Hi Isabella, Very odd that you don't have a single mtDNA match (even at HyperVariable Region 1). You must have a couple of differences (mutations) that set you apart from the others in your mtDNA. Remember though, mtDNA testing focuses solely on one line only - your mother's mother's mother's line.
You may want to read the following article on the mtDNA Haplgroup J. It is not the same as the Y-DNA haplogroup J. There are only 26 letters in the alphabet and the geneticists used the same alphabet for both Y-DNA as mtDNA. http://goo.gl/ZZwuFl mtDNA haplogroup J is something like 12% of European females. It's not necessarily Jewish. The population geneticists haven't been as successful in pinpointing the Jewish mtDNA, as it seems that the Jewish men may have taken various women in past history. Some research is coming out suggesting haplogroup K. http://goo.gl/3ZnlzO Dr. Doran Behar, mentioned as one of the population geneticists, is on the advisory board at FTDNA. He has spoken at some of the FTDNA Administrator Conferences in Houston, TX. Hope you find the above articles of interest. Cheri Mello FTDNA Admin -- For 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." --- 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 post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
