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Family Tree DNA is holding a sale on its DNA tests from now until 11:59 pm PDT on April 30, 2025. The 37 marker Y-DNA test is marked down from $119 to $79 plus shipping and the 111 marker Y-DNA test is marked down from $249 to $199 plus shipping. Please...

Just as there are surnames that are very common (such as Phillips) and surnames that are uncommon, there are Haplotypes (a set of results that characterize you on the Y-chromosome) with a high frequency of occurrence (aka common) and Haplotypes...

Click here to read how to use Earliest Known Ancestor updates to improve your genealogy research.

Here is a link to a page on the International Society of Genetic Genealogy Wiki that is devoted to describing the DNA of various historical people. Do you match any of them? 

Family Tree DNA is holding a Holiday Sale from now until January 1, 2025. The 37 marker Y-DNA test is on sale for $99 plus postage and the 111 marker Y-DNA test is $209 plus postage. Please note these are the only tests applicable to our Phillips DNA...