand, if Orin gets his matching database up and running, it
>might be simpler to run queries on it. It would be interesting to analyze all
>12/12 matches that arise from merging data from different projects. I bet the
>outcome would be a much lower chance of matching on 25 markers than you found
>within projects. Knowing that surnames are the same must change the "prior
>probability" a lot, but we don't know how to quantify that.

Due to circumstances beyond my control, it appears I may find myself with
far more spare time on my hands for the next couple of months. That is
actually a good thing for the project. I expect to be able to start back
to work on it by Monday after a final export for a customer system. Worked
myself out of a job again.



Orin R. Wells
Wells Family Research Association
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Kent, Washington 98064-5427
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