'My Matches' tab explanation?

[on_the_edge]

Could someone please explain what the purpose of the 'My Matches' tab by the Y-Haplotree page is? The underlined haplogroup links on the results page don't seem to do anything. Anyone else puzzled?

[EdwardRHill]

I had asked the same question or sort of same question. It took a while to get an answer but I got a good one from "efgen" I hope this helps.

His reply

The Haplotree "My Matches" page is simply a listing of your 12-marker matches (exact through GD=4) in the FTDNA database who have been SNP-tested.

Both backbone-tested and deep-clade-tested matches are listed. Also, if someone did a deep-clade test a year or two ago and didn't do the deep-clade "extended" test to get new downstream SNPs that have been added to the tree since, they will still be listed with their original deep-clade result.

So this page can be used to see why you have the haplogroup prediction that you do, or what your subclade might be if you had the deep-clade test. Of course, keep in mind that 12-marker matches can actually be in different subclades -- especially those in R1b1b2 -- which is why FTDNA often can't predict deeper than the backbone haplogroup.

Elise

[efgen]

His reply

"Her" reply

Elise

[on_the_edge]

Underlined links, but go nowhere?

Thanks for your explanation/s. Still, do you know why the haplogroups appear to be underlined links, but go nowhere?

[EdwardRHill]

I wondered that to Hopefully she can answer that

[efgen]

Thanks for your explanation/s. Still, do you know why the haplogroups appear to be underlined links, but go nowhere?

If I remember correctly, they used to link to a brief description of the haplogroup at the bottom of the page, but FTDNA seems to have removed that. So they should probably remove the hyperlinks

Elise