The Genographic Project

[FlamesAddiction]

I think this would be really interesting to participate in, but $100 is a lot. Has anyone on here ever participated and were the results interesting enough to be worth it?

https://genographic.nationalgeograph...n/en/index.htm

[Thor]

Unless my mind is confused I think we linked this in the ongoing science thread, but if you have the chance hell yes try this out, its absolutely fascinating.

I haven't personally yet, I have the ultimate on-line database in Iceland tracing my ancestry to the settlement of Iceland so I'm curious but in no rush, but I will definitely do this when I'm settled in Iceland again.

[tete]

Oh wow, this is interesting! As someone who wrote my master's thesis on genealogy, this is something I'd be interested in doing. I'll have to look into it.

[ricosuave]

It does look interesting.

Thanks for posting!

[longsuffering]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

I think this would be really interesting to participate in, but $100 is a lot. Has anyone on here ever participated and were the results interesting enough to be worth it?

https://genographic.nationalgeograph...n/en/index.htm

My wife and I went ahead and bought 2 kits as a wedding anniversary present to ourselves. I'll post results when they come in.

[Vulcan]

Price has gone up but I understand it now covers both parents if you're male, and has improved. On sale for $159.95 plus $10 shipping to Canada. I've been meaning to order this for a while and finally got around to it. It seems Sunday evenings my credit card comes out for some reason. Other interesting things for sale too. I like maps.

What’s the difference between the Geno 2.0 test and the previous test?

The first-generation Genographic Project Participation Kit gave participants the choice to trace either their maternal or their paternal results but not both (only males can test their Y chromosome since women do not carry one). Results determined each person’s haplogroup, or ancient line of descent, at a relatively low level of genetic resolution. The Geno 2.0 test leverages what we learned from the first phase of the Genographic Project to give participants in Geno 2.0 a much richer and more clear picture across their genome of their genetic makeup and ancestry. The new test analyzes thousands of markers on both the Y chromosome and mtDNA, providing the richest levels of genetic and geographic resolution for these lineages.

http://shop.nationalgeographic.com/n...ductId=2001246