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Member Tests in Progress at FTDNA as of 04/08/2014

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

 03/28/2014, 543, 56277, Big Y

03/28/2014, 544, 191679, Big Y

03/28/2014, 542, 93184, Big Y

03/28/2014, 545, E13398, Big Y

04/09/2014, 553, 324238, Y-DNA 67

Using autosomal DNA results from over a quarter million people, the AncestryDNA science team set out to perform a "genetic census" of the United States.  Click here to read an article about it in the Ancestry.com Blog and look at the maps.

Male Y-chromosome DNA can be divided into genealogical groups sharing a common ancient paternal ancestor.  These are called haplogroups.  Click here to see some interesting charts showing the distribution of Y-chromosome haplogroups in Europe.

Construction workers building the foundations of a new bridge over the Danube River in the Hungarian capitol, Budapest, have unearthed a spectacular 5th century sepulchre. The analysis of the monument revealed that it was the burial chamber of a great...

It appears that AncestryDNA has stopped selling their Y-STR and mtDNA tests. The website now shows that the tests are out of stock and visitors are directed to the landing page for the new AncestryDNA autosomal DNA test.  Click here to read more in a...