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Member Tests in Progress at FTDNA as of 04/08/2019

Due Date,      Batch #,        Kit #,              Type of Test

04/15/2019    934                 MI24341         Big Y-700

04/15/2019    940                 91966             Family Finder

04/15/2019    940                 606103           Family Finder

04/22/2019    942                 386749           Family Finder

04/22/2019    869...

MyHeritage has a new feature that uses DNA, trees and historical records to theorize how you are related to your autosomal DNA matches. Click here to read about it in familytreemagazine.com.

Click here to read the entire story in The Washington Post.

If your relationship is within recent generations (2^nd cousins or more recent relatives), shared autosomal DNA will almost surely be detected. Testing will also detect many 3^rd cousins and about half of your 4^th cousins. It will detect a small...

Here is a link to a letter that Family Tree DNA sent to all its customers last week. Please note that the FBI is mainly using autosomal DNA results to help solve cold cases. FTDNA calls its autosomal DNA tests "Family Finder" tests. Our Phillips...