Mitochondrial DNA update

 

FTDNA. 3 Jan 2025.

In late November I submitted the samples to FamilyTreeDNA for the Big Y-700 and mt Full sequence DNA tests. The kit was received on 3 December, and yesterday afternoon I received a notification that my mt Full sequence results were ready. As I shared in 2018, my previous mtDNA test as part of Nat Geo's Geno 2.0 ancestry kit returned a mtDNA haplogroup of A2d. The newest results from FamilyTreeDNA have me in mtDNA haplogroup A2d2, but there's a possibility these results will get more refined once the new Mito Block Tree launches as part of the Million Mito Project.

I've submitted a request to participate in the A2 mtDNA haplogroup project on FTDNA. I am curious to see what else can be learned through this route. More to follow-up on in future posts.