The Y-DNA SNP called M198, which is about 6,000 years old, appears to be
the best resolution we can get for now. M417, which I tested negatively
for, is the only known subclade of M198. (I had hoped for its presence
since it breaks off into a number of branches.) Instead, we're in a sort
"everything else" bucket. So, we're definitely not of the haplogroup
R1a1a1--just R1a1a. There will probably be an R1a1a2, etc discovered one
day, but we're not there yet.
I did a search in Family Finder for several of my surnames, but only one
has come up--the only one that is designated as a possible 2nd cousin--and
the designation makes sense. Hopefully, I'll make contact with the
individual.
So far, I find 23andMe a mixed bag. It has provided no new information on
the Y and, despite 991 "cousins," there appears to be little benefit in FF
(that could change as I explore it), and there was little in the medical
stuff that I found of interest. However, the mtDNA upgrade pretty much
made the $99 worth it.
I'll transfer the test results to FTDNA.
-Michael
> Most, but not all, of my 23andMe results are in. It lists 991 "cousins!"
> It's going to take a long time to go through.
>
> My Y haplogroup is given as R1a1a, which is what we already know. I have
> to look further, but presence of the M417 mutation would make us R1a1a1,
> so I'm guessing it wasn't present. The test I'm waiting for at
> FTDNA--presence of the L448 marker ("New Scandinavian")--then should also
> turn up negative since it's downstream of M417.
>
> I did get better resolution of my mtDNA--H1a1.
>
> More as I comprehend it.
>
> -Michael
>
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Second VP, the Cooley Family Association of America
President, the Genealogy Club of Humboldt State University
Administrator, the Eldridge Family DNA Project
Administrator, the Ashenhurst Family DNA Project (in the works)
Administrator, the alt-McDowell DNA Project
Co-Administrator, the Cooley Family DNA Project
Instructor "Genealogy and Family History," the Osher Lifelong Learning
Institute (OLLI)
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