So we got our Big-Y results recently, no matches, however joined a group project and I can see that two other FTDNA users share the same terminal SNP, R-Z16540. One traces back to the same country as our ancestor, France, and the other to Germany but with many surname matches to the area of France that used to be Germany, and which is the same region as the first haplogroup match (Grand Est). Neither are surname matches and don't appear on Y matching. On Y matching we have no great matches at a high level.
I'm not sure what to do next. Is there a way to see if they've tested for the Big-Y? Is it possible to share the same terminal SNP but not be related at all? Is this worth investigating somehow?
Thanks for any advice as I try to figure out how to navigate this Big-Y data!
I'm not sure what to do next. Is there a way to see if they've tested for the Big-Y? Is it possible to share the same terminal SNP but not be related at all? Is this worth investigating somehow?
Thanks for any advice as I try to figure out how to navigate this Big-Y data!
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