« Reply #36 on: Tuesday 18 July 17 15:41 BST (UK) »
I and both of my parents have done an FTDNA autosomal test. My father has also done Y37. Would I be better spending two lots of $199 on getting an FTDNA mitochondrial test done for both parents, or would two lots of £120 (which at current exchange rates is quite a bit less) at LDNA theoretically provide the same info?
y-dna testing is only available for male testers as females don't inherit the y-chromosome, just in case you were tempted by LDNA, you or your Mother won't get that result from them. Your Dad can upgrade his STR marker test to Y111. I did both Y111 for STR markers and Big Y for SNP markers and a place on the haplotree. I have 23 unidentified SNP's that FTDNA don't have so I will need to go to YSearch or Full Genomes Corp to find out what they are.
It's a tricky balancing act between level of interest/deep testing versus basic curiosity, and cost
Pete
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