Re: List of the Rapidly Mutating Markers (Ydna)
-
In reply to:
Re: List of the Rapidly Mutating Markers (Ydna)
Ann Turner 6/09/07
> There's not enough information yet to estimate mutation rates for individual markers in the 38-67 set.
I suspected as much, Ann.
> But I don't find the distinction between fast and slow particularly useful in individual cases.
Nor I, and that is one reason why I don't highlight them on the result pages of our study's website. But I do mark (in blue) the multiple markers that are individually reported by the testing services. It makes more logical sense to me than marking the 'fast movers' when they have so far exhibited little change in our study. If every one of those 'fast movers' were ones that distinguish between the groups, that might be different. But so far, they are less than 1/7th of the major differences between our groups: it is the more stable markers that are most significant in differientating between our Irish and Scots volunteers.
> All markers mutate sometimes (else there would be no point in testing them).
Indeed!!