Genetic genealogy 2006

Genetic Genealogy Timeline

Short summary Before 1980 1980 to 1989 1990 to 1999 2000 2001 Pioneer surname projects (before 2002) 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Summary of known DNA projects

Jan/Mar 2006

Am J Hum Genet. 2006 Mar;78(3):487-97. Epub 2006 Jan 1 The matrilineal ancestry of Ashkenazi Jewry: portrait of a recent founder event. Doron M. Behar, et al

Paper: http://www.ftdna.com/pdf/43026_doron.pdf

Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16404693?dopt=Abstract

News release: http://www.ats.org/news.php?id=134

Half of the 8 million Ashkenazi Jews living today can be traced to four women. (Complete mitochondrial DNA sequences)

March 2006

Ted Kandell [Kandell, T.E. and Greenspan,B.] is the first private individual to upload a full mtDNA sequence to GenBank and provides guidelines for others to follow.

http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/GENEALOGY-DNA/2006-03/1142160094 DQ377992

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/viewer.fcgi?db=nucleotide&val=88942033

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Genbank/index.html

27 March: Family Tree DNA announces the launch of its new 59-marker Y-chromosome DNA test.

April 2006

ISOGG announces their first version of the updated Y-DNA Haplogroup Tree. (See also November 2005)

July 2006

Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation announces the release of its mtDatabase

http://www.smgf.org/pages/mtdatabase.jspx

August 2006

8 August: Family Tree DNA announces the launch of its new 67-marker Y-chromosome DNA test. All orders for the 59-marker test, announced in March, were automatically upgraded to 67 markers free of charge.

December 2006

Family Tree DNA reports over 3,700 projects, representing over 58,642 surnames (includes variations).

Would like data from other companies to include here.

New tools

Created by hobbyists and used by many hobbyists:

• Glad's mtDNAtool (July) An mtDNA analysis utility

Other landmark events

Newsweek (February 6) cover story "Genes & Family - What Science Can Tell You About Your History and Your Health"

(Considered a landmark event because it was the first cover story in a "popular press" publication.)

Miscellaneous

• FTDNA announces purchase/merge with DNA-Fingerprint – July

http://www.familytreedna.com/pdf/Press-release%20DNA_Fingerprint.pdf

• FTDNA’s 3rd International Conference on Genetic Genealogy [for FTDNA Group Administrators], Houston, TX. - November

(Photos - http://picasaweb.google.com/ladoctora )

• FTDNA establishes Zurich office and website in English, German, French, Spanish, and Italian - November (now iGENEA): http://europe.familytreedna.com

• Journal of Genetic Genealogy - see articles by genetic genealogy hobbyists