Project News
Participation by one of our project members in the large BeatyByrneMcLaughlin/Leinster cluster has led to the discovery of a SNP mutation which divides the cluster! This SNP mutation, L159.2, has been found in most of the cluster members in our project that have tested for it, but one cluster member has tested negative. His haplotype and the haplotypes of some of his closest matches within the project include results on two markers that match typical results for R1b men instead of typical results for cluster members, suggesting that his line may have branched off from the rest of the cluster at a relatively early date. L159.2 testing of other men in our project to learn how the L159.2 SNP divides the cluster's family tree is an important part of our research at this time.
If you are interested in DYS464X or L159.2 testing, but would like to know more about the probability that your line would test 2c2g or L159+, or you would like assistance placing orders for these tests, please contact Kirsten Saxe or Earl Beaty, whose e-mail addresses are listed at the top of the main page of this website. If you have decided to order the tests and would like immediate assistance placing your order during FTDNA's business hours, you may want to contact FTDNA directly instead.
To order your initial 12, 25, 37, or 67 marker testing through the project, use this link:
http://www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?Group=464xccgg&Code=!*JOINCODE
The 37 and 67 marker tests are currently on sale for the 2009 holiday season, so this is a very good time to order initial testing.