Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Going for the 67 allele Test
I've just ordered the Y-DNA67 test for my two Goldfoot men through Family Tree DNA, who are continuing the testing.
"This is a male specific test. Results identify the ethnic and geographic origin of the paternal line. It includes a balanced panel of sixty-seven Y-chromosome Short Tandem Repeat, STR, markers. The additional markers refine the predicted time period in which two individuals are related and eliminate unrelated matches. A perfect match at sixty-seven markers indicates a common ancestor in very recent times. This is the ideal test for matching if a break in the paper trail, such as an adoption, is known or suspected. A haplogroup is determined and backed by our SNP Assurance Program. When another person shows identical results within our database, if both parties have signed the Family Tree DNA Release Form, then we will inform them of the match. The customer will also receive a certificate and report describing the testing process and the meaning of sixty-seven marker matches. " from familytreedna.
I deliberated about going from the 37 to 67 but decided that since we lack the paper connection to join our two Goldfoot branches, this would be nice to have. It won't do me any good to test one without the other, so I decided to take advantage of the company's sale. Just like a woman to not pass up a sale, I suppose.
August 5, 2009 PS: The results have been inconclusive, so the scientists are doing David's over again. Ian's arrived on time. Now I am waiting for August 21 to see the results and find out how close we are to each other and how close we are to the others in this small group. It could turn out that we are closer to others of a different surname than to Ian's line. I can't wait!
"This is a male specific test. Results identify the ethnic and geographic origin of the paternal line. It includes a balanced panel of sixty-seven Y-chromosome Short Tandem Repeat, STR, markers. The additional markers refine the predicted time period in which two individuals are related and eliminate unrelated matches. A perfect match at sixty-seven markers indicates a common ancestor in very recent times. This is the ideal test for matching if a break in the paper trail, such as an adoption, is known or suspected. A haplogroup is determined and backed by our SNP Assurance Program. When another person shows identical results within our database, if both parties have signed the Family Tree DNA Release Form, then we will inform them of the match. The customer will also receive a certificate and report describing the testing process and the meaning of sixty-seven marker matches. " from familytreedna.
I deliberated about going from the 37 to 67 but decided that since we lack the paper connection to join our two Goldfoot branches, this would be nice to have. It won't do me any good to test one without the other, so I decided to take advantage of the company's sale. Just like a woman to not pass up a sale, I suppose.
August 5, 2009 PS: The results have been inconclusive, so the scientists are doing David's over again. Ian's arrived on time. Now I am waiting for August 21 to see the results and find out how close we are to each other and how close we are to the others in this small group. It could turn out that we are closer to others of a different surname than to Ian's line. I can't wait!
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