I’m so pleased to introduce The Million Mito Project and to explain why you should join in the quest to trace the family tree of womankind. The Million Mito Project depends upon you! I was honored to announce The Million … Continue reading
“Why do vendors give me different haplogroups?” This questions often comes up when people test with different vendors and receive different haplogroup results for both Y and mitochondrial DNA. If you need a quick refresher on who carries which types … Continue reading
Recently, Family Tree DNA named 100,000 new SNPs on the Y DNA haplotree, bringing their total to over 153,000. Given that Family Tree DNA does the majority of the Y DNA NGS “full sequence” testing in the industry with their … Continue reading
The story of the Reverend George McNiel includes the oft-repeated 3 brothers story, and one of the three brothers in this version was named Thomas, or so the legend goes. I’m used to 3 brothers stories, sometimes used to explain … Continue reading
If you are a Family Tree DNA customer, and in particular, a male or manage male kits, you’re familiar with the Big Y test. The Big Y test scans the entire gold standard region of the Y chromosome, hunting for … Continue reading
Yesterday morning, I received an unexpected gift. Let me tell you one of my guilty pleasure secrets. I read Randy Seaver’s Genea-Musings on my phone laying in bed every morning. It’s my way of getting my day started off on the right foot. … Continue reading
The book, Genetic Genealogy in Practice, recently published by the National Genealogical Society and authored by Blaine Bettinger and Debbie Parker Wayne is a practical guide for the genetic genealogist. This book is not to be confused with Blaine’s second … Continue reading
The Crumley Conundrum…that’s what this line of genealogy has been called for years by researchers. The current generation of researchers named it, but I’m sure all past Crumley researchers would confirm that name with a hearty “hear, hear” or maybe a different … Continue reading
One of the questions I receive regularly is about available books on Genetic Genealogy including the basics, what results mean and how to use the various types of tools. This past year has seen three new books. I’m excited that … Continue reading
I’m regularly asked about a comparison between the Y DNA products of Family Tree DNA and Ancestry.com. Update: Ancestry no longer has Y DNA testing, but Family Tree DNA does and this article still provides a good overview. The price changes … Continue reading
