I was attempting to finish an article about the Family Tree DNA conference this past weekend and include special conference sale price information, but it looks like that article just isn’t going to happen right now.
Typically, the conference is held in November, so the Holiday Sale begins the last day of the conference. That’s not the case this year, so Bennett announced a special sale just for conference attendees, project members, and through me, you too! Read on, because these sale prices are NOT available to the general public although you can certainly share with your families.
Thank you Bennett!!!
The good news is that while I realize I just can’t get that article written right now, I’m providing the sale price information which is only valid through month end. These are really good prices.
- $30 off Family Finder ($49) – Use Code: GGC19FF
- $50 off Y-37 ($119) – Use Code: GGC19Y37
- $70 off Y-67 ($198) – Use Code: GGC19Y67
- $70 off Y-111 ($289) – Use Code: GGC19Y111
- $200 off Big Y-700 ($449) – Use Code: GGC19BIGY
- $50 off MtFull Sequence ($149) – Use Code: GGC19MTFULL
All coupons codes expire March 31, 2019 and may not be used in conjunction with other promocodes, discounts, or offers.
Big Y-700 Upgrade – $179
The greatly anticipated Big Y-700 upgrade is now available.
In addition to the above sale prices for purchases, Bennett is offering the introductory upgrade price to move from the Y-500 to the Y-700 at just $179 through the end of the month. I was actually very surprised to see the price this low since it’s an actual rerun.
This means that if you’re purchasing the upgrade for a kit where the tester is deceased and another vial doesn’t exist, you might want to weigh into your decision that the tester won’t be able to provide another vial if needed. You may decide it’s worth the risk, especially if the sample is very important to your research.
I wrote about the Big Y-700 here. If you want to read the scientific nitty-gritty, the Big Y-700 white paper is here.
To recap the benefits of a Big Y-700 as compared to the Big Y-500:
- Big Y-700 provides 50% increase in quality SNPs over Big Y-500
- Provides quality reads of Y chromosome regions not previously available
- An additional 200 STR markers bringing the total from at least 500 to at least 700
- Better coverage meaning fewer no-reads
Note that with the improved sequencing technology, it’s possible that men run on the Big Y-700 platform may not exactly match men run on the earlier Big Y-500 platform. If you’re working with a group of men who you “need” to be on the exact same platform in order to derive family lineages, then you’ll want all of the men on the same platform so you are comparing apples to apples. In the case of the Estes project, I’m hoping that the new technology will further divide my roughly 10 Big-Y men into distinct lineages in order to provide increased granularity.
I know that the price will increase after month-end and I don’t want anyone left behind. With my luck, the man I don’t upgrade will of course be the one with a newly-to-be-discovered mutation that I need.
If you are interested in upgrading, there is no code needed. Click here to sign in to your account and then click on the upgrade button on your Y-DNA section of your personal page.
You’ll then see the Big Y-700 upgrade, but only at this price for a few more days.
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