We’ve prepared this guide to help you get started with the Family Tree Maker features that can be most useful to preserve and share this information.ĭocumenting AncestryDNA Test Results in FTM 2017 What do you suggest that won't break the bank? Or at least what steps can I take over time if there is no way to avoid the cost.Many Family Tree Maker users have been exploring their genetic genealogy, linking their AncestryDNA® test results to their online trees and looking for ways to bring that information down into Family Tree Maker. But I also don't want it to cost a fortune. But I also want to know my dad's mom side and my mom's great grandmother's side in detail as well. So basically I want to know my personal DNA/medical information, whatever test gives the most information. But I don't have a connection to her side. On my dad's side his mother was Irish & Italian from what I hear. My grandmother is no longer alive, so I would have to get DNA from my mom or my grandmother's brother.
My grandmother (on my mom's side) has Turkish roots through her dad (his mom came from Turkey).
In addition, I am interested in mostly my maternal DNA from mom and dad's side. Is there a test that is specific about what part of Africa your roots come from? Many of my Ethiopian friends mistake me for Ethiopian. So I would like to know where my African roots came from in detail.
I would like to get a better ethnic understanding that is as specific as possible. Do you know what the medical test took out in the US vs the one 23andme gives to other countries?Īlso when it comes to my roots. From what I understand, 23andme had a good medical one but has limitations now. I want to know my ethnic roots and I want to know my medical history. You definitely gave a lot of information but I am still uncertain how I should proceed in my testing. Log in to your Ancestry account and click on the DNA tab in the menu at the top.
Here's how you download your Ancestry DNA data and transfer it to FTDNA.ġ. So by paying the $39 transfer fee, you get to swim in two data pools for the price of 1.4 (the usual price of the Family Finder autosomal DNA test at FTDNA is $99). The good news is that you can get your top 20 matches in the FTDNA database for free, and for a small fee ($39) you can reveal all your matches. So it is well worth while fishing in both pools. However, being Irish, I find that most of my closest matches are in the FTDNA database, not in the Ancestry database. I have tested with both companies and (as of April 2016) I have 3671 matches with Ancestry and 828 matches with FTDNA. FamilyTreeDNA (FTDNA) also have a database close to 1 million people and all these databases are expanding all the time. Ancestry compares your DNA data to everyone in their database (over 1 million people at this stage) and gives you a list of your "matches" - many of these will be genetic cousins with whom you share a common ancestor who was born sometime in the last 250 years or so.īut you can get a lot more from your Ancestry DNA test if you upload the results to FamilyTreeDNA and take advantage of a second database of potential genetic cousins. The DNA test from Ancestry is proving very popular and a lot of people are taking advantage of the low cost of the test, especially when there is a Sale on.