[Granville-Hough] 17 Feb 2010 - Introducing Family Tree DNA's Newest Project: The Family Finder

[Trustees for Granville W. Hough]

Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:13:11 -0800
From: Granville W Hough <gwhough at oakapple.net>
Subject: [Fwd: Introducing Family Tree DNA's Newest Project: The Family Finder]

    My number, 68685, is the one selected..  I am surprised, but 
pleased.  We will now be able learn who is kin to us, rather than the 
other way round.  May God bless you all! Granville.

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From: "info at familytreedna.com" <info at familytreedna.com>
To: <gwhough at oakapple.net>
Subject: =?windows-1252?Q?Introducing_Family_Tree_DNA's_Newest_Project:_The_Family_Finder?=
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:12:54 -0600


Dear Family Tree DNA Member:



=93This is the most exciting genetic genealogy breakthrough since the =
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launched its Y-DNA test, which uncovered relatives in the direct paternal =
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says Bennett Greenspan, founder and President of Family Tree DNA=2E

Family Tree DNA is pleased to inform you of the pre-launch of our newest =
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most exciting test: the autosomal-based Family Finder test. This =
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will progress in phases so that we do not exceed our lab=92s capacity, and =
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ensure delivering results in a timely basis. We anticipate Family Finder =
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be offered for general release in the middle of March at the breakthrough =
price=20
of $249=2E

Kit Number 68685=A0has been selected for the Phase I (Beta) offer rollout=20
of the Family Finder testing program.=20

While the Y-DNA matches men with a specific paternal line, and the mtDNA =
finds=20
potential relatives only along the maternal line, Family Finder can look =
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close relationships along all ancestral lines=2E

You may now match to male and female cousins from any of your family =
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within about five generations. The science=A0-- uses linked blocks of DNA =
across=20
the 22 autosomal chromosomes and matches them between two people. Linked =
blocks=20
are determined by comparison of well over 500,000 HapMap SNPs.=A0Based on =
this=20
concept, our bioinformatics team has worked extensively to develop the =
calculations=20
that tell you the closeness of the relationship=2E

The possibilities to find matches abound:=20

   Aunts & Uncles, Parents and Grandparents
   Half siblings and 1st cousins
   2nd, 3rd, and 4th cousins
   Possibly 5th cousins and beyond!

When you take the Family Finder test, your results are compared against =
our=20
Family Finder database. You will be able to:

   sort your matches by degree of relationship
   view their names and e-mail address for immediate communication
   download your raw data

Log in to read more about Family Finder testing and Projects=2E

Special Note: The Family Finder test requires an untouched vial of DNA. =
If=20
your kit does not have an extra vial on file, we will mail a collection =
kit=20
for a new FREE DNA extraction. After ordering you will be notified by =
email=20
whether we are able to use a stored vial or will be mailing a new =
collection=20
kit.

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