On Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:18:37 -0400, you wrote: >Hello Tracy, > >The genetic genealogy community is moving toward the NIST (National Institute of >Standards and Technology) / ISOGG (International Society of Genetic Genealogy) >standard: >http://www.isogg.org/ > >The number of conversion factors needed to convert from one lab to another has >steadily gone down and will continue to do so. Which standard you use, now, >depends in part what you're doing. I admin six projects at FTDNA, so it's a >slam dunk that I use FTDNA standards and convert results from other labs to it. > >In your case, as you have been using DNA-Heritage standards, I would continue to >do so because they are already NIST/ISOGG compliant, as least for the markers >given in this table at SMGF: >http://www.smgf.org/ychromosome/marker_standards.jspx Understand. I have those figures and have made corrections using them and possibly others (there are always that odd few), so it looks like I have been on target as far as what I have been doing. > >Be careful with regard to when tests were taken. Reporting standards have >changed over time at the same lab, as indicated on this page of conversion >factors: >http://www.ysearch.org/conversion_page.asp I have ran into this as well... thanks for the link. As a matter of fact thanks for all the links, they're great. > >If you want to delve more deeply into existing online discussions of this issue, >I would recommend searching the archive of GENEALOGY-DNA: >http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/DNA/GENEALOGY-DNA.html I monitor that already... although I just skim it, because of time constraints. > >Diana Thanks so much Diana, that was a very clear and concise guide for me. Looks like I'm doing fine with it. I just absolutely wanted to know from someone who had been there and done it, so I can deliver the best material & advice for our members. Sincerely, Tracy W. Denny > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: y-dna-projects-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:y-dna-projects- >> bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tracy Denny >> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 12:35 PM >> To: y-dna-projects@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [Y-DNA-projects] Proper Nomenclature - one for the pros. >> >> Hi All, >> >> I have been taking care of the spreadsheets for a small surname Y-DNA >project. I >> have no problem with what I am doing; making values match between Heritage DNA >& >> FTDNA (and others). I have all the correction numbers necc. to do this. At the >current >> time I have been converting them to Heritage values, as that is the way it has >been >> done since the project started. We are currently advising new members to test >with >> FTDNA, trying to eliminate some of the problems that crop up. We can also get >more >> markers tested this way, since we are largely a R1b1b2 type group. Soon, I >will >> convert the DYS values in question to the FTDNA format... depending on how my >> question is answered. It would save me a great deal of time if one of the pro >admins. >> could help me with the amswer/s. >> >> Ques.: In order for the various databases to jive, what is the correct >nomenclature to >> use. Is FTDNA using the proper values or is this a huge mess between the >various test >> vendors & databases? If this has been discussed in detail before, pointing me >to a >> thread or web link would be fine. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Tracy W. Denny (Denney) >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to Y-DNA-PROJECTS- >> 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-PROJECTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message