About us
By ordering your Y-DNA test kit through the Ferrer project you get a substantial discount.
Reasons for using FTDNA:
FTDNA has the world's largest database of DNA tests for genealogy:
Largest genealogy database – by far – as FTDNA has been providing over 90% of genealogy tests
Allows you direct comparison to all results in your project(s)
Allows you to “opt-in” and directly compare your results with all who also opted-in at FTDNA
Allows those who “opt-in” to compare their results with you
Provides direct email access for you to anyone that is identified as your genetic match
Covers both yDNA and mtDNA
Facilitates membership in multiple projects (you have direct comparison in each with no additional testing and at no extra charge.) You are allowed to be in:
Up to two Surname projects
A geographic project
A y-haplogroup project (if you are yDNA tested)
A mt-haplogroup project (if you are mtDNA tested)
Guaranteed retention of your test sample for 25 years
Order additional tests, using your initial sample
Ability to test the most yDNA markers available at one company (over 100 at last count)
Ability to order additional SNP tests to get even more precision
Ability to order the most complete set of options for mtDNA testing offered anywhere
Ability to order up to 25 autosomal (forensic) markers
Ability to order up to 16 X-STR markers
Important Features:
Only company to offer the SNP Assurance Program: if no backbone Haplogroup can be estimated with 100% certainty, FTDNA will SNP test your sample for free
Automated upload to the largest public dna database at www.ysearch.org
Ability to upload your gedcom – which is only available to those who match you
Insight into the recent ancestral origins of those you match (and nearly match) – both yDNA & mtDNA
Pay for your test when you return the kit (free replacement kits if lost)
Reasons for using FTDNA:
FTDNA has the world's largest database of DNA tests for genealogy:
Largest genealogy database – by far – as FTDNA has been providing over 90% of genealogy tests
Allows you direct comparison to all results in your project(s)
Allows you to “opt-in” and directly compare your results with all who also opted-in at FTDNA
Allows those who “opt-in” to compare their results with you
Provides direct email access for you to anyone that is identified as your genetic match
Covers both yDNA and mtDNA
Facilitates membership in multiple projects (you have direct comparison in each with no additional testing and at no extra charge.) You are allowed to be in:
Up to two Surname projects
A geographic project
A y-haplogroup project (if you are yDNA tested)
A mt-haplogroup project (if you are mtDNA tested)
Guaranteed retention of your test sample for 25 years
Order additional tests, using your initial sample
Ability to test the most yDNA markers available at one company (over 100 at last count)
Ability to order additional SNP tests to get even more precision
Ability to order the most complete set of options for mtDNA testing offered anywhere
Ability to order up to 25 autosomal (forensic) markers
Ability to order up to 16 X-STR markers
Important Features:
Only company to offer the SNP Assurance Program: if no backbone Haplogroup can be estimated with 100% certainty, FTDNA will SNP test your sample for free
Automated upload to the largest public dna database at www.ysearch.org
Ability to upload your gedcom – which is only available to those who match you
Insight into the recent ancestral origins of those you match (and nearly match) – both yDNA & mtDNA
Pay for your test when you return the kit (free replacement kits if lost)