DNA testing - genetic genealogy

[Redroger]

No, but this isn't really the same situation as I see it, I think this situation is more akin to (say) a European with an African wife. A closer comparison would seem to be a dog breeding with a fox.

[supermoussi]

re. "Roman" DNA - do u mean the DNA of the legions recruited from the Rhineland? Gaul? Elsewhere?

re. "Norman" DNA - do u mean the native "French" who settled in Britain, their few Danish overlords, or some of their European mercenaries?

You will find more info on this on the Newbie Questions forum & elsewhere on http://dna-forums.org/ but for brevities sake both areas are more murky than you would think.

[supermoussi]

FTDNA have just released their 110 marker Y-DNA test.

See:- http://www.familytreedna.com/faq/answers/default.aspx?faqid=9#330

[coombs]

I dont always trust percentages. 5% Norman contribution seems a bit low.

[Redroger]

Since Norman DNA would have originated in Scandinavia I would imagine it difficult to segregate from the Danish, Angle, Saxon etc. which might be a factor in its apparent scarcity, also weren't they an elite rather a population replacement? In this aspect seems about right to me.

[Lookin2]

Hello Debbie

Just thought I would add RootsforReal.com a very good company located, I believe, in Germany.Lookin2

[Lookin2]

Debbie

Just received Family Finder Results for my sister.  She has two matches.  Both are 3rd-5th cousins and quite a few others (speculative). I have never heard of these surnames.  If I do not e-mail can these two cousins e-mail me and have you been approached that way with your Father's Finder Test?

This is a big step forward as all DNA tests so far have produced very little. Question: As my sister is a half sister, if I get the same test done would I be able to compare differences for her (unknown) father to mine?. Thank you, Lookin2

[bamc37]

I have a problem. My father was born the day after my grandparents were married. My grandmother was working in service up to the date of the marriage.
My grandfather was of Scottish descent. My grandmother's employers were German Jews. Would the DNA ancestry test be able to prove my paternal line as Celtic or Jewish?
I am a little concerned that these tests may be a bit of an expensive gimmick. Which is the best provider to use? Can anyone advise me please.
Brian

[Tisy]

Hi Bamc,

We tested with ftDNA, and I understand from various forums that this company has a good reputation;  different companies apparently do different types of testing, and the geneticist I am in touch with assures me that ftDNA do the better type of testing.  If you are doing y-DNA testing and you need to find out your ethnic origins, then you need to go the whole hog, i.e. minimum 67 markers (111 markers now available) and the deep clade test, which gives you your subclade (subgroup of the haplogroup you fall into).   In the case of the R1b haplogroup, this is particularly important as it is the most common haplogroup in Western Europe and has many subgroups.  Unfortunately you do not know which group you fall into until you test!

Testing to just 12 markers is of no use at all - we have over 150 exact matches at 12 markers from all over the world;  this is reduced to just one close match at 67 markers. 

Cheers,

Carol