Additional Testing Required…
In November I sent away for National Geographic’s genetic testing kit, Genographic. Men can get one of two tests, one done on the “Y” chromosome, which is passed down the paternal lineage, or they can get the mitochondrial DNA test, which is passed on in the maternal lineage. The tests are designed to identify your deep ancestry, or the haplogroup which correspond to early migratory groups that spread throughout the world. I thought at first I would do the mitochondrial test, since I knew less about that, but then as I thought more about it, I decided to do the Y chromosome, since I could share that information with more people. Anyways, today I went to the website and logged on and this is what was displayed…
Your sample has completed the DNA analysis phase of testing. However, during quality control your initial results failed to clearly indicate your haplogroup. We must perform additional testing to accurately determine your deep ancestral lineage. This is not uncommon, but will delay the posting of your results by two to three weeks. We appreciate your patience. Please also note that this delay is a sign of the Project’s success in increasing the diversity of samples in our database. If we find that there is a problem at any point during the processing of your sample, you will receive an updated message when you log in to check your status.
I will post the results as they become available.
The Genographic Website:
https://genographic.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/lan/en/index.html