Products and Services
We present a series of tests
that will help you better understand the Genetic
Genealogy, its terms and uses.
mtDNA :
This tests the mtDNA of females and the female
lineage of males for HVR1 (16001 to 16569).
Results are placed in our mtDNA database and
when 2 people show the same identical polymorphism,
we will inform both parties if you have both
signed the FTDNA Release Form. The customer
receives a report generally describing mtDNA,
the meaning of polymorphism, your differences
from the Cambridge Reference Sequence and
the meaning of probability between matches.
mtDNA Plus:
This tests the mtDNA HVR1 and HVR2 of females
and the female lineage of males, and also
verifies possible Native American and African
ancestry. This is the mtDNA test that includes
the most number of base pairs offered anywhere:
16001 to 16569 and 00001 to 00574, for a total
of 1143 base pairs. Results are placed in
our mtDNA database and when 2 people show
the same identical polymorphism, we will inform
both parties if you have both signed the FTDNA
Release Form. The customer receives a report
generally describing mtDNA, the meaning of
polymorphism, your differences from the Cambridge
Reference Sequence and the meaning of probability
between matches.
mtDNARefine:
This test is available for customers that
have ordered the HVR1 only, this refinement
of Maternal Match dramatically reduces the
time (in generations) to the Most Recent Common
Ancestor. mtDNARefine adds approximately 500
base pairs to your previous results without
the need for you to provide an additional
sample. Therefore it can't be ordered as a
stand-alone test without you having previously
ordered the mtDNA test.
mtDNA Full Sequence:
The purpose of offering a Full Mitochondria
Sequence test is to: a) more accurately establish
the actual mutation rate of the female inherited
mtDNA; b) apply statistics to more accurately
predict when two people who match identically
likely shared a MRCA (Most Recent Common Ancestor);c)
provide the only (or final) mtDNA test that
one will ever need to take;d) allow our most
inquisitive clients to have results that will
be ‘in hand’ when more advanced
scientific papers are published in the future.
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