Just thought I’d pass on word, tomorrow the 23andMe<\/a> genotyping service is going to have a sale<\/a>. The details:<\/p>\n\n When:<\/b> April 11th, 12 AM PDT to 12 PM PDT (so 3 AM EDT to 3 PM EDT)<\/p>\n\n How much:<\/b> $9\/month for 12 months = $108 per year for their analytic service. The kit cost, $199, is waived for the sale.<\/p>\n\n What you get:<\/b> Ancestry analysis, trait assessment, and disease risk estimates. I wouldn’t put too much stock in the last in terms of bang-for-buck if you are not adopted…though the last person I explained that to ended up finding over 50% probability of macular degeneration (not a 50% increased risk, a 50% probability of developing the disease!).<\/p>\n\n For nerds the big deal is that you can get your raw genotype for 1 million markers.<\/b> There are several personal genetics projects which have been started by people pooling their data. I put up a simple tutorial<\/a> for those curious, and have started my own African ancestry project<\/a>. But for readers of this weblog, Harappa<\/a> is the way to go. Zack has over 80 participants now. Below the fold I’ve placed a tree which shows the genetic relationships in terms of ancestral quanta<\/a>. I’ve underlined myself (I’m right next to my parents, as you’d expect). Update II: Several people have emailed me and confirmed that they finally purchased a kit. A little over $100 seems to be a good price point for what is mostly recreational genetics. Tomorrow I will post on what you’ll see … Continue reading ![\"hap_1_80_admixture_K12_dend](\"http:\/\/www.sepiamutiny.com\/sepia\/hap_1_80_admixture_K12_dend%20%281%29.png\")
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