Other than summing mutation rates, I think the preference issue would degenerate into one of the typical hyper subjective debates. I gave my opinion and that's the last of it from me. But why one product can only be purchased after buying another escapes me, other than as a money enhancing strategy. When we have a monopoly situation, things are not pretty. - - - - Kenneth Nordtvedt See: "Tree for I1" "Tree and Map for haplogroup I" "I1modalities" at http://knordtvedt.home.bresnan.net showing my working tree for YDNA haplogroup I. These files are periodically updated as new information is obtained. -----Original Message----- From: Didier VERNADE Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 4:05 PM To: y-dna-haplogroup-i@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [yDNAhgI] 38-67 vs 68-111 Is it possible to quantify the preference for 68-111 ? By the way , this is saying that FTDNA's competitors made a better choice but the 38-67 panel somehow won ... The 68-111 panel is mostly made out of markers from DNA-Heritage and other companies. > > FTDNA should not be demanding customers do the 38-67 panel of STRs before > ordering the 68-111 panel of STRs. The latter are much more informative; > customers can get much more bang for their buck. > > And of course it goes without saying, various project and other public > databases should include space for the 68-111 STRs. > > > > - - - - > Kenneth Nordtvedt > See "Tree for I1" and "Tree and Map for haplogroup I" as well as > "I1modalities" at http://knordtvedt.home.bresnan.net > showing my working tree for YDNA haplogroup I. These files are > periodically updated as new information is obtained. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > Y-DNA-HAPLOGROUP-I-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 Y-DNA-HAPLOGROUP-I-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message