If one has never tested any part of their mtDNA, the sale price is $139. If one has tested mtDNA Basic or mtDNA Plus, the UPGRADE sale price is $99.
All prices in U.S. Dollars. Hope this clarifies. Cheri Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Sun, Nov 24, 2019 at 10:22 AM Elaine Mello <emello1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for that clarification, Cheri. Eitehr way, it sounds like it would > be worth doing for the money. I'll wait and see if it shows up on > upgrades, or whether I'd need to do the other offer > > Elaine > > On Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 11:33:04 PM UTC-5, Cheri Mello wrote: >> >> I've been getting the message that FTDNA is down for maintenance. The $99 >> was a new deal, perhaps? When I find out, I will post here. >> >> The mtDNA is different than the Family Finder test. The mtDNA traces your >> mother's mother's mother's line - all women all the way back. Mitochondria >> mutate very, very slowly. Once the mtDNA database reaches critical mass, >> about half of the matches will be within a genealogical time frame (or so >> is the current thinking). So you can test, get your haplogroup, the cute >> little video, and then play wait and see. >> >> FamilyFinder covers ALL lines, back about 200 years from the birth of the >> testee. Most people now get lots of matches that they are able to work. >> >> Sometimes you can play the mtDNA and the Family Finder off of each other. >> >> Cheri Mello, Family Tree DNA Admin (volunteer), Azores DNA Project >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, >> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >> >> >> On Sat, Nov 23, 2019 at 8:26 PM Elaine Mello <emell...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I got two emails from FTDNA - one was for an mtFull upgrade for $99, but >>> that doesn't show up on their page when I click the link - it does show up >>> for the $139 you mention, Cheri. >>> >>> I assume the first email was a mistake, since I can't find that price >>> anywhere. >>> >>> Is it worth upgrading, and will it give any more information than the >>> FamilyFinder already has? >>> >>> Elaine >>> >>> -- >>> 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 azo...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/2c08c4e9-e5d4-4d8f-959e-a91fd4b4db3d%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/2c08c4e9-e5d4-4d8f-959e-a91fd4b4db3d%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- > 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/deba9616-1470-4a4e-814f-7d27fa045b1b%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/deba9616-1470-4a4e-814f-7d27fa045b1b%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_G0HqKWJ54WSqOkFD3z0pweYjrXbPvsXdB9PstZWScosA%40mail.gmail.com.
