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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”167268″]By: Katy Rowe
\nUpdated on August 29, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n

Dive into the origins and migration path of your paternal line with our latest Family Finder feature. Here\u2019s everything you need to know about this upcoming release.<\/h2>\n

Editor\u2019s Note: This blog is about a new feature that will be added to Family Finder. 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.<\/em><\/p>\n

What is a haplogroup?<\/h2>\n

A haplogroup is a major branch on either the maternal or paternal Tree of Humankind. Haplogroups are associated with early human migrations. Today these can be associated with a geographic region or regions.<\/p>\n

How is a haplogroup from an autosomal test different from Y-DNA tests?<\/h2>\n

Haplogroups from an autosomal DNA test only provide you with part of the story. While tests like the Big Y-700<\/a> and the mtFull Sequence<\/a> look at your entire Y chromosome or mitochondria, autosomal tests are run on chips in the lab that are comprised of selected SNPs.<\/p>\n

FamilyTreeDNA uses a custom Global Screening Array chip from Illumina that looks at about 700,000 SNPs from the autosomes, X chromosome, Y chromosome, and mtDNA. However, because the main purpose of this chip is to determine autosomal results (matching, ancestral populations, etc.), the chips contain minimal Y-DNA and mtDNA SNPs.<\/p>\n

This means you\u2019ll only receive a partial haplogroup from an autosomal test. Most customers can expect this haplogroup to have originated in the Metal Age (about 10,000 years ago).<\/strong> Comparatively, a predicted, broad haplogroup from a Y-STR test like the Y-37 or Y-111 will typically have originated in the Stone Age (about 100,000 years ago), and a haplogroup from the Big Y-700 will typically have originated in the Middle Ages or in the Modern Age (about 1,000 to 500 years ago)\u2014within genealogical times.<\/p>\n

Microarray chips like the Global Screening Array chip have been updated over time, and the Y-DNA SNP selection on the various chips has also changed and varies from company to company. Haplogroup results may vary from tester to tester, even if they are on the same direct paternal line, depending on which chip their test was processed on and if they have a \u201cno call\u201d or no results for a particular SNP.<\/p>\n

While the haplogroup you\u2019ll receive with an autosomal test is better than a broad haplogroup from the Y-37 or Y-111, only a test like the Big Y-700 will provide you with the complete story of your direct paternal line<\/strong> and properly place all testers from the same direct paternal line on the haplotree.<\/p>\n

What can you learn from your haplogroup?<\/h2>\n

Haplogroups can give you valuable insights into your migration history<\/strong>, and a haplogroup from the Big Y-700 test can determine when you share a common ancestor with your paternal line matches.<\/p>\n

Each haplogroup is associated with a mutation that occurred at a specific place and time in history. Discovering your branch on the Y-DNA Tree of Humankind allows you to unlock information about your paternal line that you can\u2019t discover any other way.<\/p>\n

You aren\u2019t typically going to find historical or genealogical records about where your paternal ancestors were a thousand or more years ago and where they came from before then, but through testing of modern peoples and through ancient DNA testing, we\u2019re able to piece together when and where mutations occurred and deliver that information to you.<\/p>\n

Learn more about how the Y-DNA Tree of Humankind is built in this presentation<\/a> from RootsTech 2023.<\/p>\n

Because we can determine the age of a specific haplogroup, comparing your haplogroup to that of your Big Y matches can determine when you share a common ancestor with each match. We can determine if your shared ancestor lived during genealogical times, if they\u2019re from a time before surnames were standardized, or if they lived a thousand or more years ago. Knowing when you share a common ancestor with a match can help you discover who that shared ancestor was.<\/p>\n

Who gets one?<\/h2>\n

Genetic males with an autosomal DNA test, either a Family Finder or an unlocked autosomal transfer, will receive a Y-DNA haplogroup as part of the reporting. Because the database is so large, haplogroups will be added to your results in parts, depending on when you tested and if you tested directly with FamilyTreeDNA or with another company and transferred to us.<\/p>\n