Updates

FamilyTreeDNA’s mtDNA Tree of Humankind has expanded with 35,000 new branches, offering more detailed maternal ancestry insights than ever before. Learn how this update enhances your mtDNA results, genealogy research, and our understanding of human history.

Discover more about your maternal lineage with mtDNA Discover reports. Explore haplogroup origins, migration routes, and DNA connections to history.

From significant haplogroup splits to advanced tools, explore FamilyTreeDNA’s key milestones in Y-DNA research during 2024.

A recent ancient DNA paper examining the Goths and their origins is out, but not the ones you might be thinking of.

Recently, FamilyTreeDNA employees attended a town hall to review everything that had happened in the third quarter of 2023. So we'd like to review it with you guys as well.

This blog is about a new feature that will be added to Family Finder in the coming weeks. Customers with existing Family Finder results will receive an email announcement when the feature is released, as well as an email notification once their haplogroup has been added to their results.

Celebrations for Indigenous Peoples' Day are relatively new, but the holiday's history dates back centuries.

A look at the history and origins of Hispanic genetics and other resources for those with Hispanic ancestry who are looking to learn more.

We were able to add over 1,000 branches to the Y-DNA Haplotree in September across all haplogroups.

New information regarding migration patterns and aDNA emerges from the Southern Arc, providing new information about Y-DNA haplogroups.