Re: FamilyTreeDNA provides Y-DNA haplogroups from Family Finder autosomal tests
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Thanks Tom. We¡¯ll have to wait and see how these haplogroup reports turn out. In theory, FTDNA could add lots of custom Y-SNPs to the microarray they use for the Family Finder test to give a more detailed haplogroup assignment but I¡¯m not sure if they¡¯ve done this. ? I was a virtual attendee at the FTDNA Group Administrators¡¯ Conference and heard the news about the MyHeritage trees. I believe we did discuss this on the list at the time. The issue with the MyHeritage trees is that you are restricted to 250 people with a free account but any tree is better than nothing. I¡¯m still not sure how FTDNA are going to handle the process of linking autosomal DNA matches to trees when the trees are hosted on a different website altogether. ? Debbie ?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of T J Little via groups.io
Sent: Friday, December 1, 2023 12:45 PM
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Subject: Re: [R1b-U106] FamilyTreeDNA provides Y-DNA haplogroups from Family Finder autosomal tests? Thanks Debbie.? I think it's worth remarking here that the FTDNA lab processes the MyHeritage autosomal tests. We asked at the conference, and they confirmed this, but explained MyHeritage then has their own proprietary analysis. As you read that the autosomal transfers from MyHeritage will be included in some reports and other companies' transfers will not, this could be at least part of that explanation.?
If you didn't hear, FTDNA also announced at the conference that they plan to dump the current family tree utility and incorporate the MyHeritage family tree as the integral tree utility. This is interesting news--mostly good. And, if a member happens to already be a MyHeritage user, seems like all this is good news for them.?
- Tom Little
Little Project Admin?
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