tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post7249721316635103245..comments2023-04-20T12:46:11.858-06:00Comments on The Ancestry Insider: Ancestry.com Not Dropping Autosomal DNA TestThe Ancestry Insiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490682912125335188noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-53906546667157658172014-06-26T22:25:25.111-06:002014-06-26T22:25:25.111-06:00The reason for transferring data to FTDNA is becau...The reason for transferring data to FTDNA is because they have by far the largest Y and mtDNA databases. A 46 marker test from Ancestry can provide a 37 marker result which is considered the minimum for a accurate Y-DNA match. You can use the results to join one of their many surname or region or haplogroup projects. The 33 marker provides a 25 marker result which will unfortunately need to be upgraded (and a new sample provided) to be of much use.Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08245031277418165029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-32923091131261037142014-06-24T01:47:34.837-06:002014-06-24T01:47:34.837-06:00I completely agree with your comments. And on top...I completely agree with your comments. And on top of your comments the information in the ancestry.com data base is so full of errors that in many cases it is useless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-58934245273095919182014-06-17T18:46:16.597-06:002014-06-17T18:46:16.597-06:00I am not really clear on the justification for rem...I am not really clear on the justification for removing the data from one's tree--especially as one paid Ancestry quite a bit for information that is just blithely being trashed. I would not mind if they offered an at-cost DNA test for everyone who was going to lose their data, but that is not the case. And moving the information to Family Tree seems kind of worthless to me. I feel very angry about this decision because I feel taken advantage of. If the test was worth so little, why were we all pushed to get it--and pay handsomely to boot? Why are we not even being offered a discount or some kind of compensation for paying for a test we cannot even keep on the tree? I recognize the value of Ancestry, but I also kind of hate it--the arrogance, the lack of communication, The unacknowledged emails and the general non-responsiveness, the tech helpers who often actually lie to you about issues people are having, or have had with the site--it is always something YOU are doing. It is like being in a lousy marriage but staying for the sake of the children--or in my case, the ancestors. JudyBGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11481961917093120257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-27026327175649645032014-06-17T16:59:29.627-06:002014-06-17T16:59:29.627-06:00"Chromosome mapping is a technique used in au..."Chromosome mapping is a technique used in autosomal DNA testing which allows the testee to determine which segments of DNA came from which ancestors." ISOGG Wiki; see also DNA-Explained: http://dna-explained.com/2013/12/09/chromosome-mapping-aka-ancestor-mapping/Nathan Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16335989842820672777noreply@blogger.com