mwauthy
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- Namur Belgium and Quebec Canada
- Y-DNA haplogroup
- I-FT213710
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- K2a6
Is the Y chromosome pretty much mapped out by current Big Y 500 or FGC Elite 2.1, or could some hypothetical test in the future provide more refined analysis and many more snps? I’m deliberating if I should do deep Y chromosome testing now or later in the future when technology perhaps becomes better.
Also, does anyone know biologically on average how often the Y chromosome has mutations or new snps? I read somewhere that some study showed on average around 144 years and that is what YFULL uses in their TMRCA calculations. I read somewhere else that Big Y is 131 years per snp and that Y Elite 2.1a is 87 years per snp. Does that mean that years/snp depends on the coverage and thoroughness of the test being offered? Might this time frame shrink in the future with more detailed Y chromosome analysis?
Also, does anyone know biologically on average how often the Y chromosome has mutations or new snps? I read somewhere that some study showed on average around 144 years and that is what YFULL uses in their TMRCA calculations. I read somewhere else that Big Y is 131 years per snp and that Y Elite 2.1a is 87 years per snp. Does that mean that years/snp depends on the coverage and thoroughness of the test being offered? Might this time frame shrink in the future with more detailed Y chromosome analysis?
