FamilyTreeDNAReviews of familytreedna.com

Familytreedna has the complete package of analysis that is relevant for a serious genetic genealogist. Although the website could be better user-friendly, but its the results that matter. Theyr variety of Y-DNA analysis is one of the very best, if you would like just to know your haplogroup or invest in a advanced Big-Y. The advanced will not only confirm how closely two paternal lineages is connected, but also identify new branches and find your unique leaf on the tree. You can connect yourself back to ancient times or recent.. Theyr mtDNA analysis can analyze the whole mt-DNA and give you more than just a haplogroup, but also identify new branches and who shares your maternal lineage. Last but not least theyr Familyfinder test, which is comparable with the autosomal test at Ancestry, Myheritage and 23andMe etc. Theyr test includes a chromosome browser which is very usefull and you can also combine it with the Y-DNA and mtDNA results giving you a much fuller picture way back in time and much more trustworthy. I use Familytreedna because it is a trusthworthy scientific company, that takes the customers privacy serious, dont test for genetic diseases or health, have the complete package of analysis that a genealogist would ever need. They have some great projects, run by genealogists from all over the world, dedicated to help and expand the knowledge of each branch. And lastly they store your DNA-sample for the future, you never know if you can get another sample and there could be better analysis in the future.

There are a number of companies in the market place offering you "the moon" in terms of your cousins and so on. Take great care in selecting the company you choose. Do not merely believe what you are hoping the advertisements are offering - the "spin-doctors" collect great fees for making a product sound better than it actually is. FamilyTreeDNA is a Houston, Texas, US based firm and having experienced others, this is the firm of my choice. Why? FamilyTreeDNA offers all the tests to a far greater (and deeper degree) that none of the other firms are offering (YDNA, mtDNA and the autosomal test) and all from the one sample (two cheek swabs) provided. It also offers dedicated projects with attendant voluntary and equally dedicated administrators looking after said project (these include Surnames, geographical or Haplogroup which are all free to join). Because the data base holds member results from all over the globe, many a tester is astonished to learn they have family in an unexpected country! One of the special aspects is that the fee is a "one-time" fee for a specifically wanted test. No annual subs; matches are available (and are notified to the tester and are contactable at the tester's decision via their own email system; privacy is at the tester's choice (you decide who can see what); the tester's DNA results are 100% theirs to be stored or destroyed; so many pluses on so many levels. Superlatives run out, but FamilytreeDNA is the firm to choose for the serious genealogist.