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Have you ever wished there was a DNA test that could track your ancestors back in time to the beginning of genealogical records? Have you ever thought I'm probably related somehow to that other guy who shares my surname (or is a match at 37 markers), but there's no DNA test that goes back far enough AND has the granularity to see if we are both descendants of the immigrant ancestor? Have you ever wanted a DNA test that is not effected by endogamy or 1st cousin marriages?
Well, that test is here. It's called the Big Y700. Forget what you thought you knew about YDNA testing. Marker tests (STR's) are great, but the new advanced YDNA tests are all about SNP's. A SNP is a permanent mutation that is passed down to all descendants, unlike STR's that can change values and make it difficult to pinpoint the common ancestor.
The Big Y is catching a SNP every 83 years on average, which works out to about every third generation. By strategically testing other relatives, "SNP Progenitors" can be identified. You read that right, we can identify the male ancestor who passed on the SNP mutation to all of his male descendants. Read about that in the link below.
https://www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/centreforlifelonglearning/genealogy/snpdating/
The Big Y700 has only been out for a few years, but is a game changer for picking up the DNA trail where atDNA fades out. atDNA is great to about 5th cousins but can be complicated if you come from a endogamous community, like the French Canadians. I highly recommend the Big Y. The Big Y is best used in a project where hopefully costs can be split with your cousins and actively recruits other matches in order to bring your results into a genealogical time frame.
The "genealogical time frame" is where the records are, and will vary depending on the country your ancestors are from.
Questions? Send me an email.
Best,
Nita Hanger
Lefebvre Project Administrator
ponyex95@gmail.com