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“G” Haplogroup/SNP Project Discussion
(In response to any inquiry.) I don’t have much G2 knowledge. So, I went to the Internet for more information. Have you seen the following wikipedia.com reference, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haplogroup_G_(Y-DNA)? The following is an excerpt from said site related to G2a3b2 (L177+). … Continue reading
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DNA 101 – Lesson 2 – Viewing My Results to Others in My Group
Perhaps you are new to the FamilyTreeDNA website and want to see if you have any close matches and are not sure how to find what you should be looking at for the first time. If you have not viewed … Continue reading
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My Email Address has Changed
Every time we send out a broadcast message to the entire Grant DNA Project group, we receive Undelivered email messages. This message occurs when a participant changes his/her email address, but fails to make the change on their personal FTDNA … Continue reading
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Delete My Email Address Question
Sometimes, when we send out a broadcast message to the entire Grant DNA Project group, we receive an email from a recipient asking to be removed from the email list. Until the new Gap 2.0 program was released, we were able … Continue reading
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DNA 101 – Lesson 1 – Accessing Your Matches for the First Time
Perhaps you are new to the FamilyTreeDNA website and want to see if you have any close matches and are not sure how to find what you should be looking at for the first time. Lesson 1 is a 4-minute … Continue reading
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Joining Projects
Some of you new to the FamilyTreeDNA genealogy website and all the opportunities their website offers to participants. In this blog, I want to briefly discuss the frequent question regarding Join A Project. You can join as many projects as you … Continue reading
Welcome to the Grant DNA Project blog, an extension of our Grant DNA Project website. The primary purpose of including a blog link from the website is to allow the co-administrators the opportunity to discuss in greater detail thoughts or answer questions regarding test results found in … Continue reading
August 20, 2012
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12-Marker Test Results
Most of us have found that when we receive 12-marker results from FamilyTreeDNA, there is a long list of surnames which may or may not include our own name. Test results from this entry level kit have two sets of results … Continue reading
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Mark Twain quote
“Why waste your money looking up your family tree, just go into politics and your opponents will do it for you.” — Mark Twain
SNP Testing
Your Y-Chromosome contains two types of ancestral markers. 1) Short Tandem Repeats (STRs) – which trace recent ancestry. These STRs are the numeric values that you find on our results page. Example: 13 – 24 – 15 2) SNPs – document … Continue reading
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