Day 2 of the conference began early this morning and is just now ending and it’s after midnight. I do have a lot to tell you, but most of it going to have to wait a bit.
Today’s big news is that David Mittelman with Family Tree DNA late this afternoon announced the Big Y DNA test which would be known as a ‘full Y sequence” test. The test will provide results on 10,000,000 base-pairs and approximately 25,000 SNPs on the Y chromosome.
The regular price is $695, but it is being initially offered to current clients only for $495 though the end of November. A current vial can be used if one exists, otherwise a new one will be sent.
Delivery will be in 10-12 weeks and it will be accompanied by comparison tools.
Bennett says, “If the WTY (Walk the Y) was the moon shot, then this is the mission to Mars.”
Debbie Kennett compiled information from several folks who were tweeting and posting today and you can read more information at the link below.
http://cruwys.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-new-big-y-test-from-family-tree-dna.html
