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Self/Selfe/Selph DNA Project
Group Administrator: Kathi Bobb [email protected]
Co-Administrator: D. Richard Self [email protected]
Project Background:
The Self/Selfe/Selph Surname project is open to all variant spellings of the Surname Self. The purpose of this project is to determine our common ancestors of the Self/Selfe/Selph surname. The project began on November 3, 2004 and at this point is still in it's infancy. Testing your DNA with a surname project also provides a cost savings for the testing of the candidate.
Project Goals:
We will develop a worldwide database of Self/Selfe/Selph Surname database results for comparison to determine present day Self/Selfe/Selph common ancestors.
To join the Self/Selfe/Selph FTDNA project please click on the following link: http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Self/index.aspx?fixed_columns=on. Then click Join This Group.
Requirements:
Since a Surname Project in essence traces members of a family that share a common surname, and females (a) don't carry their father's Y-DNA, and (b) acquire a new surname by the way of marriage, in order to be relevant to the Surname Project, the tested individual must be a male that wants to check his paternal line (father's father's father's...). The test to be ordered is the Y-DNA12 ($99.00), Y-DNA25 ($169.00) or Y-DNA37 ($219.00). Females should look for a brother or cousin with that surname (Self/Selfe/Selph) to be tested. Females can also order a test for themselves, which will be the mtDNA or mtDNAPlus, but the results of this test cannot be tied to the Surname Project.
All genetic tests from Family Tree DNA will provide you a probability that you and another person, who have an exact match, will have your Most Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA) within a range of time backwards. Our 12 marker test gives you the following range: 7 generations (50%) likelihood & 29 generations (95%) likelihood. Using our 25 marker test the 50% likelihood drops to 3 generations and the 95% to 13 generations. The 37-marker test tightens further to 2 generations (50%) and the 95% to 7 generations. We have also incorporated all of our marker mutations rates into our new FTDNATiP calculator.
After you have placed your order, a genetic test kit and instructions will be mailed to you. Upon its' return your genetic sample will be processed, and the results will be entered into our secure, private and confidential non-web-based genetic library. A comparison between your specific genetic markers and those of others in the database will then be performed and you will be notified if another person matches your results perfectly. The Family Tree DNA test kit consists of two cheek scrapers and two collection tubes---designed for a single person’s use. Each tube contains a fluid designed to arrest bacteria growth, so you can scrape your cheek and return your kit in any type of weather (hot or cold). The freshness of your sample will remain intact for months.
Your privacy is assured because the testing facility will not have access to your name. Only your unique number will accompany your collection tube to the testing lab. The computer-generated number is the only information about you that the testing facility will see. Once your test has been completed, the results will be entered in a secure non-web-based database, and the lab will inform us of any matches between two coded numbers. The information placed in our Surnames Database Library will only display your last name on our web site. No specific information about you will be available at the web site.
Co-Administrator: D. Richard Self [email protected]
Project Background:
The Self/Selfe/Selph Surname project is open to all variant spellings of the Surname Self. The purpose of this project is to determine our common ancestors of the Self/Selfe/Selph surname. The project began on November 3, 2004 and at this point is still in it's infancy. Testing your DNA with a surname project also provides a cost savings for the testing of the candidate.
Project Goals:
We will develop a worldwide database of Self/Selfe/Selph Surname database results for comparison to determine present day Self/Selfe/Selph common ancestors.
To join the Self/Selfe/Selph FTDNA project please click on the following link: http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Self/index.aspx?fixed_columns=on. Then click Join This Group.
Requirements:
Since a Surname Project in essence traces members of a family that share a common surname, and females (a) don't carry their father's Y-DNA, and (b) acquire a new surname by the way of marriage, in order to be relevant to the Surname Project, the tested individual must be a male that wants to check his paternal line (father's father's father's...). The test to be ordered is the Y-DNA12 ($99.00), Y-DNA25 ($169.00) or Y-DNA37 ($219.00). Females should look for a brother or cousin with that surname (Self/Selfe/Selph) to be tested. Females can also order a test for themselves, which will be the mtDNA or mtDNAPlus, but the results of this test cannot be tied to the Surname Project.
All genetic tests from Family Tree DNA will provide you a probability that you and another person, who have an exact match, will have your Most Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA) within a range of time backwards. Our 12 marker test gives you the following range: 7 generations (50%) likelihood & 29 generations (95%) likelihood. Using our 25 marker test the 50% likelihood drops to 3 generations and the 95% to 13 generations. The 37-marker test tightens further to 2 generations (50%) and the 95% to 7 generations. We have also incorporated all of our marker mutations rates into our new FTDNATiP calculator.
After you have placed your order, a genetic test kit and instructions will be mailed to you. Upon its' return your genetic sample will be processed, and the results will be entered into our secure, private and confidential non-web-based genetic library. A comparison between your specific genetic markers and those of others in the database will then be performed and you will be notified if another person matches your results perfectly. The Family Tree DNA test kit consists of two cheek scrapers and two collection tubes---designed for a single person’s use. Each tube contains a fluid designed to arrest bacteria growth, so you can scrape your cheek and return your kit in any type of weather (hot or cold). The freshness of your sample will remain intact for months.
Your privacy is assured because the testing facility will not have access to your name. Only your unique number will accompany your collection tube to the testing lab. The computer-generated number is the only information about you that the testing facility will see. Once your test has been completed, the results will be entered in a secure non-web-based database, and the lab will inform us of any matches between two coded numbers. The information placed in our Surnames Database Library will only display your last name on our web site. No specific information about you will be available at the web site.
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