When FTDNA first began business, they only offered the 12-marker test. Then later, they started offering 25 markers, then later, 37 markers, then later, 67 markers. So, it's not the case that they misled you about a 12-marker test being the best. In the beginning, that's all there was, and we rather naively thought maybe that would be all we'd need. Ha! Then FTDNA bought the German company, DNA-Fingerprint, moved it to a new lab at their headquarters in Houston, TX, and added their "advanced" markers to their offering. These are the "DNA-FP" panels you see offered under "Advanced Orders" on your member page. One of the considerable advantages of being tested at FTDNA is that they have such a huge offering of tests. The best way to increase your odds of making a match is to start testing cousins: first, your known cousins, then, your suspected cousins. Not cheap, I know, but genealogy is and always has been an expensive hobby if you want to make fast progress. At least, now, thanks mainly to the Internet, you don't have to be rich to do your genealogy, though you may have to sacrifice some evenings out to pay for DNA testing. Diana > -----Original Message----- > From: brown-bounces@rootsweb.com On Behalf Of Carol Brown Parker > Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 9:13 PM > To: brown@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BROWN] Plus JohnEbenezerBrown bor... REPLY to Ellie and Frank > > I used FamilyTreeMaker DNA. I joined at the first before they > told you that the 12 step was not the best. Then I did the 25 > marker. Have lots of 10 marker with different names but none > with the 25 marker. Haplogroup is R1b1b2 Very frustrating > and I can not get beyond my gggrandfather born 1822. Not > having trouble tracing all my other lines or my husbands just > this one. Been searching John for 22 years. > Carol Brown Parker > >