Just to be even clearer... the S660 testing advice below is aimed at *Chromo2 testers*. If you did BigY you should already know from me/the tree/your own analysis what your status is with respect to these new branches, and if you don't, please ask. One or two I may not have got back to after the raw file analysis, and one or two others haven't shared their BAM file yet. Iain > From: ikennedy_msdn2@hotmail.com > To: dna-r1b1c7@rootsweb.com > Date: Fri, 9 May 2014 21:34:00 +0000 > Subject: Re: [R-M222] needing advice > > John, > > I was responding to a question from Teresa there, so that advice isn't applicable to you. > > If you want to explore further, you would need to test some of the new branches under S660: > > A223/A224/A225 (all should be bought together) > FGC5939.2/A259/A260 (again, all should be bought together) > FGC4133 (so far only Milligans are positive for this but others could be too) > > This advice applies to anyone who has S660/S659 as their terminal SNP. If anyone is unclear what their terminal SNP is please shout out to avoid buying the wrong thing. > > Iain > > > > > > > Date: Fri, 9 May 2014 14:08:28 -0700 > > From: john.loughney@gmail.com > > To: dna-r1b1c7@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [R-M222] needing advice > > > > Iain, > > > > You mention test as follows: > > > > round one: S660 > > round two: S588 if S660+. FGC4077 if S660-. > > > > It seems that I am negative for S588 and negative for FGC4077; there are a > > quite a few other markers and SNPs listed in my Chromo2 signature - is it > > that S660 would be my terminal SNP, and nothing (yet) discovered below it > > (besides S588 / FGC4077)? > > > > thanks, > > John > > > > > > On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Iain Kennedy <ikennedy_msdn2@hotmail.com>wrote: > > > > > Teresa, the best option would be to take advantage of the YSEQ sale which > > > should allow two rounds of testing before the price goes up (and even then > > > is cheaper than FTDNA), assuming one of your brothers is willing. A > > > strategy would be > > > round one: S660 > > > round two: S588 if S660+. FGC4077 if S660-. > > > > > > That will more or less nail it unless you are S588+ and then have to > > > follow up for a third round. The growing picture as you may have gathered > > > is a heavy concentration with S660 as their terminal SNP so statistically > > > that is probably the most likely outcome and a third round wouldn't then be > > > needed. > > > > > > I think Chromo2 is not such a good option in your case as you have already > > > eliminated one major branch. > > > > > > Iain > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: teresaheiland@hotmail.com > > > > To: dna-r1b1c7@rootsweb.com > > > > Date: Fri, 9 May 2014 10:00:40 -0700 > > > > Subject: [R-M222] needing advice > > > > > > > > Dear Iain, > > > > > > > > I'm wondering if you could provide me with some guidance about next > > > steps with ordering SNPs for my father's DNA. > > > > I know just enough about dna analysis to be "dangerous" to myself. LOL. > > > > > > > > My dad's kit is > > > > 258368 at FTdna. He (Leo > > > Heiland) just passed away, so I won't likely be able to do a Big Y test > > > because FTdna says it likely will require additional saliva. However, my > > > brothers are living, so I could do the Big Y test at some point by asking > > > one of them. > > > > > > > > His results so far is R-M222+, DF 85-. > > > > > > > > The M222 Project administrators at FtDNA suggested I ask you for advice > > > on which other tests would be most beneficial to me to learn more specific > > > details. They said that I need to look "up stream" of DF 85, which I > > > understand in theory, but neither they or I know which tests to explore > > > next. They encouraged me to ask you. > > > > > > > > Would you kindly provide me with some direction? I know you get a lot > > > of requests, so I understand if you are busy. > > > > > > > > Teresa Heiland > > > > (Daughter of an Irishman without an Irish name.) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > DNA-R1B1C7-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > DNA-R1B1C7-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DNA-R1B1C7-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DNA-R1B1C7-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message