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Sections
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Once you receive your
test results, you can start learning about your genetic heritage and search for
near and distant cousins. Here is a checklist of steps you can take to ensure you derive the greatest
benefit from your membership in the project. Return to your MATCHES and
ANCESTRAL ORIGINS on Familytreedna.com often (via your MyFTDNA page) to find out if other testees have produced close matches to your
profile. It is also recommended that you visit the results pages on this website
(www.britishislesdna.com) often so
that you can follow developments in the British Isles DNA project.
When you log into
www.familytreedna.com
and enter your KIT and PASSWORD in the appropriate boxes, you will be taken to your MyFTDNA page. There are a number of
things you can do from this page. (N.B.: Only after your test results have been
posted.) Your first order of business should be to enter your
ancestral information in the USER
PREFERENCES (see below).
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My Project Groups
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You may
remove yourself from any of the projects listed here by clicking on the
x next to it. Please bear in
mind that you may belong to one surname project, and more than one
geographical project. |
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WAMH
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Indicates that your Y-DNA belongs to the Western
Atlantic Modal
Haplotype. The WAMH is the most common Y-DNA
signature in Europe. |
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Join Projects |
Join
other projects. You may belong to one surname project and multiple
geographical or haplogroup projects. Click this link to go to the Join a
Group page. If the project you wish to join does not appear under the
MATCHING PROJECTS heading on this page, scroll down and search for it
alphabetically under the different project categories (Surname, Y
Geographical, mt Geographical, Dual Geographical, etc.). |
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MyFTDNA Home |
Returns you to your MyFTDNA
home page.. |
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MyFTDNA Forum |
Takes you to the FTDNA forum
where you can exchange information with other persons who have tested
DNA. |
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Contact Information |
Here you can edit or enter
information that will enable FTDNA to reach you. |
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USER
PREFERENCES
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This is where you determine
how you want your data displayed, and also where you enter information
on your most distant known ancestors on your paternal and maternal
sides. The Paternal Side is for the Y-DNA paternal line (father,
father's father, etc.), and the Maternal Side is
for the mtDNA maternal line (mother, mother's mother, etc.). Include a name, date (birth, death, or other) and
place, including a town and county in the UK if this information is
available.* If you have
British Isles ancestors, please enter the
latitude and longitude where they lived so that the location can be
displayed on the project map. Use the tool provided to find the latitude
and longitude, and be sure to enter a minus sign if the longitude is a
negative value.
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The earliest known paternal
ancestor is traced from your father, to your grandfather, to your great
grandfather, etc., back up the lineage of your surname. The earliest known maternal
ancestor, on the other hand, is traced via your mother, to her mother, to her mother's
mother, and so on.
A typical Paternal Side entry would look like this:
John Doe, b. 1815, Yeovil, Somersetshire.
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Order Tests and Upgrades |
Takes you to a page where you
can order tests of extra markers or advanced tests. |
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Order Certificates |
Takes you to a page where you
can order a printed certificate for your DNA tests. |
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Maps |
Takes you to a page on which
the location of your ancestor is marked on a map. You can also display
locations of matches and near matches for different numbers of tested
markers. |
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Pending Lab Results |
Tells you the current status of any pending lab
results. |
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Y-DNA Matches |
Find your Y-DNA matches in the
Family Tree DNA customer database. People listed here are exact or close
matches to you. An email address may be shown for persons who match you, provided both of you returned your
signed Release Form. |
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Y-DNA Hapolotree |
View our interactive haplogroup tree and see
from which branch your Y-chromosome descends
Compares your profile against the
entire FTDNA database including samples from around the world. See from which
branch your Y-Chromosome descends. This is where you order a Deep SNP
test in order to determine to which sub-branch (Subclade) of the
haplogroup you belong. |
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Y-DNA Ancestral Origins |
Shows you the distribution
of other Y-DNA testees in the FTDNA database with whom you have matches
by country or region. |
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Y-DNA DYS Values |
See
your Y-DNA DYS #'s and Allele values, which will allow you to compare
your results from your Y-DNA test to other people and other databases
worldwide. |
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mtDNA Matches |
Find your mtDNA matches in the
Family Tree DNA customer database. People listed here are exact or close
matches to you. An email address may be shown for persons who match you,
provided both of you returned your signed Release Form. |
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mdDNA Ancestral Origins |
Shows you the distribution
of other mtDNA testees in the FTDNA database in your haplogroup by country or region. |
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mtDNA Results |
See your mtDNA results, which will enable
you to compare your mtDNA test to other people and other databases
worldwide. |
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Refer Friends and Family |
Takes you to a page where you
can send an email to other persons inviting them to test their own DNA. |
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YSearch.org |
You can also join the FTDNA public database called YSearch.
This will upload your Y-DNA profile and enable you to search for matches
or near matches from among a larger pool of contributors who may have
tested with other DNA services. Visit YSearch often to see if you have
any new matches.Once your Y-DNA results have
been uploaded to Ysearch, you can search the database by clicking on
this icon on your MyFTDNA page. |
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mitoSearch.org |
You can also join the FTDNA public database called Mitosearch.
This will upload your mtDNA profile and enable you to search for matches
or near matches from among a larger pool of contributors who may have
tested with other DNA services. Once your mtDNA results have been
uploaded to Mitosearch, you can search the database by clicking on this
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GEDCOM
- Family Tree |
Allows you to upload GEDCOM format
pedigree charts for your paternal and
maternal lineages. Most family history programs (e.g., Family Tree Maker) allow
you to export a GEDCOM file for exchange with other such programs . We suggest
starting your GEDCOM with a grandparent or even a great grandparent, or
in any case a non-living person.
A GEDCOM file is created by any of the
family history programs available to organize genealogical research,
i.e., to build a family tree. One such program (a free one) is
Family Tree Maker, which you can download from
here.
There is a complete catalogue of genealogy software on
Cyndi's List.
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Genographic Project |
Learn about the Genographic Project
and how
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Note: If your DNA profiles do not
appear on the results pages, and you did your DNA testing with Family Tree DNA,
you need to fill out the release form. You can obtain the release form from the FTDNA website (http://www.ftdna.com/release.html).
Just fill it out and mail it back to:
Family Tree DNA
1919 North Loop West, Suite 432
Houston, TX 77008, USA
Your results will then appear on this
website and your email will appear on the matches pages.
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