Tag Archives: DNA

BritainsDNA URL Change

Posted on April 20, 2017 by

Update Sunday, April 23, 2017: I posted to BritainsDNA Facebook page and their Twitter accounts to see if they will respond, but as of 3 PM US Central Time today, they have not responded. With their Facebook page, they have … Continue reading →

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AncestryByDNA Teams Up with FindMyPast

Posted on January 17, 2014 by

I came across this article about AncestryByDNA teaming up with FindMyPast. This is NOT AncestryDNA, but AncestryByDNA, a different company. The Paternal test shown on their website only has 16 STRs. Their Maternal test says it tests all three HVR … Continue reading →

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DNA Update – $1K Genome Coming

Posted on January 14, 2014 by

Debbie of http://cruwys.blogspot.com mentioned this article about $1,000 genome sequencing http://nextgenseek.com/2014/01/illumina-s-hiseq-x-ten-and-nextseq-press-release and someone else mentioned a similar article http://nextgenseek.com/2014/01/illumina-announces-new-sequencers-hiseqx-nextseq-500-at-jpm-2014 No word on when it will become commercially available for testing or which companies will use it. Current pricing for a full genome test runs around … Continue reading →

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BIG Y, The Journey Continues, Part 2

Posted on January 2, 2014 by

An update to my BIG Y journey. It started with this blog post BIG Y. I logged into FTDNA today and checked Pending Results. I was not expecting anything new, but do have a bit of OCD so I check Pending … Continue reading →

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Interesting Way Around the 23andMe Three Strikes Rule

Posted on December 20, 2013 by

Unusual way around the 3 strikes and you’re out and permanent decline rules. On the off chance, you have less than 1,000 matches it may not be an issue of losing matches. However, you would need to re-send all unanswered … Continue reading →

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Interesting Way Around the 23andMe Three Strikes Rule

Posted on December 20, 2013 by

Unusual way around the 3 strikes and you’re out and permanent decline rules. On the off chance, you have less than 1,000 matches it may not be an issue of losing matches. However, you would need to re-send all unanswered … Continue reading →

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BIG Y – The Journey Begins, Part 1

Posted on December 11, 2013 by

Several weeks ago I upgraded my Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) test and added the BIG Y. It is the newest Y-DNA test available. The results won’t be posted until late February. I haven’t seen numbers on how many people ordered … Continue reading →

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