My Y-67 tests came back with a Haplogroup of I-M223. My AncestryDNA autosomal test seemed to indicate a more specific I-L126 match and I also have a Y-25 match with a Haplogroup of I-L126.
I've got very few Y-DNA matches:
Y-67: 1 match with a genetic distance of 7 and wrong last name.
Y-37: 1 match with a genetic distance of 3 but correct last name.
Y-25: 3 matches with a genetic distance of 2 - 2 wrong last name and 1 correct name.
Y-12: 4 matches with a genetic distance of 0 - 2 wrong last name and 2 correct name.
There's a single I-M223 SNP pack that can confirm SNP's on the current haplotree for $119.
With respect to genealogy, is the Big-Y worthwhile in my case? Maybe I help discover a new terminal SNP in the best case scenario but if you have few real matches as is, I don't see a more restrictive filter adding a lot of value.
Can I afford the Big-Y? The answer is yes. Is it worth an extra $456 over the current SNP panel? I need convincing on that one. I think I'd rather throw that money at finishing the Y-111 ($129) and doing a mtDNA full ($199). That way I get both a Y-DNA and a MtDNA Haplogroup along with the best Y-STR tests for filtering. This seems sufficient for a long time based on the matching so far. I realize that the MtDNA is pretty worthless for genealogy too but figure knowing it has some value in satisfying a anthropological curiosity and could always act as another filter for maternal genealogical research.
If I get more curious about my DNA, it seems that future WGS testing would be the way to go. The BIG-Y is starting to show its age compared to other testing. It's also frustrating in that it's value has diminished over time with the scrubbing of the MtDNA results.
So, for my situation where there's very few Y-DNA matches and an SNP panel which will cover the known Haplogroup tree -- what's the case for doing the Big-Y?
I've got very few Y-DNA matches:
Y-67: 1 match with a genetic distance of 7 and wrong last name.
Y-37: 1 match with a genetic distance of 3 but correct last name.
Y-25: 3 matches with a genetic distance of 2 - 2 wrong last name and 1 correct name.
Y-12: 4 matches with a genetic distance of 0 - 2 wrong last name and 2 correct name.
There's a single I-M223 SNP pack that can confirm SNP's on the current haplotree for $119.
With respect to genealogy, is the Big-Y worthwhile in my case? Maybe I help discover a new terminal SNP in the best case scenario but if you have few real matches as is, I don't see a more restrictive filter adding a lot of value.
Can I afford the Big-Y? The answer is yes. Is it worth an extra $456 over the current SNP panel? I need convincing on that one. I think I'd rather throw that money at finishing the Y-111 ($129) and doing a mtDNA full ($199). That way I get both a Y-DNA and a MtDNA Haplogroup along with the best Y-STR tests for filtering. This seems sufficient for a long time based on the matching so far. I realize that the MtDNA is pretty worthless for genealogy too but figure knowing it has some value in satisfying a anthropological curiosity and could always act as another filter for maternal genealogical research.
If I get more curious about my DNA, it seems that future WGS testing would be the way to go. The BIG-Y is starting to show its age compared to other testing. It's also frustrating in that it's value has diminished over time with the scrubbing of the MtDNA results.
So, for my situation where there's very few Y-DNA matches and an SNP panel which will cover the known Haplogroup tree -- what's the case for doing the Big-Y?
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