[RASEY-DNA] comparing testing laboratories

[Diana Gale Matthiesen]

Hello List,

If you are considering Y-DNA testing and haven't decided where to test, there is
something to bear in mind when making comparisons between laboratories...

Ancestry-DNA includes four very rare markers in its counts, namely:  DYS19b,
464e, 464f, and 464g.  Almost no one has these markers, which means their
33-marker test is really a 29-marker test, and their 46-marker test is really a
42-marker test.  

FamilyTreeDNA does not count these four rare tests in its standard bundles; yet,
if you have any of them, they will test them without additional charge.  If
FTDNA counted them, their 12-marker test would be 13 markers, their 25-marker
test would be 29 markers, their 37-marker test would be 41 markers, and their
67-marker test would be 71 markers.

Diana