Thanks Mike & Holly for your answers. We'll have to decide whether to go
the extra mile and have further testing done.
Sherry
On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 9:43 AM, Mike Terry <mterry3158(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Holly is correct in her answer... "So it seems sometimes they
can use the
original DNA sample for additional testing but sometimes can't."
>From my experience, FTDNA will always send send a new DNA Kit for Family
Finder tests even if you have already Y-DNA or MtDNA tested.
Ancestry DNA and FTDNA are two different companies who both do DNA
testing. Some of their reports are incompatible and results from one
company do not show up in matches with the other company unless you pay a
transfer/conversion fee.
Robert "Mike" Terry
Carter DNA Project Administrator
----- Original Message -----
From: Holly Carter Dunlap Georgia
To: carter-dna(a)rootsweb.com ; mterry3158(a)sbcglobal.net
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 8:59 AM
Subject: Upgrades & DNA Samples
I think Family Tree DNA keeps DNA samples for something like 20 or 25
years but when I tried to have my father's Y-DNA upgraded to more Markers
after only 5 years they told me they needed a new sample. So it seems
sometimes they can use the original DNA sample for additional testing but
sometimes can't.
> Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 10:33:17 -0600
> From: sscoffield(a)bigskyedm.com
> To: mterry3158(a)sbcglobal.net; carter-dna(a)rootsweb.com
> Subject: Re: [CARTER-DNA] R1b - 32 Robert "King" Carter Group
>
> Mike,
>
> Since I know very little about the DNA testing - but I have done both
the
> 12 marker and the 25 marker tests with a direct male Carter
> descendant....what would you suggest to further test to help us further
our
> line? It's kit # 14743. Do we ever have to take anymore DNA from my
donor
> because he is getting up there in age? I just got a notice from Ancestry
> this morning about further testing.
>
> Thank You,
> Sherry
>
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