Genetic genealogy 2006
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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.[1]
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.[2]
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
References
- ↑ Facts and Genes Family Tree DNA newsletter, Volume 5, Issue 1, March 27, 2006 (from the Internet Archive).
- ↑ Facts and Genes. Family Tree DNA newsletter, Volume 5, Issue 2, August 08, 2006 (from the Internet Archive).