Welcome! I am the
Chambers and the Mills DNA Project coordinator. To learn
more about each of these projects and about participating, click on the
buttons above. Reflected below is general information that should be
reviewed by all potential project participants before joining.
The DNA Projects on this site are
all being processed by FamilyTreeDNA. Reflected below is their
descriptions on the tests being performed in these projects.
Y-Chromosome - DNA Tests
Men in
the Chambers, Mills, and Barnes DNA Projects are participating by taking
Y-DNA test. On the
DNA Inheritance
Chart the Y-DNA tests for
common ancestors on the outer most left side of the chart.
Y-DNA
12 Marker Test: tests the Y chromosome for genetic matches
between males. Results are placed in our Y-DNA database and when 2 people
show the same identical results, we will inform both parties if they have
both signed the FTDNA Release Form. The customer receives a Certificate &
report generally describing Y-DNA sequencing and the meaning of the
probability between matches.
Y-DNAPlus 25 Marker Test: tests the Y chromosome
for genetic matches between males. Results are placed in our Y-DNA database
and when 2 people show the same identical or near identical results, we will
inform both parties if you have both signed the FTDNA Release Form. A
perfect match of 25 markers means a lesser number of generations before a
Most Common Recent Ancestor (MRCA) can be determined. The customer receives
a Certificate & report generally describing Y-DNA sequencing and the meaning
of probability between matches.
Mitochondria - mtDNA Tests
Women and
men may participate by taking Maternal Match DNA
test. On the
DNA Inheritance
Chart the Maternal Match tests
for common ancestors on the most outer right side of the chart.
FamilyTree DNA description of
the
test Maternal Match: tests the mtDNA of females and the
female lineage of males (HVR1). Results are placed in our mtDNA database and
when 2 people show the same identical polymorphism, we will inform both
parties if you have both signed the FTDNA Release Form. The customer
receives a report generally describing mtDNA, the meaning of polymorphism,
your differences from the Cambridge Reference Sequence and the meaning of
probability between matches.
All Y-DNA participants with results should enter their
results into the Ysearch and Ybase
database so that they can search for others that have the same Y-DNA test
results. Use of the Ybase site is free. If you choose to enter
your results data into Ybase, I can add a Ybase Search hyperlink in the
results table once you provide me your record ID. To see how Ybase
works, go to one of the results pages and click on the Go! hyperlink on the results table.
All Y-DNA
results have been categorized into Haplogroup
classifications. The results table
above reflects each of the participants haplogroups as follows:
