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apologies if this has been discussed already ( feel free to give me a link, if it has been! )
Ancestry corporation will no longer be offering Y-DNA (male line) and mt-DNA (female line) testing as of September, and as I understand it they will also destroy any DNA samples they have
(this is sad news for anyone whose tested individual is deceased ... but if I had ever given a DNA sample to Ancestry I would be insisting that it be returned in any case since I personally do not trust Ancestry with such things)
... oh of course since the Ancestry site is down tonight I can't link to the info but it is here
http://dna.ancestry.com/faq.aspx
and I am able to read google's cached version of the page, some of it is reproduced at the bottom of this message
If you have done Y-DNA or mt-DNA testing with Ancestry it is being strongly recommended that you do download your results and consider uploading them to another testing service, which will charge a fee for that, but it will be less than starting over ... also you will be able to submit a sample for further analysis if desired as an upgrade, again without starting over, at least as I understand the process at the company I use, FTDNA.
if you have done Y-DNA testing in particular with the hope of finding information about your male-line ancestors and relations, I recommend considering FTDNA as the place to transfer the results and join some of the many active projects -- based on surname, haplogroup and geographical origin
(testing, or transferring, is the only thing charged for - no charge for project participation or using the help boards)
https://www.familytreedna.com/
https://www.familytreedna.com/projects.aspx
... I know someone who transferred Y-DNA results from Ancestry to FTDNA fairly recently but I am not seeing that option in the products list just now so one might have to enquire:
https://www.familytreedna.com/products.aspx
(I am a mere user of FTDNA and have problems with it as a corporation as one is likely to have with any corporation one deals with, but for genetic genealogy services and especially the potential for finding matches, and the help available from volunteer project administrators and other users in understanding one's results and the whole DNA thing, it is the company I would recommend)
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Will I be able to download my raw DNA data?
Yes, if your test has been processed, you will be able to download your raw DNA data at any time by visiting dna.ancestry.com and logging in to begin the download process.
What can I do with my raw DNA data once it has been downloaded?
Your raw DNA data will be exported into a .csv file format, and can be uploaded to other Y-chromosome and mtDNA testing services.
Will I be able to access my Y-DNA and mtDNA results after the service has retired?
After September 5, 2014, you will no longer be able to view your Y-DNA and mtDNA results on the website, but you will be able to download your raw DNA data at any time by visiting dna.ancestry.com and logging in to begin the download process.
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update - just checked back in my email and one of my project administrators sent out info for passing along to anyone who has used Ancestry.com and wishes to transfer to FTDNA ... reproduced below again
as an aside, I did upload my own male testee's results manually to Ancestry.com some time ago, and discovered a 100% match ... someone who had contacted me a couple of years before after I left notes on census records for our mutual 2xgreat grandfather
no earthshaking news there ... but it does prove that both people are 'legitimate' descendants of that ancestor anyway and that is always useful to know :-)
I also wanted to add that Y-DNA results can also be manually uploaded to another site where matching can be done, which is administered by FTDNA but is open to anyone who has had testing done anywhere, free of charge
http://www.ysearch.org/
FTDNA's transfer options available to people who have done Y-DNA or autosomal (cousinship) testing elsewhere ... I will delete prices so as not to look like touting (this is not a service offered by GenesReunited or FindMyPast so there is no conflict) but the prices range in US dollars from $19 to $69 ... the company is very focused on the US market ...
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The Y-DNA and Autosomal DNA transfer options are listed below:
Y-DNA 33 Marker Transfer
Store your results on FTDNA.
Participate in group projects.
No matches or haplogroup predictions
Y-DNA 46 Marker Transfer
Store your results on FTDNA.
Participate in group projects.
No matches or haplogroup predictions
Y-DNA 33 Transfer +
25 Marker Upgrade*
Store your results on FTDNA.
Participate in group projects.
>> Y-DNA matches
>> Haplogroup predictions
Additional standard FTDNA Y-DNA features
Y-DNA 46 Transfer +
37 Marker Upgrade*
Store your results on FTDNA.
Participate in group projects.
>> Y-DNA matches
>> Haplogroup predictions
Additional standard FTDNA Y-DNA features
Autosomal DNA
Store your results on FTDNA.
Participate in group projects.
>> Family Finder matches
Additional standard Family Finder features
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I didn't think it was available to people in the UK?
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The Ancestry testing?
I think I have read people here who had it done - mostly the tests that produce nonsense from Ancestry like 'you are a Viking' :-)
here is a forum at RootsChat but it would probably be hard to find anyone who used Ancestry as it simply had no credibility for this testing
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?board=432.0
ah hmm, someone I know there and through a project at FTDNA has posted some info and linked to her blog:
http://cruwys.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/ancestrycom-announcement-regarding.html
'Note that the AncestryDNA autosomal DNA test is currently only on sale in the US, though Ancestry have indicated that they might be ready to launch in the UK and in some other countries in 2015.'
as to whether Y-DNA and mt-DNA testing was previously done for people outside the US, well I can think of someone in Australia who did, so it's just been my impression it was widely marketed, but I might be mistaken !
anyway, FTDNA for example certainly sells its services to people in the UK, even if it is not particularly inclusive of them (like a 'bonus gift' with an order that gave the value of the test in some kind of restaurant discount card that can only be used in the US ...)
so if anyone in any place had used Ancestry, the transfer info is worth noting
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