Anyone may join (females are welcomed). This tests the Y chromosome for genetic matches between males. This test will hopefully help determine name changes and everyone is encouraged to join this project. We will be able to group the members that match each other into their own group once we run the Y-DNA Family Grouping App (http://www.ydnagroupingapp.com/). See the link for further details on how this is done. For those that go all the way and test using the Big-Y700, it will be recommended to submit your BAM to www.yfull.com for analysis at a very low price of $49.00! Y-Full will give you more of a layman's understanding of that FTDNA BAM file. It will also put you in their Y database to see what matches you have there! It is very important that you come here with a Family Tree that has been populated as much as possible. It does no one any good having DNA matches and not able to locate them on your Tree. But this may be caused by what Maurice Gleeson calls the SDS (https://dnaandfamilytreeresearch.blogspot.com/2018/07/goodbye-npe-hello-sds-some-causes-of.html). All project members can view and update the activity feed when they are signed on to FamilyTreeDNA. Please log on to FamilyTreeDNA and provide your earliest ancestors' name, birth date, and birthplace - If you have not done so. You can do this by clicking on your name in the upper right corner and then click on the genealogy tab. Please have an open mind, a good Family Tree and polite communication when cont