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<\/a><\/p>\nMike Hammer and Thomas Krahn<\/em><\/p>\n SOURCE:\u00a0 Mike Hammer and Thomas Krahn (Houston, Harris County, Texas); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 05 November 2011.<\/p>\n Q:\u00a0 How many generations back is Family Finder accurate?<\/strong> Q:\u00a0 When will there be a public Genographic Project database?<\/strong> Q:\u00a0 When will Family Finder be able to use the results of 23 and Me?<\/strong> Q:\u00a0 Does the Genographic Project still plan to destroy DNA samples not transferred to Family Tree DNA?<\/strong> Q:\u00a0 How did ancient people get across the Red Sea?<\/strong> Q:\u00a0 Can Family Tree DNA arrange tours of the Clayton Library?<\/strong> Q:\u00a0 Can Family Tree DNA extend the 25 year storage period for DNA samples?<\/strong> Q:\u00a0 Can new SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) distinguish or unite families within the historical range of surnames?<\/strong> Q:\u00a0 Are there any STRs (short tandem repeats) on mitochondrial DNA?<\/strong> Q:\u00a0 What is the stability of the new Y-DNA markers?<\/strong> Q:\u00a0 Which labs are covering new SNPs?<\/strong> Q:\u00a0 How can one explain the Family Finder results when person A matches person B, but person B doesn’t match person A’s parents?<\/strong> Q:\u00a0 Did Turkish farmers make it to Ireland?<\/strong> Q:\u00a0 Are there passenger manifests that show people leaving the United States?<\/strong> Q:\u00a0 How were the One-Step search tools created?<\/strong> Q:\u00a0 If DNA samples of deceased people are still held by Family Tree DNA, can they still be tested?<\/strong> Q:\u00a0 Will a DVD be made of the conference?<\/strong> Q:\u00a0 Can people who tested with the Genographic Project and haven’t transferred their DNA to Family Tree DNA be contacted?<\/strong> Q:\u00a0 What percent of the Y chromosome can be easily sequenced?<\/strong> Q:\u00a0 What is the mutation rate of STRs?<\/strong> Q:\u00a0 Will Family Tree DNA accept results from Ancestry.com?<\/strong> Copyright \u00a9 2011 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At the end of the first day of the Seventh International Family Tree DNA Conference for Group Administrators, those who made presentations answered questions from the audience. Mike Hammer and Thomas Krahn SOURCE:\u00a0 Mike Hammer and Thomas Krahn (Houston, Harris … Continue reading
\nA:\u00a0 Five generations<\/p>\n
\nA:\u00a0 Soon .\u00a0 March\/April 2012.<\/p>\n
\nA:\u00a0 In 4-8 weeks at a cost of $50.<\/p>\n
\nA:\u00a0 Yes .\u00a0 They will probably do so next year.<\/p>\n
\nA:\u00a0 With climate changes, water levels rise and fall.<\/p>\n
\nA:\u00a0 Yes.<\/p>\n
\nA:\u00a0 Yes, to 50 years.<\/p>\n
\nA:\u00a0 Not yet but, theoretically, yes.<\/p>\n
\nA:\u00a0 Not really, one segment might be considered an STR .\u00a0 STRs on mitochondrial DNA might be selected against.<\/p>\n
\nA:\u00a0 The new markers are single copy, not palindromic.<\/p>\n
\nA:\u00a0 Various labs.<\/p>\n
\nA:\u00a0 Don’t ignore it, but don’t worry about it.<\/p>\n
\nA:\u00a0 We can do SNP testing, but the Western R1b is not found in Armenia.<\/p>\n
\nA:\u00a0 Not that have survived.<\/p>\n
\nA:\u00a0 Read Deep Linking and Deeper Linking<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nA:\u00a0 Yes, but some older samples no longer work.<\/p>\n
\nA:\u00a0 Perhaps, after Family Tree DNA reviews the quality of the recordings.<\/p>\n
\nA:\u00a0 No .\u00a0 The kits were submitted anonymously.<\/p>\n
\nA:\u00a0 20 Mb, part of the p arm and most of the q arm.<\/p>\n
\nA:\u00a0 About 1 mutation every 500 generations, but there is huge variation.<\/p>\n
\nA:\u00a0 Family Tree DNA already accepts results from Ancestry.com .\u00a0 In addition, they will be taking new markers and 23 and Me results, however Family Tree DNA will not be able to provide customer service for results from other companies.<\/p>\n