FTDNA Holiday/Year End Promotion (exp. 12/31/11)

[Transhumanist]

I mentioned in another thread that FTDNA, from time to time, has promotions. Well, it is that time of year again. This time, they are starting things early. Good opportunity to test your Y-STR markers. Same goes for testing your mtDNA full sequence ("FMS"). To give an idea how much greater resolution one can obtain (depending on how common your line is), by having one's entire mitochondrial genome sequenced, one need simply refer to my experience. At 23andMe, I am HV4. HV4 samples at GenBank include: Italians, Russians, Anatolian Turks, Spaniards, Jordanians, Egyptians, and myself, an Assyrian. By testing my mtDNA with FTDNA, and specifically, opting for the FMS, I learned that I share mutations unique to two members/populations of the HV4 group. The Egyptian and Jordanian (HV4a2). By comparing values even further than the SNP defining HV4a2, my nearest match was the Jordanian.


As we approach the holiday season, we feel having one BIG promotion for a sufficient amount of time best supports our volunteer Administrators, in their effort to recruit new members. Current members will also benefit by having simultaneously reduced prices for upgrades.

Effective immediately this promotion will end on December 31, 2011.

We hope that this will give a big boost to your projects!

New Kits

Current Group Price SALE PRICE
Y-DNA 37 $149 $119
Y-DNA 67 $239 $199
mtFullSequence $299 $239
SuperDNA (Y-DNA67 and FMS) $518 $438
Family Finder $289 $199
Family Finder + mtPlus $438 $318
Family Finder + FMS $559 $439
Family Finder+ Y-DNA37 $438 $318
Comprehensive (FF + FMS + Y-67) $797 $627

Upgrades
12-25 Marker $49 $35
12-37 Marker $99 $69
12-67 Marker $189 $148
25-37 Marker $49 $35
25-67 Marker $148 $114
37-67 Marker $99 $79
Family Finder $289 $199
mtHVR1toMega $269 $229
mtHVR2toMega $239 $209

ALL ORDERS MUST BE PLACED AND PAID FOR BY MIDNIGHT DECEMBER 31st 2011 TO RECEIVE THE SALE PRICES. THIS PROMOTION IS NOT VALID IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANY OTHER PROMOTIONS OR COUPONS.

AT THIS TIME, WE WILL NOT BE OFFERING DISCOUNTS FOR THE Y-DNA111, NEW KITS OR UPGRADES. THOSE MAY BE OFFERED AT A LATER TIME PENDING THE LAB VOLUMES WITH THE TESTS UNDER PROMOTION.

[Odoacer]

I can't afford another subscription. :(

[Scrapple]

I can't afford another subscription. :(

They don't have a subscription. You pay once and you get results for as long as they stay in business.

[Odoacer]

They don't have a subscription. You pay once and you get results for as long as they stay in business.

I can't afford it right now in any case, & not before this promotion will expire. Oh well. :shakefist

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Does anyone know if their Y-DNA tests check for subclades of R1b1b2a1a2f? Is there a list of what is tested? The comprehensive test is tempting...

[Transhumanist]

Does anyone know if their Y-DNA tests check for subclades of R1b1b2a1a2f? Is there a list of what is tested? The comprehensive test is tempting...

You can order individual SNPs À la carte. They ordinarily cost $29 each. But, first you have to test your STR markers with them. Opt for the cheapest STR marker test, and then test for the individual SNPs. Since they are not discounting the 12 STR test ($99), it might be worth it to add $20, and test the additional 25 markers (37 STR = $119, according to the promo).

Most of the SNPs on the R tree at ISOGG will be available to test.

Y-DNA Haplogroup R and its Subclades - 2011 (http://www.isogg.org/tree/ISOGG_HapgrpR.html)