Sure, here's a brief run down. Y-DNA: This type of DNA traces a man's father's father's father's line or the top of his pedigree chart. If you are a guy and you want that one line and that one line only, you are the perfect candidate. I wanted to know about my mom's brickwall Pinkleys. I'm not a man and neither is she. I had to hunt down a male 3rd cousin with the surname of Pinkley to take the test. So if you are using this to figure out a brick wall, you'll have to do some sleuthing to figure out the right candidate. If you need help figuring it out, just email.
mtDNA: This type of DNA traces anyone's mother's mother's mother's line or the bottom of the pedigree chart. It's best used in conjunction with another researcher or with Family Finder due to its slow mutation rate. Once the mtDNA database reaches critical mass, about half the matches will be within a genealogy time frame (for those who take the Full Mitochondrial Sequence (FMS) test). Family Finder (autosomal DNA): This type of DNA traces anyone's lines back about 200 years from the birth of the test taker. ALL the lines. So if you are half Portuguese and half British Isles stuff, you're going to get matches with both. This one also gives you those ethnicity ESTIMATES that you see advertised on TV. If you have a living parent (or the lucky few with a grandparent), test them first. Or the sibling of your deceased parent works too. If you have never DNA tested and are thinking about it, this year end Holiday Sale is a great time. If you have no specific DNA goal in mind and just want to get into it, then do Family Finder for $59 USD (+$9.95 reduced shipping through Friday. I think it's $9.95). I also have $10 off Family Finder coupons too that are coming in. Cheri Mello, Family Tree DNA Admin Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 9:24 AM, Gordon soares <[email protected]> wrote: > Cheri > I’m at a loss on the dna lingo. You know, the Y marker, the Mdwhatever > marker and etc. is it too involved to give a quickie tutorial or can you > recommend somewhere to look? > Gordon Soares > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 11, 2017, at 10:12 AM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > > (Cross posted to Azores, Madeira, and Island Routes lists) > > It's time for the next round of coupons! Log into your kit(s), check out > the Holiday Reward and if you won't be using it, forward it to me at > gfscherim at gmail.com. Please list the the name that is registered on > the kit so I know where the coupon came from. > > To share a coupon: > 1) Log into your kit(s). > 2) Click the Holiday Reward button > 3) If you won't be using it, click the Share Now button (scroll down just > a little) > 4) Type the kit name (first and last name) and copy and paste this email: > [email protected] (Firefox remembers it if you did it last week). > 5) Hit Send. > > If you have other kits, you will have to log out and log into your next > kit. Sorry, I know, it's kinda a pain. I do appreciate your efforts though! > > Please, do NOT forward me the email that says you have coupon. That's not > the coupon. It's just an email. > > For those managing multiple kits, please follow the directions above. > Summarizing all 5 or 10 or whatever of your kit codes into one email does > not work. I'm managing about 200 coupons a week and I have a file folder > for each type of coupon that is shared with me. One email with 5 coupon > codes can't go into 5 folders, nor can I mark the coupon used if there's > more than one code listed in your email. I have a system. I appreciate your > efforts in trying to help me, but I've got this system in place and it > works for me, so please, just follow the 5 steps above. > > For those who are ordering for someone who has NEVER, EVER TESTED before. > 1) Make sure you are NOT logged into any of your kits (or open a Private > or Incognito window in your browser OR open a different browser to complete > the order, i.e., you are using Chrome and you are logged in, then go open > Firefox or Safari or Edge). > 2) Click this link to order through the project (then you don't have to go > through the join process later) > Azores: https://goo.gl/i34dpE > Madeira: https://goo.gl/hi31EE > Cape Verde: https://goo.gl/Q7H3iR > Non-Portuguese: Ask me > > For those who want to add on to an EXISTING TEST and order something > different or add more Y-DNA markers: > 1) Make sure you are logged into the correct kit. If you are taking a > coupon from kit to use on another, you will have to use 2 browsers or use > the Private or Incognito windows. > 2) Click the blue upgrade button in the upper right corner. > 3) Place the order. > > Those who have NOT tested or those who want to test a NEW relative, just > let me know what test you want and I'll give you the best coupon available. > I'm usually pretty well stocked by Tuesday evening, so I may not give you a > coupon until then. > > If you are having problems placing any order, please send me an email. I > can help. > > Please do not wait until December 31st to place an order. The site gets > bogged down and times out. Then you will need help. And I really do have a > life on the other side of this computer screen :) > > For those who have not DNA tested and have questions, you can ask on the > list or email me privately. I've answering many questions, so keep them > coming! > Cheri Mello, Family Tree DNA Admin (volunteer) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
