12-02-2023, 05:12 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-02-2023, 05:13 PM by rmstevens2.)
I understand they will go at least as far as 23andMe currently does. My impression of that is that some guys will get farther up the Y-DNA tree from the root than others. For example, and I've mentioned this before, 23andMe has me as R-Z18021, which is the same thing as what FTDNA calls R-BY166. That's not too bad: P312>Z290>L21>S552>DF13>Z39589>
DF41>FGC5572>BY168>BY166.
That's just a few steps upstream of my Big Y-700 terminal SNP: BY166>FT92330>FT83585>FGC36974>
FGC36982>FGC36981.
Z18021/BY166 is rare enough that I can be pretty sure any of my FF matches with my surname who get that are related to me on the Y-DNA line.
On the other hand, I have seen some Y haplogroup assignments at 23andMe that aren't all that far up the tree.
DF41>FGC5572>BY168>BY166.
That's just a few steps upstream of my Big Y-700 terminal SNP: BY166>FT92330>FT83585>FGC36974>
FGC36982>FGC36981.
Z18021/BY166 is rare enough that I can be pretty sure any of my FF matches with my surname who get that are related to me on the Y-DNA line.
On the other hand, I have seen some Y haplogroup assignments at 23andMe that aren't all that far up the tree.
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