What is your mtDNA Haplogroup

**Nihtgenga** · 02-17-2013, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by evon

it depends, STR markers are mostly used in determining recent shared ancestry, such as according to surnames, so if that is what you are after i would get a 67, if you are more into deep ancestry i would get the FGS and 37 STR.. if you have little money i would get a 23andme test first to see what results you get, if you belong to a distinct mtDNA linage or YDNA linage it might be worth investing in one of the above mentioned tests..

I already have a 23andMe test. I'm not really interested in recent shared ancestry. Looking at the surname project I have a different y-group than everyone on it. They seem to be all R1b while I am I2a1b1. I am not positive which branch but Ken Nordvedt told me almost certainly Disles based on my ancestry. It would be nice to know for sure though. If it is not Disles then it is Dinaric(I hope not lol). If it is Disles it is really rare it seems and I'm not sure how much it helps me anyhow. It would just confirm what I already know, that my ancestry is from the British Isles. Over 90% according to Dr. McD with the rest coming from Germany. I do have a little chunk of East Euro that would be nice to know about but it could very well be just via Germany. So anyhow I think the FGS + 37 option sounds good to me. That test would confirm whether or not I am Disles with certainty?