DNA testing is becoming cheaper

The financial cost of taking your first steps into the world of genetic genealogy to further genealogical research has reduced significantly in the last few months.  Family Tree DNA have reduced their basic 12 marker Y-DNA test to £33 and the mtDNAPlus test to £39.

The paternal 12 marker test and the maternal mtDNA Plus are ideally priced to be used to preserve a DNA sample from an elderly relative for future research.  These tests can easily be upgraded at a later date using the same sample.  Additional products can also be ordered such as the autosomal DNA test called Family Finder which compares DNA inherited from all 16 of your great great-grandparents.

The Family Finder and the mtDNA Full Sequence test have also been reduced in price and are now both £135.  Exact matches found through the mtDNA Full Sequence test have a 50% chance of matching within 5 generations or a 90% chance within 16 generations. 

Check the new pricing structure at Your Scottish Ancestry the official Scottish representative for Family Tree DNA.

The new pricing structure can also be checked out here.

Alasdair email: alasdair@yourscottishancestry.com

Fife Family History Society - DNA talk

Thanks to the Fife Family History Society for their warm welcome in Cupar last night as I presented my talk on the Scottish DNA Project and an introduction to DNA testing.  Special thanks to Hugh Hoffman, Frances Black and Ali Murray.  Also great to meet up with Archie Lumsden administrator of the Lumsden DNA Project.
 
I have quite a few Fife connections on my maternal side including Russells from Kingskettle just along the road from Cupar as well as Drummonds, Lindsays, Blacks and Auchterlonies elsewhere in the kingdom to name but a few.