mtFull-Sequence Test: Record-Breaking Turnaround Time!

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From the standpoint of mtDNA testing: If you test Norman's mtDNA, then there is no need to test the others. Mutations in mtDNA are rare. In a given line, hundreds of years (or over a thousand years) can go by without a mutation. Even if there is a mutational difference in close relatives, it would not...

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Hi Rich,

If I understand the relationships correctly: Mary Elizabeth Irvine is your paternal grandmother; Norman is your father's brother; and Joan is the daughter of your father's sister. If so, then mtDNA testing is only needed from ONE of these relatives. This is because all three...

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Yes, you are correct. Testing your uncle will give you mtDNA information for his mother, his maternal grandmother, and so on. The mtFull-Sequence will enable you to determine the exact subclade status of that mtDNA line, now and in the future as new branches are found.

Some of the value...

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Benefit of mtFull-Sequence vs. Geno 2.0, etc., for mtDNA Information

I wholeheartedly agree with the comments above. Adding some additional details to the discussion: The mtFull-Sequence test fills in 81% of the mtDNA data that is not targeted with the Geno 2.0+ test. There is no way...

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P.S. I'd just like to clarify that the labeling issues are temporary, while your test results are solid and permanent. Full mtDNA results enable your subclade to be determined both now and in the future as new branches are discovered.

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Geno 2.0 recently updated its haplogroup labels to correspond with the latest version of the official mtDNA tree (dated 2014), known as the PhyloTree: Build 16. On the other hand, FTDNA last updated its mtDNA haplogroup labels in 2012, and they correspond with Build 14 of the PhyloTree. So new haplogroups/subclades...

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I should have specified that these tests were upgrades from HVR2 to Full-Sequence. I don't have recent examples for initial tests or upgrades from HVR1....

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For the past several months, FTDNA has been turning out mtFull-Sequence results more and more quickly. But today, I am in disbelief. My project just received three sets of results that were ordered TWO weeks ago. That's right... a 2-week turn-around time for mt-results ordered during the recent sale....

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Moving Post to Correct Topic Category

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I received that email (Admin. of I Haplogroup mtDNA Project)...

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Yes, as you know (clarifying for any who may not know), if you uploaded full-sequence results to James Lick's program, your data is 100% complete, so there would be no gaps at all. The "gaps" (untested markers) could only happen with 23andMe or Genographic Project testing, which, apparently,...

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P.S. I see that T2b has MANY subclades... up to T2b33. Many of these might also be divided into additional branches. It is likely that you belong to a subclade of T2b. James Lick's program seems to support this by saying there are "imperfect matches," which generally means your data shows...

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An "imperfect match" would mean that you are shown to have some (but not all) of the mutations defining a particular subclade. Usually, this is due to gaps in your 23andMe data at those mtDNA positions.

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With full-sequence testing, there are some fool-proof and very reliable ways to keep track of your most up-to-date subclade:
(1) Compare your results to the PhyloTree to see if you carry defining mutations below your current subclade designation.
(2) Use James Lick's tool, which is traditionally...

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Due to the continuing growth of the mtDNA tree, each time the PhyloTree is updated, a large batch of new subclade discoveries are added. Therefore, many people will belong to more refined subclades in the future that have not yet been identified.

Anyone with full-sequence testing is...