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.

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 >