Anyone contemplating FGC (Full Genomes)...listen up The discount to $999.00 is good for 24 hours. On Apr 29, 2014, at 8:11 PM, "G. Magoon" <gregm4584@gmail.com <mailto:gregm4584@gmail.com>> wrote: Susan, I just asked Justin and they are planning on leaving the FGC sale open until the end of the month (i.e. about 24 hours more). The sale code is: FGCDNA So, anyone considering the full scale FGC test, you have about 24 hours as Greg says to use the FGCDNA coupon code to get a $1250 test for $999. Susan On 4/29/2014 10:30 PM, Rob McFadden wrote: > 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 >