Someone in my project, #1 (Bowe), matches someone of a different surname, #2 (Humphries), at 67 markers (GD 6) but not at any other level. Someone else in my project, #3 (Bowes) and a surname variant of #1, matches #2 at 12 markers. #1 and #3, the variants, do not match at 12 markers. #3 has only tested 12 markers. Should he upgrade to 67? How often does someone show as a match at 67 markers–albeit a distant one–but not at any other level of marker? TIA, Martha

Anyone who asks me whether an R1b1b2 should upgrade to 67 markers is going to get my stock answer: Yes, and why not? If you don't need 67 markers, now, you will need them sooner or later. I would say it's common for people to not match at 12 markers, but match at 25 or 37, because the differences between them by chance happen to be in the first panel. I cannot say I've seen that happen at 67 markers, myself, but it certainly is possible. However, another reason #2 is not be matching at lower levels may be that he has turned off matching at lower levels. You might want to email him and ask him if that is what he's done. Diana > -----Original Message----- > From: y-dna-projects-bounces@rootsweb.com On Behalf Of Martha H. Bowes > Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 11:10 AM > To: y-dna-projects@rootsweb.com > Subject: [Y-DNA-projects] Confusing R1b Matches or Coincidences? > > Someone in my project, #1 (Bowe), matches someone of a > different surname, #2 > (Humphries), at 67 markers (GD 6) but not at any other level. > Someone else in my > project, #3 (Bowes) and a surname variant of #1, matches #2 > at 12 markers. #1 > and #3, the variants, do not match at 12 markers. #3 has only > tested 12 markers. > Should he upgrade to 67? > > How often does someone show as a match at 67 markers-albeit a > distant one-but > not at any other level of marker? > > TIA, Martha >