The Phillips DNA Project News

Holiday Sale

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Created: Thursday, 09 December 2021 12:19

Last Updated: Thursday, 09 December 2021 12:20

Published: Thursday, 09 December 2021 12:19

Written by Nancy Kiser

Family Tree DNA is holding a Holiday Sale through December 31st. The 37 marker Y-DNA test is $79 plus postage and the Y-DNA 111 marker test is $199 plus postage. These are the only tests that apply to our Phillips DNA Project although other tests are also on sale. Click here to order a test kit through our project which will guarantee your results will be placed in our project.

Ancient DNA reveals world's oldest family tree

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Created: Tuesday, 28 December 2021 12:17

Last Updated: Tuesday, 28 December 2021 12:20

Published: Tuesday, 28 December 2021 12:17

Written by Nancy Kiser

Analysis of ancient DNA from one of the best-preserved Neolithic tombs in Britain has revealed that most of the people buried there were from five continuous generations of a single extended family. Click here to read more in Heritage Daily.

Big Y Results & Matches

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Created: Monday, 24 January 2022 17:32

Last Updated: Monday, 24 January 2022 17:33

Published: Monday, 24 January 2022 17:32

Written by Nancy Kiser

The Big Y is a Y-chromosome direct paternal line test. It is designed to explore deep ancestral links on the common paternal tree. This test examines thousands of known branch markers as well as millions of places where there may be new branch markers.

The Big Y test is intended for users with an interest in advancing science. It may also be of interest to genealogy researchers of a specific lineage. However, it is not a test for matching a man to one or more men with the same surname in the way that FTDNA's other Y-STR tests do, such as Y-37, Y-67, and Y-111.

We cannot use Big Y results for grouping men into family groups in our Phillips DNA Project.