Does My FamilyTreeDNA Kit Expire?

Worried your DNA kit is too old to use? Good news—FamilyTreeDNA kits don’t expire, but you’ll want to check these details before swabbing.


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French Surnames and “Dit” Names in Genealogy

Explore the origins, evolution, and meanings of French surnames and “dit” names, and learn how DNA testing helps uncover Acadian and French ancestry.


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The World’s Largest Y-DNA Haplotree

FamilyTreeDNA’s Y-DNA haplotree includes over 95,000 branches and 788,000 variants — the most detailed paternal ancestry map in the world. Each month, we update this post with the…


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Get to Know WikiTree’s DNA Features

Whether you're new to WikiTree or just getting started with DNA, this guide breaks down the key features that make WikiTree a powerful tool for your genetic genealogy.


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Connect Your WikiTree to FamilyTreeDNA

FamilyTreeDNA has partnered with WikiTree! Learn how to link your collaborative tree, view your matches’ trees, and explore powerful DNA tools.


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Tracing Your Maternal Roots: The Power of African mtDNA Haplogroups

From Haplogroup L0 to the Malagasy Motif, uncover the African maternal lineages that shaped humanity—and still live on in your mtDNA.


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A Genealogist’s Guide to Understanding Your FamilyTreeDNA Autosomal Matches

Your Family Finder DNA match list is full of clues—if you know how to use it. This guide helps you make sense of your autosomal DNA results.


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Ancient Connections of the Maternal Kind

Your maternal line holds secrets from across centuries and continents. See how mtDNA connects modern testers to ancient individuals around the world.


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25 Years of Genetic Genealogy: A Conversation with Bennett Greenspan

What started as a question about one family name became the foundation of modern genetic genealogy. Here’s how Bennett Greenspan made it happen.


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Voices from the Beginning: Early Group Project Administrators Reflect on 25 Years of FamilyTreeDNA

Two of FamilyTreeDNA’s earliest Group Project Administrators reflect on 25 years of discovery, innovation, and connection through genetic genealogy.


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