05-18-2024, 03:33 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-18-2024, 04:36 PM by Mitchell-Atkins.)
It appears that this update might be testing for SNP Z12222 (U152>L2>Z49>Z142>Z12222, Z150)
I've been tracking the Z12222 section of the FTDNA U152 project, and noted that a previously called Z150 sample was changed to Z12222 since 16 May 2024.
Z150 and Z12222 are phylogenetic equivalents. So I've started tracking Z12222 branch participants, to see if that number significantly increases as the update continues.
Currently there are 152 branch participants for Z12222
Hoping this is the case because Z12222 is 2 branches down/more recent than Z49, and only makes up ~16% of Z49. Would definitely help weed out some of the family finder and false positive STR matches in the future
EDIT: Just noted that a known patrilineal match, with a TMRCA of 1838 AD, who hasn't done any y-dna testing at FTDNA (but has done family finder) is now Z49. So that answers that question. Z49 is about the best I can hope for. Oh well.
On the bright side, this legit recent patrilineal Z49 match appears as a family finder match in all 4 of the accounts I administer, so this does show that legit patrilineal matches will show up as Z49. There's not a lot of them to go through so this is a helpful improvement. Who knows? This may help me eventually break through my current 1812 AD brickwall
I've been tracking the Z12222 section of the FTDNA U152 project, and noted that a previously called Z150 sample was changed to Z12222 since 16 May 2024.
Z150 and Z12222 are phylogenetic equivalents. So I've started tracking Z12222 branch participants, to see if that number significantly increases as the update continues.
Currently there are 152 branch participants for Z12222
Hoping this is the case because Z12222 is 2 branches down/more recent than Z49, and only makes up ~16% of Z49. Would definitely help weed out some of the family finder and false positive STR matches in the future
EDIT: Just noted that a known patrilineal match, with a TMRCA of 1838 AD, who hasn't done any y-dna testing at FTDNA (but has done family finder) is now Z49. So that answers that question. Z49 is about the best I can hope for. Oh well.
On the bright side, this legit recent patrilineal Z49 match appears as a family finder match in all 4 of the accounts I administer, so this does show that legit patrilineal matches will show up as Z49. There's not a lot of them to go through so this is a helpful improvement. Who knows? This may help me eventually break through my current 1812 AD brickwall
U152>L2>Z49>Z142>Z150>FGC12381>FGC12378>FGC47869>FGC12401>FGC47875>FGC12384
50% English, 15% Welsh, 15% Scot/Ulster Scot, 5% Irish, 10% German, 2% Scandi, 2% French & Dutch), 1% India
Ancient ~40% Anglo-Saxon, ~40% Briton/Insular Celt, ~15% German, 4% Other Euro
600 AD: 55% Anglo-Saxon (CNE), 45% Pre-Anglo-Saxon Briton (WBI)
“Be more concerned with seeking the truth than winning an argument”
50% English, 15% Welsh, 15% Scot/Ulster Scot, 5% Irish, 10% German, 2% Scandi, 2% French & Dutch), 1% India
Ancient ~40% Anglo-Saxon, ~40% Briton/Insular Celt, ~15% German, 4% Other Euro
600 AD: 55% Anglo-Saxon (CNE), 45% Pre-Anglo-Saxon Briton (WBI)
“Be more concerned with seeking the truth than winning an argument”