Ally, yes Family Finder would be good. Your Mom's samples are stored for 25 years. They will pull the vials and run Family Finder on them. So no need for new cheek swabs. Let me know if you decide to go ahead with this so I can get you a coupon. Cheri On Jun 5, 2012 3:45 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> ** > Question about our answer below......My Mother had her mtDNA tested. So > would it be beneficial to do the Family Finder on her? Would that be an > upgrade to the DNA already on file or would she need to complete a new test? > > > > In a message dated 6/2/2012 4:56:15 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time (Mex, > [email protected] writes: > > Here are some more good questions I'm getting about Family Finder, a DNA > test from Family Tree DNA. > > Q: I tested my Y-DNA and my mtDNA. How does Family Finder compare? > A: It doesn't. They are 3 different tests that can be run on your DNA. > Just like if you are hungry, you can have a choice of apples, bananas, or > oranges. Y-DNA is your father's father's father's line only. mtDNA is your > mother's mother's mother's line only. Family Finder covers all your lines. > It's not a straight shot like Y or mtDNA. It's a tangled web of all your > lines. Some people have enough DNA in them that it detects ancestors born > 175 years before. My dad has matches with people whose common ancestor was > born in the mid 1700s. My dad was born in 1934. > > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions > when they arrive. > For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
