More and more men who were adopted are using yDNA to find their birth families. On 9 February, 2009, Family Tree DNA announced they had received their 500,000th order for a DNA test kit. Apparently their database is now so large, a male adoptee taking a yDNA test through FTDNA has a 30% to 40% chance of matching someone bearing the surname of his biological father.
The Phillips DNA Project News
3/31/09: Adoptees use yDNA to find birth families
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