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Originally posted by Babyj View PostThank you very much! It's much clearer.
I did the mtFullSequence so if I understand this it goes back 125 years and up to 550 years ago?
And just with MtDNAplus about 700 years?
And the matches are all of my mother's family but they are very distant?
With mtFullsequence I have match from eastern europe, spain and Italy that are not logical for my family, even if they are very fart, in any case if after years 1,500.
The matches will be on your mother's side, but more accurately and specifically they will all be along your mother's direct maternal line (mothers of mothers). Any males in her ancestors would not be included, or her father and his family. Many matches will be very distant, but some will be within a genealogical timeframe.
Note that your matches have listed the locations for their earliest known maternal line (matrilineal) ancestors. Ideally, what they've listed will be true. But sometimes people get mixed up, and list their earliest known ancestor from another line, not the direct maternal line. Read the section "Who is my earliest known ancestor?" in the post "Quick Tip - Add Most Distant Ancestor and Location" by Roberta Estes, which has an image illustrating the direct lines for Y and mtDNA, and has an explanation of how to add that information in your account at FTDNA. Also, your matches' earliest known maternal line ancestors may be back farther than your research, or be descended from a sister of one of your earlier maternal line ancestors whose descendants followed a different path and lived in another country. So, those may have a location that doesn't match what you know of your ancestors. You will have to compare trees, surnames and locations to figure out the connections.
You may want to read FTDNA's page "mtDNA Matches Page," in the Learning Center. Read the section on mtDNA - Matches Page Questions, where it says for one question:
On the mtDNA - Matches page, are only exact matches shown?
There are currently two sets of rules for mtDNA matching.- For those who have tested HVR1 (mtDNA) or HVR1 and HVR2 (mtDNAPlus), only exact matches are shown. SmartMatching is also used to prevent a match between different haplogroups.
- For those who have tested the mtDNA Full Sequence (mtFullSequence), three differences are allowed. These differences include cases of heteroplasmy. Two high frequency insertion/deletion locations are completely excluded from difference counts. These are mutations at positions 309 and 315.
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Thank you very much! It's much clearer.
I did the mtFullSequence so if I understand this it goes back 125 years and up to 550 years ago?
And just with MtDNAplus about 700 years?
And the matches are all of my mother's family but they are very distant?
With mtFullsequence I have match from eastern europe, spain and Italy that are not logical for my family, even if they are very fart, in any case if after years 1,500.
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You may find this page in the FTDNA Learning Center helpful: "Maternal Lineage Tests."
Originally posted by Babyj View PostI am a woman and I just received my results from the MTDNA analysis. Is this just the analysis of my mother's side?
Or is there also the maternal side of my father?
To what period in time does the test analyze?
I have results that do not correspond to my mother's family tree.Last edited by KATM; 4 August 2017, 08:47 PM.
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I am a woman and I just received my results from the MTDNA analysis. Is this just the analysis of my mother's side?
Or is there also the maternal side of my father?
To what period in time does the test analyze?
I have results that do not correspond to my mother's family tree.Tags: None
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