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SURNAME PROJECTS
Our tests are perfect for Surname based family tree projects.

DNAWorks
The most comprehensive DNA test available in the market for genealogy and anthropology purposes.

DNAPrint
Family Tree DNA signs agreement to market and distribute the DNAPrint test.

Y-DNA TESTS
Find more on how to confirm paternal lineage and common ancestry on the male line.

mtDNA TESTS
Female lineages of both males and females can be traced with this test.

NATIVE AMERICAN TESTS
These tests can determine if someone is a descendent of a Native American on either direct male or female lines of descent.

COHANIM TESTS
The Y-chromosome of a male can be compared to the scientific experts' database that has the common Cohanim DNA markers.

ANCESTRY & OXFORD KITS Family Tree DNA now offers conversion kits for these two tests so that you can add your results to our database.

FACTS & GENES
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NEWS: Search FTDNA's 275+ Surname Projects including over 1000 family names! To learn more about Surname Projects and how to join or start a Project, visit: SURNAME PROJECTS.


A special welcome is extended to our visitors from Sephardim.com. While Family Tree DNA is intended to help people connect with relatives when the conventional paper trail ends we also have years of experience with the anusim (Hebrew for "forced ones") & Sephardic community.

  • Have you hit a brick wall?

  • Can't find any documents for that elusive ancestor?

  • Can't find your ancestor's homeland?

  • Wondering if you are related to another family with the same surname?


Genealogy by genetics is the greatest addition to Genealogy since the creation
of the Family Tree!


The value of Family Tree DNA testing is our ability to help find "Genetic Cousins ™" by comparing the results of as few as two people.

Males are now able to see if another male is a descendent from their paternal grandfather's paternal side. Our 12 marker Y Chromosome test has become the market standard, while our recently introduced refinement Y-DNA test yields the world's tightest parameters to the Most Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA). You may order the existing 12 marker test and return to "refine" your test at a later time without the need to re-submit another DNA sample!

Women are now able to see if another person is descended through their maternal grandmother's maternal side with an analysis of mtDNA. We produce reports based upon the Cambridge Reference Sequence, which shows your deviation from this accepted industry standard. We also identify the lettered Haplogroup that your mtDNA is assigned to by the scientific community.

DETERMINE relatives through two of your eight great-grandparents using Y or mtDNA testing. We only search the non-recombining portion of your DNA; a CHART explaining this concept is included for you to see. DNA testing is not intended as a replacement for a genealogist, but rather as a valuable additional tool.

When you submit your genetic sample to our private & confidential testing service we:
-- Compare your sample to that of others and see if you have a long lost relative already in our RECENT ETHNIC ORIGINS (REO) Database of genetic test results
-- Notify you via email if we find a "Genetic Cousins ™" in our growing database



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THE TEST KIT See a picture of the Family Tree DNA test kit and read the instructions on how to obtain a good sample.

COLLECTION & ANALYSIS
See how the DNA collection process and analysis work.

UNDERSTANDING MRCA The math behind markers & mutations.

DNA - 101
This page, published by one of our surname projects, addresses DNA and genealogy in layman's terms.

FTDNA DYS MARKERS
check here for
our 25 DYS #'s.

ENOUGH MARKERS?
When enough is enough? See Dr. Bruce Walsh's graph about the subject.

INHERITANCE CHART
See how the Y-DNA and the mtDNA trace the paternal and maternal lines.

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