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Family Tree DNA is offering its 12 marker Y-DNA test for only $39 for a limited time only.  This is a great price but keep in mind this is a very basic test and is better at proving to whom you are NOT related rather than to whom you are related....

Phillips Tests in Progress at FTDNA as of 02/19/2013:

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

01/31/2013, 494, 93184, Various SNPs

02/06/2013, 495, 260617, Haplogroup Prediction

02/15/2013, 496, 262731, Haplogroup Prediction

02/20/2013, 497,...

Gaining a deep insight into human evolution, researchers have identified a mutation in a critical human gene as the source of several distinctive traits that make East Asians different from other races.  Click here to read more in The New York Times and...

Here is a link to a critique of the genealogical records available at Findmypast written by Family History Daily.  The site offers a wide assortment of records for those researching relatives from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.

Here is a link to an in-depth article on DNA haplogroups on a website called Essay Web.  Our thanks to member Doyle Phillips for providing this tip to us.