That's right Rob. Any time someone mentions a SNP on the list, just find its position and look it up and see what value you have for it. BigY people can't do that to the same extent as their coverage is much less. FGC sequences as much as is possible to do. Iain > Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 02:30:52 +0000 > From: rob@themcfaddenproject.com > To: dna-r1b1c7@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [R-M222] Full Genomes vs. Big Y > > Ian, > > If I take the Full Genomes test, theoretically I wouldn't ever need to > take any more Y tests. Is that correct? > > Quoting Iain Kennedy <ikennedy_msdn2@hotmail.com>: > > > Position wise the coverage is far superior: for example only 50% of > > my FGC SNPs are being sequenced by BigY and about two thirds of > > David Wilson's. > > Although I haven't measured it I have the impression there are often > > more reads on BigY per position but there are so many anyway that is > > less of an issue - in fact Greg Magoon told me right at the start > > that for novel variants even one good read is sufficient. > > The post-sequencing analysis is far superior. > > > > I wouldn't hesitate if I was in your position. > > > > Iain > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 11:19:55 +0000 > >> From: rob@themcfaddenproject.com > >> To: DNA-R1B1C7@rootsweb.com > >> Subject: [R-M222] Full Genomes vs. Big Y > >> > >> > >> I'm genuinely considering taking advantage of the $999 Full Genomes > >> offer, but I won't be making that decision lightly. I'm under the > >> impression that it is meant to be all-encompassing and that I wouldn't > >> need to take another Y STR or SNP test ever again. Is this true? How > >> are the results that have come through so far holding up? Any quality > >> concerns? > >> > >> Is it too early to judge the value of the Big Y test in comparison? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Rob McFadden > >> S660+ > >> > > > ------------------------------- > 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