FamilyTreeDNA

Learn about the Discover Classic Haplotree for Y-DNA, the newest tree from FamilyTreeDNA.

How does Y-DNA testing work? Read part two of our five part series on Y-DNA.

Jerome Narramore, FamilyTreeDNA Group Project Administrator, discovers his mother's racial passing in Vermont, leading to profound self-revelation and advocacy.

Learn how Y-DNA has helped shed new light on the medieval genealogies of the Uí Briúin dynasty of northwest Ireland and what this new information means for genetic genealogists.……

Explore the Cloud paternal line, a tangled history of Cherokee ancestry, the Trail of Tears, and ancestry mysteries unraveled through DNA testing.

Read part two of our mtDNA series, and discover the unique inheritance of the mitochondrial genome and the potential insights into our ancestral origins with mtFull Sequence.

Learn about the types of patronymic systems and explore why patronymics were used in the first place and why standard surnames replaced them.

What can you learn from the DNA found in the mitochondria? Read part one from a five part series on mtDNA.

Learn about what autosomal DNA is in part one of our five-part series.

Exploring your paternal lineage uncovers a treasure trove of family history. Y-DNA testing, pioneered by FamilyTreeDNA since 2000, guides this journey. You can discover new…