Here's the blurb from the Frequently Asked Questions on FTDNA about the SNPs: Why Should I Test Y-DNA SNPs?
A Y-DNA SNP <https://www.familytreedna.com/learn/ftdna/single-nucleotide-polymorphism-snp/>test determines your Y-DNA haplogroup <https://www.familytreedna.com/learn/y-dna-testing/haplogroups-snps/y-chromosome-dna-y-dna-haplogroup/>. Knowing how you connect to other people on the Y-tree can help narrow *geographical origins* and can potentially confirm specific *genealogical connections*. We encourage you to test as many SNPs as possible for the most rewarding experience. Learn more about our SNP Packs below to get the best deal on SNP testing. Testing Y-DNA SNP markers places you further down the branch on the Y-DNA haplotree and assists us with scientific research on the Y-tree and for your haplogroup projects. The more people that test their SNPs, the more data points we have to further our understanding of human migration and history. More importantly to you is that SNPs may help in your genealogy and deep ancestry research. ....If you are interested in your ancestry that goes beyond where traditional paper trails end, you should focus on SNP testing. (NOTE from Cheri: This means more anthropological in nature). ...SNPs offer a definitive answer to a potential relationship. When one person is positive (derived) for an SNP and the other person is negative (ancestral) for the same SNP, they are not related in genealogical times.(NOTE from Cheri: As our Y-DNA results build and we get many men matching each other, we will be able to tell is they should test out to Y-111 or not based on their SNP testing). Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 9:42 AM, Liz Migliori <lizmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Very nice > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 6, 2015, at 9:37 AM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: > > R1b is the most common European haplogroup for males. The current > nomenclature is R-M269. Within that very large group is another subgroup, > who are the most common of the most common. That's the Western Atlantic > Modal Haplotype or WAMH. > > What this Backbone panel is going to do is to refine and break these > subgroups down on the tree of mankind. So instead of being R-M269, you > could be R-P312, R-S1051, R-L21, etc. > > So that means at Thanksgiving you can say that you're no longer R-M269, > but R-####. Everyone's eyes will glaze over like they have had too much > turkey! > > All joking aside though...no, it's not going to help with your genealogy > per se. It really more anthropological in nature. At least at this time. > There is a thought that there may be familial SNPs. This science is pretty > new. I don't think that means that there's a Mello SNP, a Barbosa SNP, an > Avelar SNP. I think it may mean that there's a SNP that the Mello & Barbosa > families descend from, for example. It's still a developing science and > they are making discoveries. No one has a crystal ball to say what the end > result is. > > I think they are advertising 135 for SNPs in a package for $79 instead of > $99. Normally, it $39 per SNP. So to order 135 SNPs would be a few thousand > dollars. > > So if you have the extra $79 and are willing to contribute your Y-DNA (or > the Y-DNA of the male you tested) to this growing science, do it! Just > understand that you're not getting genealogy out of it a this time. You may > be leaving a legacy for the future! > > Cheri Mello > Family Tree DNA Admin (volunteer) > Azores DNA Project > > -- > 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. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > -- > 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. 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