Hello again, Cheri. You may recall that I had DNA testing done on my mother - - hoping to find out information on her grandparents sho were from the Azores. Little info resulted. I am also looking for information on my father's great grandfather. We had discussed requesting my uncle do DNA (as the only living relative of that generation). However, he did not respond to my request and has subseuently passed. Now, I am considering having my brother do the DNA for that purpose. Any advice? Thanks. Diane.
On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 6:38 AM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've got a couple of different emails here, so I'll try to clarify briefly. > > There are different DNA testing companies. When you do a DNA test, you > have to have the company that you bought it from assist you. > > Some DNA testing companies: > Ancestry.com (they have like 3 people of Azores descent that I'm aware of). > Family Tree DNA (the one that Rick and I are admins on. And the current > sale is with). About 350+ people of Azorean descent. > GeneTree > Oxford Ancestors > 23 and Me (also does medical testing) > National Genographic (they can partner with Family Tree DNA and accepts > their transfers) > > Companies can also buy each other out. So some DNA testing companies > don't exist anymore: > DNA Heritage (bought out by Family Tree DNA) > Relative Genetics (bought out by Ancestry) > and more. > > And those are the ones that test DNA for genealogy purposes. There are > also DNA testing companies for paternity in a court of law, crime labs, > medical DNA testing and probably more. > > So, just to clarify, the Azores DNA Project is housed at Family Tree DNA > (FTDNA). They are having a sale on Family Finder that I have been speaking > about. No, Ancestry.com is not having a sale (that I'm aware of). No, a > log in from Oxford Ancestors cannot be typed into Family Tree DNA and have > it work. A DNA test from FTDNA would need to be purchased. > > Hope this clarifies. I've had a couple of emails about this (different > testing companies). The Azores DNA project is on Family Tree DNA (FTDNA). > www.ftdna.com > > Cheri Mello > Azores DNA Project housed at > Family Tree DNA > > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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."
