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FTDNA is developing their BY SNPs from the Big Y results of folks. Unfortunately, FTDNA does not post any table to allow folks, including Haplogroup Project Administrators to connect the BY names with the SNP information from the Big Y results.
I am a co-admin for the R-U106 Haplogroup Project. I am having members asking me for information about the BY SNPs FTDNA is assigning them and I am embarrassed to tell them I cannot help them because FTDNA doesn't even provide Project Admins this basic information.
As an example: I recently received a request from an individual who told me they were assigned BY12203. They share this SNP with another individual (with the same surname). Looking at the Big Y results, I see where these two individuals share 6 SNPs (unnamed in the original Big Y results). I have no way of knowing which of these six SNPs is BY12203.
I had asked about this issue at the recent Administrator's Conference and the only "answer" I was told was that I would need to contact Michael Sager each time for this information.
It is far too difficult for me to track down the numerous unnamed SNPs in the Project I maintain to request names, and I can well imagine it would be impossible for one individual at FTDNA to handle the innumerable requests from all of the Haplogroup projects for this information.
A better solution is needed.
I am a co-admin for the R-U106 Haplogroup Project. I am having members asking me for information about the BY SNPs FTDNA is assigning them and I am embarrassed to tell them I cannot help them because FTDNA doesn't even provide Project Admins this basic information.
As an example: I recently received a request from an individual who told me they were assigned BY12203. They share this SNP with another individual (with the same surname). Looking at the Big Y results, I see where these two individuals share 6 SNPs (unnamed in the original Big Y results). I have no way of knowing which of these six SNPs is BY12203.
I had asked about this issue at the recent Administrator's Conference and the only "answer" I was told was that I would need to contact Michael Sager each time for this information.
It is far too difficult for me to track down the numerous unnamed SNPs in the Project I maintain to request names, and I can well imagine it would be impossible for one individual at FTDNA to handle the innumerable requests from all of the Haplogroup projects for this information.
A better solution is needed.
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