NATIONAL
DNA DAY is
April 25th and commemorates the day in 1953 when a paper detailing
the structure of DNA as a double helix was published in Nature magazine.
It also recognizes the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003.
In
celebration of these accomplishments both AncestryDNA and FamilyTreeDNA are
having a sale on all of their DNA tests for genealogy. The following is
information on the sales and links to the sites (Click on the company name to go to
the site):
The
normal price for the Ancestry autosomal DNA test is $99. During this sale
the price has been reduced to $79.
All
of FTDNA’s DNA tests are on sale at the prices listed above.
GENCOM
Recommendations:
1.
If
you want to take the Y-DNA (male line) or mt-DNA (female line) test, you will
need to test with FTDNA since they are the only company offering these
tests. For the Y-DNA test I would recommend the Y37 marker test.
You will be able to upgrade later by just paying the price difference without
taking another test.
2.
If
you want to take the Autosomal DNA test (AncestryDNA on Ancestry or
FamilyFinder on FTDNA), I recommend the following:
a.
Take
the AncestryDNA test from Ancestry for the sale price of $79. I recommend
using Ancestry because of the new tools that have recently been added making it
easier to get started using the results in your genealogy research.
b.
Once
you have the results from Ancestry you have the option of transferring your raw
data to FTDNA for only $39. This is the same as taking the DNA test on
FTDNA for a greatly reduced price. The advantages to this transfer is
that FTDNA has more advanced tools to use in your research and your DNA will be
compared to their database and give you more cousin matches.
NOTE
THAT BOTH OF THESE SALES END AT MIDNIGHT TUESDAY 26 APRIL 2016!
If you have any questions, feel free to contact
me at my email or by phone (318) 773-7406. Our next DNA Interest Group meeting
is 10 May 2016 at 10:00 AM in the large meeting room of the Broadmoor Library,
1212 Captain Shreve Drive, Shreveport. At this meeting I will be able to
answer any questions you have about DNA testing and Genetic Genealogy.
