If you are a member of the Mitochondrial DNA for Genealogy Facebook group that I started when we launched the Million Mito Project, you may have noticed something new.
Not only does the group have a new name, FamilyTreeDNA® mtDNA Group, and an updated map, but it’s also now the official FamilyTreeDNA mitochondrial DNA group. A company-sponsored group provides one official, moderated, social media platform for mitochondrial DNA discussions and ongoing education.
I’m very pleased to “bequeath” this group to FamilyTreeDNA. It’s the perfect time, too, with the Mitotree release and full sequence testers receiving new haplogroups, along with the mtDNA Discover reports. Have you checked your new haplogroup – and mtDNA Discover?
I’m still an administrator, but I have been joined by several talented people from FamilyTreeDNA, including Million Mito Team members. We’ve assembled the best group possible to educate and answer questions.
You probably know that FamilyTreeDNA has an official Big-Y DNA group as well, here, where people can engage in conversation and education about Big-Y testing and results and how to use them for genealogy. This is the companion mitochondrial DNA group.
This FamilyTreeDNA® mtDNA Group is a private group, but anyone is welcome to join – whether you’ve already tested or are just thinking about it. It’s the “go to” place to learn about mitochondrial DNA.
Everyone can test their own mitochondrial DNA, so take a test, come on over, and join the fun, here.
See you soon!
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I am still waiting for my new haplagroup number. Any idea how long it is taking? My old number wasn’t on the previous tree, just the numbers before and after.
I don’t understand this, so I can’t answer. Your old haplogroup had to be on the old tree or it wouldn’t have been assigned as your haplogroup.
It wasn’t on the expanded tree you wrote about year or so ago and I have still not received an update.
I would suggest contacting support at FamilyTreeDNA.
Roberta, Thanks for the article about Family Tree and the new Mito MT DNA designations. It appears that my MT DNA is rather rare and it has now gone from H15a1b to H15a1b4. I am wondering if the new designations will be helpful with geographic locations? It is appearing that my line is Scots in origin, but I only have three matches at FT and two are 0 distance and 1 is at a distance of 1. One of the 0 distance matches me at 6 generations and the other is an adoptee with no information. The 1 step one appears to be of Scots origin, but I cannot yet find a connecting point. Thanks Bill
Yes, and look at the locations in your haplotype cluster if you have one.
Hi Roberta!
To join this Mito group do you need to upgrade to the full MtDNA sequence? I have not but the things that have happened since i tested in 2007 have recently upgraded and I just went over to ftdna today after signing up in the Facebook group. I’m not sure what happened but whatever happened to FTDNA in a few years for MtDNA is quite amazing! Even without the full sequence I see that I have two people I have a link to through the MtDna research. Daba a man of Africn descent born 1710 to 1790 in South Carolina and a woman from Zana was a woman who lived in the 19th century in Abkhazia, a region in the South Caucasus. our common ancestor was 51000 BCE, That was unheard of back in the early 2000 CE. My maternal grandmother was 5′ 9″. My mom was 5’2″. I’m looking at this information on the MtDNA pages in familytreedna and I thought I had a shock finding a DNA paternal cousin match on me at 37 markers! which I really can say I almost passed out finding this man my 8th cousin from Northern Ireland so yes I did find my actual paternal line using ftdna Y testing. My family name would be Hawthorne. My 5th great direct paternal great grandfather was Adam Hawthorne born 1745 in Antrim County. Came here in 1760’s late to Fairfield South Carolina. His grandson Robert ADAM Hawthorne Jr born 1835 was my direct paternal line ancestor 3rd great grandfather. My cousin match was a Derek Hawthorne born 1943. Yes still alive. Back to the MtDNA my great direct grandmother Susan West was 5’11”. I have pictures of my Great grandmother and my grandmother and mother, I have not heard of any of this information from MtDNA until today!
I joined the Facebook group.
This is amazing!
James A Clark Jr
Anyone can join, with or without the full sequence test. Welcome to the group.
I see that there is a Facebook Group. But will the group be hosted as a Group Project at FTDNA??
I don’t belong to Facebook so I have no access there.
Please explain how this works. Will the project still be restricted to Facebook member?