Norway DNA on the web
In addition to the official page at Family Tree DNA we have these webpages to publish texts, articles and other material for genetic genealogists.
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English version of this site
These webpages are primarily in Norwegian. Almost all information about DNA-testing on the internet is in English already, and these pages were created to cover the need for information in Norwegian. We will however translate the most important material into English as well; for the remaining pages, please use Google translate or other tools.
Website update
We are testing out a new layout, so please be patient with any problems on the website while we’re working. In the meantime see our DNA genealogy page about testing for genealogists. The English version of the webpages is only an excerpt of the full site; check the Norwegian version to see all pages of…
Transfer from 23andMe or Ancestry for free!
Updated 17 Feb 2017 Family Tree DNA is now allowing people that have taken an AncestryDNA or 23andMe (V3 and newer) test to transfer their raw data to the Family Finder database for FREE by visiting www.familytreedna.com/AutosomalTransfer! For 23andMe-testers: Only versions from v3 starting November 2010 can be transferred. The older V1 and V2 are not…
Y-DNA testing to verify lines
A lot of people still believe that DNA testing for genealogy is mainly for anthropology and the long lines of history. However, Y-DNA is a powerful and exact tool to control and verify direct paternal lines. Our interesting article by Trond Bekkevold is not yet translated into English, but can be read through Google translate….
Settings for DNA-results
Contribute to our source material being the best possible! From November 2014 FTDNA unfortunately changed their standard (default) settings. It means that everyone who ordered tests after that date must log in to their FTDNA accounts and change settings, in order to contribute to our shared knowledge and “dugnad”, with information in our lists of…
mtDNA and Research
Have you done the Full Mitochondrial Sequence (FMS)? Are you still “just” H, V, T2 – or other udefined groups? Maybe no one has done any research on just your specific mtDNA mutations yet. For the scientists to evaluate all possible SNPs found in your sequence and define new haplogroups/subclades, they need access to more…
