Why does the number of populations decrease when I increase the minimum haplotype value?
The Y-DNA contains up to 400 different STR markers, but only selected markers are used for testing. In order to compare your set of STR markers against the STR markers in the indigenous populations database, it is important to find those populations who have tested the same markers that you have. Furthermore, since the data for the hundreds of indigenous populations are from peer reviewed scientific studies from around the world, the exact STR markers chosen for testing may vary between different studies and different populations. The minimum haplotype value is a setting which allows you to indicate the number of markers that you wish to use to compare against the markers in the database. For instance, if you select a value of “10”, the program will automatically review your set of markers and suggest to you the best sets of 10 to use for comparison. The selection is based upon the data that you have and how it compares to the data sets in the database. Populations which contain at lea
