Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Largest Q Study in World of DNA with FTDNA
Nadene Goldfoot
The Y-DNA Q Project is likely the largest collection of Worldwide Q samples around. We have about 685 Q samples so far. Our Goldfoot haplogroup for Ydna is Q1b1a. My paternal grandfather, Nathan Goldfus, anglized to Goldfoot, was from Telsiai, Lithuania.
We are still working on finding our roots. Q1b1a is a Jewish haplogroup that makes up only 5% of the Jewish male population. The countries where 27 people match up with us in a subgroup with our allele #395 =15-19 are from Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus and Latvia. These countries were all a part of the Pale of Settlement that belonged to Russia for several hundred years. Also included in the 27 was someone from Hungary and another from Estonia which were outside the Pale.
The study of this end of genetics is called Population Genetics. One should have a good historic background to help match the possible history of the genes. It makes history all the more interesting when you're tracing these bits and pieces on our 23 chromosomes.
Testing is very easy today. Blood is not a part of it. One only has to scrub the insides of his cheeks with a swab that comes in a kit and send it back. The scientists do all the work. It helps to already have an interest in your family history and have a genealogy tree made first. They like to know who your oldest ancestor was from both your mother's side and your father's side, what year they were born and where they were born. If you don't know, that's okay, too. You'll find out more about that with the results of your test.
Resource: http://www.familytreedna.com/public/ydna_q/default.aspx?section=yresults
The Y-DNA Q Project is likely the largest collection of Worldwide Q samples around. We have about 685 Q samples so far. Our Goldfoot haplogroup for Ydna is Q1b1a. My paternal grandfather, Nathan Goldfus, anglized to Goldfoot, was from Telsiai, Lithuania.
We are still working on finding our roots. Q1b1a is a Jewish haplogroup that makes up only 5% of the Jewish male population. The countries where 27 people match up with us in a subgroup with our allele #395 =15-19 are from Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus and Latvia. These countries were all a part of the Pale of Settlement that belonged to Russia for several hundred years. Also included in the 27 was someone from Hungary and another from Estonia which were outside the Pale.
The study of this end of genetics is called Population Genetics. One should have a good historic background to help match the possible history of the genes. It makes history all the more interesting when you're tracing these bits and pieces on our 23 chromosomes.
Testing is very easy today. Blood is not a part of it. One only has to scrub the insides of his cheeks with a swab that comes in a kit and send it back. The scientists do all the work. It helps to already have an interest in your family history and have a genealogy tree made first. They like to know who your oldest ancestor was from both your mother's side and your father's side, what year they were born and where they were born. If you don't know, that's okay, too. You'll find out more about that with the results of your test.
Resource: http://www.familytreedna.com/public/ydna_q/default.aspx?section=yresults
Labels: dna, FamilyTreeDNA, haplogroup, Pale of Settlement, Q1b1a, study
