tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273850360399972991.post1453972937703246616..comments2023-09-19T04:22:04.753-07:00Comments on (Mis)Adventures Of A Genealogist: DNA and GenealogyCinamon Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891771001373514029noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273850360399972991.post-72061982713239791542011-07-01T10:48:05.466-07:002011-07-01T10:48:05.466-07:00Thank you Mark for the clarity!Thank you Mark for the clarity!Cinamon Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15891771001373514029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273850360399972991.post-11759648550750851992011-07-01T10:31:55.736-07:002011-07-01T10:31:55.736-07:00Debbie is correct. FamilyTreeDNA - a US based com...Debbie is correct. FamilyTreeDNA - a US based company has the largest database - period. I mentioned Roots for Real as the company that one of the earlier PBS series used and located in UK. I shared several other DNA testing companies and will definitely make myself more clear. I recommend FamilyTreeDNA depending on your testing requirements.J. Mark Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03760301737179849782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273850360399972991.post-35976332568094464332011-06-21T09:13:54.682-07:002011-06-21T09:13:54.682-07:00Thank you for the additional information Debbie. I...Thank you for the additional information Debbie. I will ask Mark about this the next time I see him. Of course, there also the possibility I could have misunderstood what he was saying too. :-)Cinamon Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15891771001373514029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2273850360399972991.post-81562177717477021712011-06-21T03:46:28.360-07:002011-06-21T03:46:28.360-07:00Mark Lowe has got his facts wrong in the talk he g...Mark Lowe has got his facts wrong in the talk he gave you. Family Tree DNA has by far and away the largest database outside of the US. They do all the testing for the Genographic Project. Over half a million people from around the world have now purchased kits to participate in this project. Many of the Genographic Project testees transfer their results to the FTDNA database. FTDNA host a range of geographical projects covering most of the major countries in the world. I note that Roots for Real is based in Cambridge, but I don't know anyone in the UK who has used the company. In excess of 95% of the UK-based surname projects run by members of the Guild of One-Name Studies are with Family Tree DNA.Debbie Kennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573470282571579765noreply@blogger.com