SNP vs STR testing

[DavidFB]

This is the premise of ancestry research - that the paternal (Y) and maternal (mt) lines have distinct mutations that can be traced back to population groups in specific regions.

In other words, a common ancestor at a series of specific times and places going back about 100,000 years....

[DavidFB]

Illegitimate

This is a lot more common than I think most people realize. My niece has done a bunch of research because of "relatives" that showed up in matches that were unknown.

Turns out my great grandfather had a "second wife" with 4 kids, all of...

[DavidFB]

A question for the experienced.

I've just uploaded NatGeo Geno results. The Y-DNA tree is quite a bit more detailed and goes further than what I got on 23andMe.

They're offering a 159 SNP test to take the analysis a few steps further.

My question - what...

[DavidFB]

Right. Currently outside the US, you still get the older black cheek swab kits that are tested at and can be uploaded to FTDNA. However, the advantages of going through Genographic are reduced as the deep ancestry reporting is showing up on FT and 23andMe now.

I'm surprised NatGEo didn't...

[DavidFB]

Retention



Keep in mind that most labs share the genome data with research partners for research projects. They can't delete user genomes or it would wreck the compiled data....

[DavidFB]

post

And yes, I used Canada Post.

[DavidFB]

Black kit

I'm Canadian and got the older black cheek swab kit. This I could and did upload to FTDNA this month.

It took 8 weeks for the results but I didn't get notified when they were up.

The only report that had much value was deep ancestry which is now...

[DavidFB]

Changes

Here's the current scoop.

If you're American, Genographic will send you the white box with the spit kit that goes to the Helix lab. This lab uses newer tech that is not compatible with FTDNA. You also can't download the genome in NatGeo.

If you're...