[KerryOdair]

New software Tool From Chris Morley:

"Dear list,

I have put together a process for automating the generation of a Geno
2.0-based Y-SNP phylogeny.

See my report "An experimental computer-generated Y-chromosomal
phylogeny, leveraging public Geno 2.0 results and the current ISOGG
tree" at [ http://ytree.morleydna.com/Experimen...oPhylogeny.pdf ].
The current ISOGG tree (v. 8.61) was used as the starting point for this
version of the experimental tree.

Additionally, [ http://ytree.morleydna.com ] features a Y-SNP subclade
predictor. Given a set of Y-SNP calls, it will (i) predict the subclade,
(ii) show the phylogenetic placement (when available) of reported SNPs,
and (iii) identify unplaced positive SNPs. It can use either the ISOGG
tree or my experimental tree as the basis for classification. It
accommodates FTDNA-transferred Geno 2.0 data, and also the Full Genomes
demo data.

It's not perfect, but it's a start. It should save some time when
analysing kits with more than a handful of tested SNPs.

I invite your feedback.

Chris Morley"

[KerryOdair]

More information on developments on his new phylogenetic tool

"Keep in mind that only a finite number of Y-SNPs could be selected for inclusion on the chip, and there are tradeoffs between even coverage and phylogenetic resolution. After a certain point, trying to fit an additional terminal Y-SNP on the chip comes at the expense of leaving out another one -- either a basal Y-SNP, or a phylogenetically redundant Y-SNP from another branch.

(My next update will feature a separate proof-of-concept phylogeny built using Y-SNP calls from the two Full Genomes demo datasets.) But for those interested in experimenting, future releases of my phylogeny will be accompanied by a CSV summary file with the columns "name, parent, SNPcount, cumuSNPcount, kitCount, cumuKitCount". Expect the next version of my tree later in the week."

Chris Morley

[KerryOdair]

This is the link to the latest tree from Chris Morely dated 8-Aug-2013

http://ytree.morleydna.com/ExperimentalGenoPhylogeny20130808.pdf

It appears that he has 75 E1b1b1 tests in this new tree and a total of 1850 Geno 2.0 tests. That is a considerable number which includes tests from other groups than just E-M35.

He also at the end of the file has two FullGenomes sequenced demo samples using this program.

This is a link for Geno 2.0 raw data in zip file download format with over 100 samples.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zv0khjlk6gv6x2m/genorawcompare_view.zip