José Mª
Regular Member
Hello everyone, 
I've been thinking about testing my DNA and I don't have a lot of money to spend on different companies, so I started looking for the best way to test it using only one of those options.
From my days searching for the answer I've decided to post my thoughts here so you could help me choose, for I suppose many of you have done a better research, are more knowledgeable than me or have already experienced some companies. I'll explain:
Is what I have explained a good option? Are there other options to get want I want? Maybe a better company for Y-DNA testing which goes deeper into the subclade? I've seen FTDNA's BigY, FullGenomes Y Elite Ancestry and so on, but those are really expensive for me.
Anyway, feel free to recommend me whatever you think fits my purpose!
Thanks in advance.
I've been thinking about testing my DNA and I don't have a lot of money to spend on different companies, so I started looking for the best way to test it using only one of those options.
From my days searching for the answer I've decided to post my thoughts here so you could help me choose, for I suppose many of you have done a better research, are more knowledgeable than me or have already experienced some companies. I'll explain:
I want my DNA tested in order to: 1) know my Y-DNA and mtDNA haplogroups as accurately as possible and 2) get the most reliable Raw Data they can give me so I can upload it to third parties such as GEDmatch, MyTrueAncestry, GenomeLink, etc. so I can get my autosomal results from those, compare to ancient populations and samples.
As I don't really prioritise the autosomal results of the company but only haplogroup identification and a good Raw Data, my idea was to get LivingDNA for I have seen it has a good number of Y-DNA SNPs (~22.000) and a not so bad of mtDNA (~5.000). Then I'd take the Raw Data and upload it to third parties and get my autosomal results from those calculators.
Edit: I've seen that ordering a Haplogroup Panel of SNPs from YSEQ once I get my first Y-DNA report from whichever company I choose could also provide me more detailed information.
Edit: I've seen that ordering a Haplogroup Panel of SNPs from YSEQ once I get my first Y-DNA report from whichever company I choose could also provide me more detailed information.
Is what I have explained a good option? Are there other options to get want I want? Maybe a better company for Y-DNA testing which goes deeper into the subclade? I've seen FTDNA's BigY, FullGenomes Y Elite Ancestry and so on, but those are really expensive for me.
Anyway, feel free to recommend me whatever you think fits my purpose!
Thanks in advance.
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