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September 2024
23andme Autosomal Transfers
We are happy to announce that we are *this* close to accepting 23andme autosomal transfers again!
We have not expanded the various versions of 23andme that we accept: we will still only accept V3, V4, and V5. V1 and V2 are incompatible with the Family Finder and cannot be transferred.
Y-DNA Haplogroups for Ancestry and 23andMe
We will be backfilling haplocalls for Ancestry and 23andme transfers starting either this week or next.
Until further notice, FamilyTreeDNA is no longer accepting 23andMe© autosomal transfers.
All references of 23andMe© autosomal transfers have been removed from our website.
All references of 23andMe© autosomal transfers have been removed from the Help Center, and the following note is now displayed on all autosomal transfer pages:
Current customers who have transferred their 23andme results will not be affected in any way. We apologize for any inconvenience that may result from this action, but hope you understand the decision was made after much discussion and out of an abundance of caution.
In addition, we are removing the ability for free transfers - those who have not paid to unlock the additional tools - to download their match lists. While those who might abuse the transfer feature may still pay to unlock and download matches, it does make it more difficult for them to access match lists, and it gives our team a better chance of identifying files that have been tampered with.
29 August 2023
Genetic males with an autosomal DNA test, either a Family Finder or an unlocked autosomal transfer, will receive a Y-DNA haplogroup as part of the reporting. Because the database is so large, haplogroups will be added to your results in parts, depending on when you tested and if you tested directly with FamilyTreeDNA or with another company and transferred to us.
- Family Finder customers with new results that post after the feature is live will receive their haplogroup with the rest of their results.
- Family Finder customers who received results between March 2019 and the day before the feature is live will be the first to receive their results.
- Family Finder customers who received results prior to March 2019 will receive their results next.
- Autosomal transfer customers who have unlocked their full results will be the third group to receive their results.
- Important note: Because Ancestry and 23andMe transfers are not lab-to-lab transfers, haplogroups from these tests will only be displayed to the tester, will not be shared with matches or Group Projects, and will not be included in the Haplotree or Discover™ statistics.