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Scientists in the UK have shown that genetic variations in the Y chromosome affect a male's risk of coronary heart disease. What is clear from the study is men who belong to Haplogroup I are more likely to suffer from coronary heart disease than men...
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The following tests were underway at FTDNA as of 17 October 2010:
Due Date, Batch #, Kit #,Type of Test
11/01/2010, 378, 47247, Deep Clade-R
11/08/2010, 379, 37657, Deep Clade-R
11/26/2010, 380, 185273, Y-DNA 37
11/26/2010, 380, 188025, Y-DNA 37
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New Y-DNA results returned from the FTDNA lab for the following participants over the past month. These participants were added to various groups as follows:
Results for 186469 matched that of 132255 so they were set up as Phillips Family Group 65.
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Lending new life to the demise of Louis XVI, scientists performed a battery of DNA tests on dried blood from inside a decorative gunpowder gourd. The results show the blood belonged to a blue-eyed male from the correct time period. Clickhere to...
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Here is alink to a website that provides maps and statistics for surnames around the world. It is interesting to note that the surname Phillips has a higher concentration in Australia than in the USA or Canada. I wonder if that is because the USA and...