The Genographic Project

Recently I enrolled in the National Geographic study called "The Genographic Project". I mentioned it on another thread and it was suggested that I might start a New Topic.I thought the project sounded interesting so I enrolled online at a cost of just over $100.00 US. I received the information in the mail which included a little DNA sample kit which I returned complete with sample. I have a specific access number which will allow me to track the progress of their research on my DNA over the many thousand of years it took to get to me.So far it only shows that they have received my sample but I think it will be another 2 or 3 months before there will be any results.Here is a linkhttps://www5.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/index.html

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I participated in this as well, and received my full results today.It's a fascinating project and it's amazing to find out, for example, that;

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Around 30,000 years ago, a descendant of the clan making its way into Europe gave rise to marker M343, the defining marker of your haplogroup. You are a direct descendant of the people who dominated the human expansion into Europe, the Cro-Magnon.

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For the record, I'm R1b: M168 > M89 > M9 > M45 > M207 > M173 > M343 (along with 70% of the male population of Southern England, apparently)Did you get your results GDR?Anyone else taking part in this project?

I am considering taking part. There is another, commercial, more expensive service too. They are specific on how many markers they test.I emailed the Nat. Geo. project about how many they measure but they never responded. I'll probably go with the other.

In the pack I received NG don't explicitly state how many markers they test, but they do state the markers.It adds up as 32 markers in each test (Y Chromosome and mtDNA). You only get to test one with each test kit purchased.Where is the more expensive commercial service you mention?

There are growing numbers of these services, most in business just a few years or less. I plan to participate in one of them, but haven't decided which: when I researched a few of them online a while back, I found a lot of negative comment, e.g., this about GeneBase.Complaints ranged from service (many months to results and no customer service replies) to invalid results that sound like contamination. I've seen similar complaints about other commercial services.OTOH, I've heard good things about National Geograpic's service and that at ancestry.com. I believe the ancestry.com service allows you to register your genetic results linked to a family name, allowing (or not) contact between long lost relatives--definitely an option worth some "careful what you wish for" reflection.NB: Wouldn't a group of siblings get the most bang for the buck by having one male sibling get the most complete results offered, rather than two siblings getting the respective tests offered each sex?

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It was Genebase but seeing the complaints I think I will go with Nat. Geo for now.Thanks.