Genetic Genealogy
Testing Companies
Beneficial Features &
Tools for Project Administrators
By: Robert B. Noles
Sometimes the choice of which company to choose for a service or product is difficult and sometimes the choice is just a matter of pricing.
For genetic genealogy
testing the choice is easily made when you compare the features offered by
the three major vendors.
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FEATURES |
FTDNA |
DNA ANCESTRY |
DNA HERITAGE |
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Surname Projects |
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Geographic Projects |
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Haplogroup Projects |
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Heritage Projects |
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Specialized Study Projects |
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Member Discussion Forum |
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GEDCOM Upload Feature |
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Sharing Results in Multiple Projects |
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Blog |
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Public Y-DNA Database - Available |
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Public mtDNA Database - Available |
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Public DNA Project Website |
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Affiliate Projects |
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Y-SNP Testing |
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mtDNA SNP Testing (FREE) |
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Extended Marker Testing |
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Genetic Distance Calculator & Report |
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Bulk E-Mail Project Members |
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Unique Haplogroups Link |
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Sub-grouping of Results |
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Display Most Distant Known Ancestor |
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Donations / Funding Capability |
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Scientific Results Comparison |
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Largest Commercial DNA Database |
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Annual Conference for Project Administrators |
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New Participants from Scientific Project |
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Kit Conversions |
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Modal Matching Notifications |
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Newsletter |
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