In FTDNA, you can add other peoples FTDNA tests to your tree in order to help FTDNA figure out where new matches go in regards to maternal, paternal. It would be great if Ancestry would have that, but the only way today, for it to specify "maternal" is if your mother has actually tested at Ancestry as well -----Original Message----- From: Doris Wheeler <doriswh@gmail.com> To: genealogy-dna <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tue, Nov 20, 2018 2:34 pm Subject: [DNA] Re: Fwd: Where to get best autosomal results ...but only if parents have tested. FTDNA uses a proprietary algorithm based on user-defined relationships, both DNA and genealogical, and other factors. I hae found it extremely valuable. On Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 4:03 PM Richard Weiss <1navy.gator@gmail.com> wrote: > Ancestry also parentally phases and sorts > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Nov 20, 2018, at 12:56 PM, Doris Wheeler <doriswh@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Don't overlook FTDNA's phasing tools for their trees. It's the only > company > > that sorts paternal vs. maternal matches. > > > >> On Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 3:22 PM Richard Weiss <1navy.gator@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> Karen > >> > >> Here is my summary > >> > >> My Heritage: trees + all the tools at FTDNA and 23andMe  3rd largest > pool > >> of testers growing fast, more international testers > >> 23and Me: no trees - most of the tools at MH  2nd largest pool of > testers > >> FTDNA: some trees (hard to use) - several tools but not quite as robust > as > >> MH or 23andme  (only company to offer Projects) > >> Ancestry: trees + very limited DNA tools largest pool of testers by far > >> Living DNA: no trees - basic matching soon tools are TBD > >> GEDMatch: limited trees (hard to use) + best tools in the business > >> > >> Cheers > >> Richard > >> DNAAdoption > >> > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 12:10 PM Karen Hodges <rowantreek@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Hi Lorna > >>> > >>> How do you find the chromosome tools compare between my heritage and 23 > >> and > >>> me? 23 and me who I  don't have a test with had a cool tool that > >> displayed > >>> ethnicity on each chromosome that could be compared to matches. > Wondering > >>> if my heritage had introduced this tool with their updates ? > >>> > >>> Karen > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Y heritage might have introduceded this > >>> > >>>> On Tuesday, November 20, 2018, LornaMoa <lornamoa@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Lindsey, > >>>> I'm mining ALL of the match lists on all of the companies for hints > for > >>> my > >>>> current brickwall focus of my 2 greats grandmother and her > >> father-in-law > >>> my > >>>> 3greats. > >>>> By now I have an extended family that we DO fit into somewhere for the > >>>> 3greats, so I'm also mining all the trees I can find to see where I > >> might > >>>> find other tested descendants who have data to contribute to narrow > >> this > >>>> down. > >>>> > >>>> It doesn't change where I'd test from last time we discussed > >>>> recommendations as long as data is on all of them to go fishing. > >>>> For the price of two tests, FTDNA or MyHeritage, transferred to the > >> other > >>>> and to GEDMatch plus a test at Ancestry you have covered most bases. > >>>> As to why retest FTDNA rather than transfer from Ancestry if you > >> started > >>>> with the latter? > >>>> I believe that the matches that FTDNA doesn't report from the transfer > >> in > >>>> to FTDNA from Ancestry actually matter, particularly when exploring > >> such > >>>> things as your subject. The shared matches there are more complete > from > >>>> tests than from Ancestry transfers. > >>>> I also rarely bother with 23andme although I have tested there along > >> with > >>>> a representative from each "side" of my family just to have toe in the > >>>> water. > >>>> I get too annoyed by the complicated sharing system, and complete lack > >> of > >>>> trees as so few people realise you can link to one in your profile > >>>> > >>>> Lorna Henderson > >>>> http://LornaHen.com > >>>> > >>>>> On 20/11/18 14:47, Lindsey Britton via GENEALOGY-DNA wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>    -----Original Message----- > >>>>> From: Lindsey Britton <lplantagenet@aol.com> > >>>>> To: genealogy-dna <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> > >>>>> Sent: Sun, Nov 18, 2018 7:25 pm > >>>>> Subject: Where to get best autosomal results > >>>>> > >>>>> If you have used autosomal DNA to identify a 3rd great grandparent or > >> a > >>>>> more distant ancestor, which testing company do you recommend? > >>> Lindsey > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > >>>>> Unsubscribe > >>> https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/genealogy-dna@roo > >>>>> tsweb.com > >>>>> Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > >>>>> https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > >>>>> Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > >>>>> RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal > >> RootsWeb > >>>>> community > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > >>>> Unsubscribe > >> https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/genealogy-dna@roo > >>>> tsweb.com > >>>> Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > >>>> https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > >>>> Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > >>>> RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal > RootsWeb > >>>> community > >>>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > >>> Unsubscribe > >>> https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com > >>> Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > >>> https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > >>> Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > >>> RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > >>> community > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > >> Unsubscribe > >> https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com > >> Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > >> https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > >> Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > >> RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > >> community > >> > > > > > > -- > > https://www.doriswheeler.org > > https://genealogyanddna.blogspot.com/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > > Unsubscribe > https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com > > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe > https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community > -- https://www.doriswheeler.org https://genealogyanddna.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community