The 12-marker test is a teaser. It gets 85% of the people into a haplogroup and not much else. With no one else with your surname being in the same haplogroup I'd suggest that you just wait to get a 37-marker upgrade done. Who knows? With prices going lower, it may save you a few bucks in the long run. IMO, the 25-marker test is a waste of time and money. It's not definative enough to link you close enough to anyone to be of value. One needs the 37-marker test to do that. Cliff. Johnston "May the best you've ever seen, Be the worst you'll ever see;" from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Evelyn" <esleslie@bellsouth.net> To: <SCOT-DNA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 4:13 PM Subject: [SCOT-DNA] E3b halogroup >I hope no one minds my asking this question on the Scots forum, but since >it was suggested that one poster join the E3b group study maybe it's o.k. >My brother tested E3b on our non-Scot surname project, but we only did the >12-marker testing through FTDNA a few years ago. We thought we'd >eventually add more markers if we matched anyone on our surname project. >The project is now up to 72 participants and we are still the only E3b. My >brother was finally going to go ahead and order more markers. Should he go >ahead with adding markers or can they do the E3b SNP with just 12? > > By the way, our family lore says we were from Wales - undocumented but > Grandpa said so...... > Evelyn > esleslie@bellsouth.net > > > ==== SCOT-DNA Mailing List ==== > DNA Results are also being posted on the web site. > Email to dnaclans@brigadoon.net if you want to join the > web site. For privacy reasons, this is a closed web site. > Want to join the Project? Visit: > http://www.ftdna.com/surname_det.asp?group=Scottish-Clans&projecttype=G > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Thanks, Cliff - appreciated your input and it will help us decide what our next step will be. Evelyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "CJMax" <moments-in-time@charter.net> To: <SCOT-DNA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 7:11 PM Subject: Re: [SCOT-DNA] E3b halogroup > The 12-marker test is a teaser. It gets 85% of the people into a > haplogroup and not much else. > > > With no one else with your surname being in the same haplogroup I'd > suggest that you just wait to get a 37-marker upgrade done. Who knows? > With prices going lower, it may save you a few bucks in the long run. > IMO, the 25-marker test is a waste of time and money. It's not definative > enough to link you close enough to anyone to be of value. One needs the > 37-marker test to do that. > > Cliff. Johnston > "May the best you've ever seen, > Be the worst you'll ever see;" > from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Evelyn" <esleslie@bellsouth.net> > To: <SCOT-DNA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 4:13 PM > Subject: [SCOT-DNA] E3b halogroup > > >>I hope no one minds my asking this question on the Scots forum, but since >>it was suggested that one poster join the E3b group study maybe it's o.k. >>My brother tested E3b on our non-Scot surname project, but we only did the >>12-marker testing through FTDNA a few years ago. We thought we'd >>eventually add more markers if we matched anyone on our surname project. >>The project is now up to 72 participants and we are still the only E3b. >>My brother was finally going to go ahead and order more markers. Should >>he go ahead with adding markers or can they do the E3b SNP with just 12? >> >> By the way, our family lore says we were from Wales - undocumented but >> Grandpa said so...... >> Evelyn >> esleslie@bellsouth.net >> >> >> ==== SCOT-DNA Mailing List ==== >> DNA Results are also being posted on the web site. >> Email to dnaclans@brigadoon.net if you want to join the >> web site. For privacy reasons, this is a closed web site. >> Want to join the Project? Visit: >> http://www.ftdna.com/surname_det.asp?group=Scottish-Clans&projecttype=G >> >> ============================== >> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > ==== SCOT-DNA Mailing List ==== > Subscription and posting to the Scot-DNA list does not necessarily > indicate the poster is a participant in any DNA project. This list > is also for those interested in the subject, not just participating > in a project. > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >