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Re: 37 markers vs 67 markers and those mismatches...
Posted by: Tom Young (ID *****6291) Date: August 07, 2011 at 09:49:13
In Reply to: 37 markers vs 67 markers and those mismatches... by melissa1 of 4604

The more markers, the higher the resolution. It has to do with the way the MRCA (most recent common ancestor) is calculated. See the FTDNA FAQs for their thresholds.

http://www.familytreedna.com/faq/answers.aspx?id=9#922

http://www.familytreedna.com/faq/answers.aspx?id=9#923


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