Family Tree DNA is encouraging people to transfer autosomal DNA results from competitors: 7/1/13 - Be part of one big combined database! Transferring your 23andMe© or AncestryDNA™ autosomal test results to Family Tree DNA is easy So maybe they will soon do the same with SNP results Matthew Simonds > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 22:25:58 -0500 > Subject: Re: [yDNAhgI] Chromo2 L161 comparison > > John, > > I see, not surprising. We have no reason not to cooperate with one another, but > they certainly do. > > Yes, I found Collier, thank you. > > Diana > > > > From: John O'Grady > > Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 9:53 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [yDNAhgI] Chromo2 L161 comparison > > > > Diana, > > > > Chromo2 is a product of one of FTDNA's competitors, so there won't be any > > transfers, unless FTDNA decides to accept results from Chromo2 customers. > > > > Did you see that Bernie Cullen provided Collier's kit number? > > > > John O'Grady > > > > ---------------------------------------- > > > > > Thank you, John. > > > > > > Can people who've taken the Chromo2 test transfer results to FTDNA? Or am I > > > correct in assuming just Geno2 people can do that? > > > > > > Diana > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to Y-DNA-HAPLOGROUP-I- > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > > subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Come to think of it, yes, it's good marketing. You've got a group of potential customers who've already shown an interest in DNA testing. Reel them in, so they'll do the rest of their testing with you. Diana > From: Matthew Simonds > Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 10:56 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [yDNAhgI] Chromo2 L161 comparison > > > Family Tree DNA is encouraging people to transfer autosomal DNA results from > competitors: > 7/1/13 - Be part of one big combined database! Transferring your 23andMeC or > AncestryDNAT autosomal test results to Family Tree DNA is easy > > So maybe they will soon do the same with SNP results > > Matthew Simonds