About us
- Y-37 Marker test allows you to become familiar with Y-DNA results.
- The Y-111 test is the most beneficial for joining our free Group Projects or for those looking to confirm Y-chromosome matching at our highest level between two living men. The difference between the Y-37 and Y-111 tests is that we analyze more markers (STRs) with the Y-111 test, which allows for more refined results including matches.
- The Big Y-700 provides over 200K SNPs and additional STRs.
The Big Y-700 would be of tremendous help to our project (We're a very new project and the Big Y700 test would be most beneficial) If you can't test Big Y-700 please test Y-111 or Y-37
Confused on which test to take? Please don’t hesitate to ask our group admin Michelle Hartley for help. Click the Administrators link found in the menu on the left side of the page.
Order a test here
https://www.familytreedna.com/products/y-dna#compare
FAQ's
What is Y-DNA?
Y-DNA is what we call the sex chromosome “Y” that is passed from a father tohis sons only, women do not receive a Y chromosome. Testing the Y chromosome allows for investigation into a male's paternal family line and can help identify surname lines, living relatives whose Y chromosome is similar to yours, and ancient migration routes your paternal ancestors may have taken.
What is a Haplogroup?
Every male individual who takes one of our Y-DNA tests will also receive their Y-DNA haplogroup. When humans left Africa, they departed in small groups that migrated into different parts of the world. Over many generations, each group developed distinct mutations allowing us to identify one from the other. We call these groups of mutations haplogroups, and they can tell us which migratory routes our paternal ancestors traveled.
What does SNP stand for?
Single nucleotide polymorphisms, frequently called SNPs (pronounced“snips”), are the most common type of genetic variations. Each SNP is a mutation or new branch on the tree. The number of SNPs on which people match within a database can be used to tell how closely related they are.
What is a Marker or STR?
A marker is what we test in our basic Y-DNA tests. These markers are also referred to as STRs (Short Tandem Repeats) which are a series of repeating nucleotides (A, T, G, C). For example: GACTACTACTACTGG - the STR consists of the three repeated CTA segments. Y-DNA tests look for matching markers or “STRs” between two men, if they match, which would indicate a genetic relationship.
Links
Endecott Project Page
https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/endecott
Goals Page
https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/endecott/about/goals
General Fund Donations
https://www.familytreedna.com/group-general-fund-contribution.aspx?g=Endecott
If you’ve already tested your yDNA please join the project here.
Join Link
https://www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?group=Endecott&code=L51846
Returning Join Link
https://www.familytreedna.com/my/group-join.aspx?act=groupjoin&group=Endecott
Endecott yDNA Genealogy Group on Facebook
Photos
https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/endecott/photos
Links - Contains some helpful dna videos
https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/endecott/links
Activity Feed
https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/endecott/activity-feed
Surnames
https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/endecott/surnames
Results
https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/endecott/dna-results
Key Steps to Take If You've Already Tested
1. You must have a Y test result with Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) to appear on the project reports and in the Y matching system.
2. To join this project click on JOIN in the graphic banner at the top of this page and login with your FTDNA account kit number and password.
3. Update your FTDNA account by going to MANAGE PERSONAL INFORMATION. This is critical to finding potential relatives and origins. We must share data to be successful. I recommend using the tested person's last name as the Contact Last Name. If the kit owner is different than the tester, please use the First Name field to include "c/o" and the kit owner's full name (for mailing purposes).
3A. Go to PRIVACY & SHARING to check the below settings or you will not be a part of analyses.
Matching Preferences/Y DNA - All Levels
Origin Sharing - Opt in to Sharing
Project Sharing/Group Profile - Opt in to Sharing
3B. Go to PROJECT PREFERENCES to check Advanced or Limited Access for the project administrators. We can't help you if not granted at least Limited Access. Don't forget to check the box for future administrators too.
3C. Go to GENEALOGY to update your Paternal Ancestor. Enter only information that is not speculative. Example: “John Endecott, b.c.1588, Chagford, England”. Enter your COUNTRY or leave blank if you don't know. Do not enter "U.S." unless truly of Native American paternal lineage. Please try to be specific if UNITED KINGDOM; pick either ENGLAND, IRELAND, NORTHERN IRELAND, SCOTLAND or WALES. Use current country borders so use NORTHERN IRELAND if accurate even if the ancestor predated its formation. Update the map location.
3D. Go to ACCOUNT INFORMATION to check your Contact information. Please add a backup email address and a beneficiary. Talk to your beneficiary.
4. Join the Facebook discussion group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2751710765044045. If you don't like Facebook please use the project's FTDNA Activity Feed for communications with project administrators.
5. If you are not at 111 Y STRs (Short Tandem Repeats) please upgrade. Our subclades are young so extended STRs are helpful to discern between subgroups potential relatives. Even if you have very few matches, upgrading occasionally picks up missing matches as well as refines matches. More STRs is a good investment in the matching database. Y111 is the gold standard. To learn more, read www.familytreedna.com/learn/y-dna-testing/y-str/upgrading-markers-improve-information/ Please note that if you upgrade to Big Y700 you also get all Y111 STRs.
More STRs can help...
a) identify your signature markers, guiding you on SNP/haplogroup testing and saving money on that kind of testing,
b) provide better matches on your FTDNA matches screen, even new matches can show up,
c) improve precision for Time to Most Recent Common Ancestor (TMRCA) estimates,
d) and going all the way to 111 Y STRs supports family tree building when you reach brick walls in your genealogy, since the 111 STR panel is estimated to have a change once every three generations.
6. Move forward with an Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) testing plan so your subclade can be identified and haplogroup updated. Evaluating matches at 67 or 111 STRs can be very helpful. Clear patterns or STR signatures among your best matches may help you decide what SNPs or SNP Packs to buy. This project's Activity Feed as well as the Facebook group are setup to help you evaluate testing plans. Even if you don't have matches on myFTDNA, the projects _Haplotypes spreadsheet once people start testing can be helpful in identifying signature STRs for more efficient SNP testing.
SNPs can be ordered one at a time from FTDNA from your account, selecting the blue UPGRADES button and then scrolling down to the ADVANCED TESTS box and the BUY NOW button.
6A. Big Y-700 is the preferred test. It is probably the most important test you can take. It is a Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) test that discovers new SNPs by scanning over 14.5 million locations on the Y chromosome. A tremendous benefit is you will discover SNPs for just your paternal lineage as well as identify ancient SNPs that you may share with many, many other people. Big Y has the ability to discover SNPs that are pertinent to the genealogical timeframe, the last couple of hundred years. The Big Y learning web site has more details. www.familytreedna.com/learn/y-dna-testing/big-y/.
If you have a true interest in genetic genealogy and breaking beyond the brickwalls of your genealogical records, please strongly consider Big Y to determine your haplogroup down to a very recent timeframe so that you can refine your close-in family and surname mutation history tree. Y111 is included in Big Y along with additional "bonus" STRs.