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Family Tree DNA
(FTDNA)
http://www.FTDNA.com
Benefits of
Genetic Testing with FAMILY TREE DNA *
Other than the cost of the test, all of the
following services are provided for FREE
(most of which are not provided at
all by any other company)
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You may be part of one or more of
your Surname, Geographic and / or Haplogroup Projects
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You will be included in the
largest Y-DNA database in the world
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You have total control over
whether you compare your test results only within your project or against
the entire database
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The name and email addresses of
your genetic matches (cousins) are provided to you, so that you may contact
them
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Personal phone and email support
by expertly qualified personnel
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Both the phones and email messages
at FTDNA are answered by a qualified person and not by an automated response
system
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Family tree DNA Projects are also
supported by a volunteer Project Administrators who are genealogists
with
expertise concerning the subject of the Project
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Family Tree DNA is the only
genetic testing service which provides you with a calculator, created by
FTDNA's population geneticist,
that provides you the likelihood of
sharing a common ancestor with your genetic matches within a specified time
frame
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Family Tree DNA permits you to
join, or leave at any time any one of the thousands
of available
Surname, Regional or Haplogroup Projects, and be a member of multiple
Projects at the same time,
without any additional cost or subscription
fees
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As additional people are tested,
your test results will be compared against all of them
and when
there is a match you will be so notified by email
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Family Tree DNA permits you
continued access to your genetic account, projects, and matches
without
additional testing, cost or subscription fees
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Family Tree DNA is the only
company that stores your DNA sample for 25 years
permitting you to order
additional genetic tests using the original sample
i.e., no additional
cheek swap is required
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Family Tree DNA is the only
company to offer the SNP Assurance Program;
i.e., if no backbone
Haplogroup can be predicted for you with 100% certainty via your STR
results,
FTDNA will SNP test your sample for FREE (SNPs determine
Haplogroups)
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Family Tree DNA is the only
Genetic Genealogy testing service that partners with National Geographic's
Genographic Project and
that permits you to add your test results
to the Genographic Project for a nominal fee that goes to support the
Genographic Legacy Fund
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/genographic
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* The
company used exclusively for the Huxford / Wiregrass Georgia Regional DNA
Projects
USE of FTDNA
for Surname & Regional DNA Projects
By:
Robert B. Noles
August 2008
 The
majority of Surname and Regional DNA Projects use Family Tree DNA (FTDNA), a
company out of Houston, Texas founded in 2000 to obtain genetic genealogy testing. Bennett
Greenspan is the President and Founder, Family Tree DNA. Robert B. Noles,
is the Group Administrator for various
Surname and Regional DNA Projects with FTDNA.
FTDNA has been selected as the vendor for
most DNA projects, because FTDNA is the world leader and the only organization
in the field of genetic genealogy that has been consistently developing the
science that enables many genealogists from around the world to advance their
family's research.
Family Tree DNA is the pioneer and the
world’s largest DNA company in the new field of genetic genealogy. FTDNA has
the world’s largest comparative database with thousands of surnames for
individuals who have already been tested for their Y-DNA profile. When you
join an exiting or establish a new DNA Surname or Regional Project, like the
Wiregrass Georgia
Project, all participants receive a discounted ‘Group Rate’ for their Y-DNA
tests.
Neither the Huxford Genealogical Society, nor Robert B. Noles, has
any financial connection to FTDNA, other than the Society earns a commission for
kits purchased for the Huxford Regional DNA Project.
DNA TESTING COMPANIES
Nearly 90% of all genealogists obtaining
DNA tests in support of their genealogical research have selected FTDNA. However
you should be aware that there are other good companies performing these
tests for customers from all over the world.
Other important companies offering DNA tests for
genealogical purposes are:
 Oxford Ancestors, out of Oxford, England and
Relative
Genetics, a Utah company that has a partnership with Ancestry.com
DNAPrint Genomics, Inc.
(AncestryByDNA)
THE FTDNA
ADVANTAGE
Robert B.
Noles believes that FTDNA offers the best range of DNA tests, at the best prices
and is clearly the most responsive to their customers. FTDNA uses the DNA testing and
research lab of Dr. Michael Hammer at the University of Arizona. Dr. Hammer is
one of the world’s leading geneticists.
As of August 2008, FTDNA has performed
Y-DNA tests for over:
5,000 Surname Projects
79,000 Unique Surnames
132,000 Y-DNA Records in the Database
73,574 mtDNA Records in the
Database
Producing results for:
29,053 Distinct 12-marker Haplotypes
44,571 Distinct 25-Marker Haplotypes
43,736 Distinct 37-Marker Haplotypes
43,736 Distinct 25-Marker Haplotypes
Robert B. Noles initiated the Knowles Surname DNA Project with the Family
Tree DNA Company in early 2003. A Surname Project involves the testing of the male
Y-chromosome to prove or disprove the direct male lineage along a surname line.
Now, Surname Projects are being established with FTDNA for many Wiregrass Georgia
Surnames. And a Wiregrass Regional Project is now open to descendants of
all the pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia.
Family
Tree DNA has pioneered the use of DNA testing for the field of genealogy,
providing a new way to break through barriers in your family history. The
genetic tests offered by FTDNA can determine relationships up to a 99.9% degree
of accuracy!
FTDNA has tested thousands of people since their
inception. FTDNA currently has the largest database that enables people
who match each other to be in touch, helping to quickly uncover common
ancestors. While a family tree can be built out of a paper trail, the
actual way of verifying relationships can only be done by DNA testing.
Many times similar family names do not imply the existence
of a true relationship and the sharing of a common ancestor. On the other
hand, many people with different surnames have found to be related through DNA
testing. This is why more and more people are testing their DNA with FTDNA.
The testing via FTDNA includes having your results added to the FTDNA
database. While the surname databases that are available on the Internet
and Public Libraries will continue being a basic tool for genealogical research,
the DNA Database Library will grow exponentially to become the ultimate resource
for the confirmation of relationships.
Another advantage of testing with FTDNA is that they keep
your DNA stored for 25 years - at no charge - whether to check on additional
markers that are discovered, in order to more precisely determine the time frame
to a common ancestor, or to make it available for any other tests that you, and
only you, may want to request.
Family Tree DNA follows the most stringent guidelines for
privacy: they control the DNA Database Library and test scores, while the
Arizona Research Labs located on campus at the University of Arizona controls
and maintains your genetic assets on behalf of FTDNA, safely storing it in a
locked refrigerator. Therefore, there is a double safety net for
protecting your DNA and its test results.
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