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How do I start a project?
Starting a project is very easy to do, and involves no additional cost. We have no project set-up fee and we offer free analysis of the results. As a registered surname project at Family Tree DNA, your project will receive project pricing and a set of tools for the Group Administrator plus automatic matching notifications. Email support at familytr ...
faq id: 387 in General Keywords: group, project, start
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How do I start a project?
Starting a project is very easy to do, and involves no additional cost. We have no project set-up fee and we offer free analysis of the results. As a registered surname project at Family Tree DNA, your project will receive project pricing and a set of tools for the Group Administrator plus automatic matching notifications. Email support at familytr ...
faq id: 388 in Group Projects -- Administrators Keywords: group, project, start
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What is a Surname Project?
A Surname Project traces members of a family that share a common surname. Since surnames are passed down from father to son like the Y-chromosome, this test is for males taking Y-DNA tests. Females do not carry their father’s Y-DNA and most acquire their father's surname or a new surname by way of marriage, so the tested individual must be a male t ...
faq id: 389 in Group Projects -- Participants Keywords: surname, project, group
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What is a Geographic Project?
A Geographic Project connects individuals who believe their direct line comes from a specific location. We have three different types of Geographic Projects: Y-DNA, mtDNA, and Dual Geographic Projects.
Y-DNA Geographic Projects are for males only as only males can take the Y-DNA test. This project is for males who order a Y-DNA test and whose dir ...
faq id: 390 in Group Projects -- Participants Keywords: geographic, project, group
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What is an mtDNA Lineage Project?
An mtDNA Lineage Project connects individuals who believe their direct maternal line (see http://www.familytreedna.com/inheritance-chart.aspx for more on direct lines) comes from a specific female. The mtDNA Lineage Projects are for individuals who order an mtDNA test and whose direct maternal line originates in that female. Both males and females ...
faq id: 391 in Group Projects -- Participants Keywords: mtDNA, lineage, project, group, mitochondrial
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What is a Haplogroup Project?
Your Family Tree DNA results include a haplogroup designation. Haplogroup Projects provide a place for individuals with the same haplogroup to connect with one another. One way to think about haplogroups is as major branches on the family tree of Homo Sapiens . These haplogroup branches characterize the early migrations of population groups. Since ...
faq id: 392 in Group Projects -- Participants Keywords: haplogroups, SNP, project, group
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Why should I participate in a project?
Projects are designed to help individuals who may have similar ancestry connect with one another. If you want are looking for relevant matches or are interested in comparing against others and sharing information to learn more by working together then you should consider participating in a Surname, Geographic, or Lineage Project.
faq id: 393 in Group Projects -- Participants Keywords: projects, groups, joining, participate, participation
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How can I participate in a project?
Participation is simple. If you have not tested before, just select the project you wish to join, either through the “Search a DNA Project” box or by browsing through the list of projects at http://www.familytreedna.com/projects.aspx.
Then click on the title of the project you are interested in. You will see information on the project and below t ...
faq id: 394 in Group Projects -- Participants Keywords: groups, projects, participate, participation, join
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How does project participation affect my privacy?
The Group Administrator can see your results and some of the information listed on your personal page such as your contact information. The Group Administrator will not be able to see your password. Projects often set up a website on which member results are posted. How these results are identified is up to the Group Administrator. They are often l ...
faq id: 395 in Group Projects -- Participants Keywords: projects, groups, privacy
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Will participating in a project limit my results?
Project participation will not limit your results. If you choose to join a project you will be able to choose between comparing just against your project or comparing against the entire database. You can change this at will from the User Preferences portion of your personal page where your online results are listed.
faq id: 396 in Group Projects -- Participants Keywords: participation, results
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How does project participation affect my privacy?
The Group Administrator can see your results and some of the information listed on your personal page such as your contact information. The Group Administrator will not be able to see your password. Projects often set up a website on which member results are posted. How these results are identified is up to the Group Administrator. They are often l ...
faq id: 397 in Privacy Keywords: projects, groups, participation
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Who are the Group Administrators of projects?
Group Administrators are unpaid volunteers who have an interest in a particular surname, lineage, or region. They have access to tools to help you compare your results against the rest of your group and can also help coordinate between members. To find out who your Group Administrator is, first look to see whether their is a "View the Group page" l ...
faq id: 399 in Group Projects -- Participants Keywords: groups, projects, administrators
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What is the cost to join or test in a project?
There is no cost to join a project. In fact, there is a group rate that you qualify for when you order a Y-DNA test through a project. To order a test through a group project you can browse or search our project listings at http://www.familytreedna.com/projects.aspx. If you have already tested and want to join a project you can do so from your Fami ...
faq id: 400 in Group Projects -- Participants Keywords: joining, testing, tested, groups, projects
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I’ve already tested—how do I join or remove myself from a project?
Once your results are posted online you will be able to join or remove yourself from group projects at will from your personal page where your results are displayed. To join a project, click on the "Join Project" link. To remove yourself from a project click on the “X” symbol to the right of the name of the project you wish to leave.
faq id: 401 in Group Projects -- Participants Keywords: projects, groups, adding, joining, participation,
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What if my surname or region is not listed?
As people moved from place to place surnames evolved into different spellings. Don't overlook the fact that your surname may have a variant spelling. When searching for a DNA project to join, look to see if one of the various spellings of your surname is listed.
Geographic Projects may also be listed in a variety of ways. For example, some are li ...
faq id: 403 in Group Projects -- Participants Keywords: surnames, regions, country, geographical
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Why am I being asked to fill out a Join Request?
The administrator has chosen to approve participation to the group before you can join this project. All you need to do is include your name, email address, and why you are interested in joining the group. For example, you may wish to join a group because your direct paternal line is from that particular region and you know your ancestry back six g ...
faq id: 404 in Group Projects -- Participants Keywords: joining, request
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What type of ancestry do I have?
The Y-DNA test traces your father’s father’s father’s direct paternal line without any influence from spouses along that line (see http://www.familytreedna.com/tc.html). The test determines the single ancestral origin, such as Native American, African, Asian, or European. To learn about the origin of your Y-DNA, look at the haplogroup listed in the ...
faq id: 405 in Test Results -- Y-DNA Keywords: ancestry, origins
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How do I tell if I have Jewish ancestry?
Judaism is a religion and not an attribute that can be defined by a DNA mutation, but we can give you hints about having Jewish ancestry by comparing your results against our database. There are 4 situations we can run into when testing for Jewish ancestry:
• You match only people who are also Jewish on their direct paternal line -- in other words ...
faq id: 406 in Test Results -- Y-DNA Keywords: Jewish, ancestry, ancestral, origins
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What does the Cohen Match badge on my personal page mean?
This indicates that your results match the results associated with Cohanim ancestry, called the Cohanim Modal Haplotype. You can read more about these results and how this haplotype was discovered by clicking on the badge. If you have an oral tradition of being Cohanim, then you most likely are genetically a Cohen. If you have no oral tradition of ...
faq id: 407 in Test Results -- Y-DNA Keywords: cohen, cohanim, match, badge, jewish, ancestry
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How can I tell if my line is Cohanim?
The first thing to look for is a badge with two hands and the words “Cohen Match” on it in the upper left hand corner when you log on to your personal page. This indicates that you match the set of results associated with Cohanim ancestry, known as the Cohanim Modal Haplotype. If you do not see this, your line is most likely not genetically Cohanim ...
faq id: 408 in Test Results -- Y-DNA Keywords: jewish, ancestry, origins, cohen, cohanim
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What does the Niall of the Nine Hostages badge on my personal page mean?
This indicates that your line matches the results associated with the lineage of Niall of the Nine Hostages, a famous Irish warlord. You can read more about these results and how this haplotype was discovered by clicking on the badge. If you match the Niall haplotype you will find the badge below your name and kit number when you first access your ...
faq id: 409 in Test Results -- Y-DNA Keywords: niall, irish, ancestry, origins, hostages
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What does the WAMH badge on my personal page mean?
This indicates that your line matches the results associated with the Western Atlantic Modal Haplotype. The WAMH is a group of the most common results found in the most common European haplogroup, R1b. You can read more about these results and what it means to be WAMH by clicking on the badge. If you match the WAMH signature you will find the badge ...
faq id: 410 in Test Results -- Y-DNA Keywords: WAMH, western, atlantic, modal, haplotype
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What does the Genghis Khan badge on my personal page mean?
This indicates that your line matches the results associated with the lineage of Genghis Khan, the famous Mongolian ruler. You can read more about these results by clicking on the badge. If you match Genghis Khan’s signature you will find the badge below your name and kit number when you first access your results.
faq id: 411 in Test Results -- Y-DNA Keywords: Genghis, Khan, badge, Mongolia, ancestry