About us
The Italy DNA Project serves as an important resource to anyone of Italian heritage who is researching their family's history using uniparental genetic testing (Y-DNA and mtDNA). This project to open to all uniparental descendants of an Italian man or woman.
This project to open to all direct descendants of an Italian man or woman. We accept and welcome both Y-DNA and mtDNA test results, as well as FamilyFinder test results.
The first goal of the Italy DNA Project is to help its members verify and extend their family trees. By accumulating genealogical data and DNA haplotypes, we hope to assist our members in expanding their understanding of their Italian roots.
The second goal of the Italy DNA Project to further our understanding of the genetic makeup and genetic history of what is now Italy. By combining our resources, we hope to make sense of the historical impact of population migrations and expansions.
Please do not request membership in this project unless you are of direct Italian paternal ancestry (father's father's father....) or direct Italian maternal ancestry (mother's mother's mother...).
Any join requests not meeting this criteria may be rejected and removed. Simply having Y-DNA or mtDNA that is common in Italy is not enough to join this project. If your haplogroup is common in Italy, please join one of the haplogroup specific projects.This project to open to all direct descendants of an Italian man or woman. We accept and welcome both Y-DNA and mtDNA test results, as well as FamilyFinder test results.
The first goal of the Italy DNA Project is to help its members verify and extend their family trees. By accumulating genealogical data and DNA haplotypes, we hope to assist our members in expanding their understanding of their Italian roots.
The second goal of the Italy DNA Project to further our understanding of the genetic makeup and genetic history of what is now Italy. By combining our resources, we hope to make sense of the historical impact of population migrations and expansions.