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J2a-L24-Y-DNA

From Ancient Persia through the Levant, Africa, Europe, Asia & the Americas
  • 1378 members

About us

  • 29 Jul 2024 (19:17 PDT): PROJECT UPDATE
  • Our donation status is as follows:
  • General Fund: $110.00 USD
  • BigY Fund for Kit 155536: $109.00
  • Available Funds: $1.00 USD

  • The Family Finder test now includes Y-SNPs
  • that are included in the results, which give
  • most males a deeper look at their Y-Tree than
  • the standard J-M172 (J2) result.
  •  
  • Al Aburto




  • 15 Jun 2024 (19:39 PDT): PROJECT UPDATE
  • Our donation status is as follows:
  • General Fund: $60.00 USD
  • BigY Fund for Kit 155536: $59.00
  • Available Funds: $1.00 USD

  • The Family Finder test now includes Y-SNPs
  • that are included in the results, which give
  • most males a deeper look at their Y-Tree than
  • the standard J-M172 (J2) result.
  •  
  • Al Aburto



  • 25 May 2024 (18:27 PDT): PROJECT UPDATE
  • Our donation status is as follows:
  • General Fund: $1.00 USD
  • BigY Fund for Kit (xxxxxxxxx): $0.00
  • Available Funds: $1.00 USD

  • We paid for another unpaid Family Finder test
  • with the previous $50.

  • The Family Finder test now includes Y-SNPs
  • that are included in the results, which give
  • most males a deeper look at their Y-Tree than
  • the standard J-M172 (J2) result.
  •  
  • Al Aburto



  • 13 May 2024 (20:15 PST): PROJECT UPDATE
  • Our donation status is as follows:
  • General Fund: $2.00 USD
  • We are saving for another BigY: $0.00
  • Available Funds: $2.00 USD

  • We paid for two more unpaid tests with
  • the previous $98.
  • Al Aburto


  • 22 Apr 2024 (19:15 PST): PROJECT UPDATE
  • Our donation status is as follows:
  • General Fund: $50.00 USD
  • We are saving for another BigY: $50.00!
  • Available Funds: $0.00 USD

  • The project paid for 2 unpaid tests with the
  • previous $100.
  • Al Aburto


  • 17 Feb 2024 (18:20 PST): PROJECT UPDATE
  • Our donation status is as follows:
  • General Fund: $130.00 USD
  • We are saving for another BigY: $100.00!
  • Available Funds: $30.00 USD
  • Al Aburto


  • 05 Nov 2023 (19:00 PST): PROJECT UPDATE
  • Our donation status is as follows:
  • General Fund: $80.00 USD
  • Well, we can start saving for another BigY!
  • Available Funds: $80.00 USD
  • Al Aburto

  • 30 Sep 2023 (05:30 PDT): PROJECT UPDATE
  • Our donation status is as follows:
  • General Fund: $370.00 USD
  • Reserved for kit N36177 BigY-700 test: $350.00 USD
  • Available funds: $20.00 USD

  • Kit B771673 is M158+ and his BigY-700 results are in!

  • Thank you Sami Jalel for the $50 donation.

  • Al Aburto


  • 18 Sep 2023 (06:30 PDT): PROJECT UPDATE
  • Our donation status is as follows:
  • General Fund: $320.00 USD
  • Reserved for kit N36177 BigY-700 test: $300.00 USD
  • Available funds: $20.00 USD

  • We are happy to learn that kit B771673 is M158+ and testing BigY-700!

  • We will make every effort to keep this news section updated monthly.
  • Let me know if we can assist with a project test!
  • Al Aburto

  • 08 Aug 2023 (15:30 PDT): PROJECT UPDATE
  • Our donation status is as follows:
  • General Fund: $260.05 USD
  • Reserved for kit N36177 BigY-700 test: $250.00 USD
  • Available funds: $10.05 USD

  • We are happy to learn that kit B77673 is M158+ and testing BigY-700!

  • We will make every effort to keep this news section updated monthly.
  • Let me know if we can assist with a project test!
  • Al Aburto


  • 22 Jul 2023 (14:00 PDT): PROJECT UPDATE
  • Our donation status is as follows:
  • General Fund: $210.05 USD
  • Reserved for kit N36177 BigY-700 test: $200.00 USD
  • Available funds: $10.05 USD

  • We will make every effort to keep this news section updated monthly.
  • Let me know if we can assist with a project test!
  • Al Aburto


  • 27 May 2023 (18:33 PST): PROJECT UPDATE
  • Our donation status is as follows:
  • General Fund: $260.05 USD
  • Reserved for kit N36177 BigY-700 test: $150.00 USD
  • Available (let me know) funds: $110.05 USD

  • We will make every effort to keep this news section updated monthly.
  • Al Aburto


  • 14 Apr 2023 (18:33 PST): PROJECT UPDATE
  • Our donation status is as follows:
  • General Fund: $210.05 USD
  • Reserved for kit N36177 BigY-700 test: $100.00 USD
  • Available funds: $110.05 USD

  • We will make every effort to keep this news section updated monthly.
  • Al Aburto


  • 10 Apr 2023 PROJECT UPDATE
  • Testing! I'm (AAA) learning how to do this again. :-)


  • 28 Mar 2019 PROJECT UPDATE
  • For the next three days, if you already have taken the Big Y (500) test and want to upgrade to the Big Y -700 you can do so for $179.  But  even at the regular $249 price this upgrade is well worth it...the new Big Y is a complete "re-do" of the old test and covers 50% more of the Y chromosome, as well as providing better resolution on the previously covered sections...all thanks to better equipment and analysis procedures that have recently come to the market.  Details are here in this white paper on the big Y 700:  https://blog.familytreedna.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/big-y-700-white-paper_compressed.pdf


  • 04 Mar 2016 (18:22 PST): PROJECT UPDATE.
  • There is new FTDNA SNP pack called which I recommend for all our J-L24-Y-DNA Project members who are listed as J-M172 and in project Y-DNA clusters 0100 through 052600! Please contact the project administrators if you are not sure if this SNP pack applies to you!

    Please consult with project administrators before testing any SNPs or SNP Packs! Project administrators will advise on the best SNPs or SNP packs to test.

    We have worked with FTDNA to make sure that FTDNA's J-L24 Haplotree is up to date! There are still some bugs to be worked out and some important missing branches but overall the J-L24 Haplotree is the best it has ever been!

  • 21 Oct 2015 (16:25 PDT): PROJECT UPDATE.
  • Our donation status is as follows:
    General Fund: 375.00 USD,
    Reserved for L243-alpha BigY testing: 375.00 USD, Goal: 575.00 USD.
    Available funds: 0.00 USD.

    Thank you Ian for the 25.00 USD donation. Much appreciated!
    AAA donated 12.25 USD for general use.

    Our donations assisted in funding a BigY for the Curtin Clan!

    There is new FTDNA SNP pack called
    which I recommend for all our J-L24-Y-DNA Project members who are listed as J-M172 and in project Y-DNA clusters 0100 through 052600! Please contact the project administrators if you are not sure if this SNP pack applies to you!

    Please consult with project administrators before testing any SNPs or SNP Packs! Project administrators will advise on the best SNPs or SNP packs to test.

    We have worked with FTDNA to make sure that FTDNA's J-L24 Haplotree is up to date! There are still some bugs to be worked out and some important missing branches but overall the J-L24 Haplotree is the best it has ever been!

  • 12 Sep 2015 (08:10 PDT): PROJECT UPDATE.
  • Our donation status is as follows:
    General Fund: 412.75 USD,
    Reserved for L243-alpha BigY testing: 325.00 USD, Goal: 575.00 USD.
    Reserved for a Curtin clan BigY test: 75.00 USD,
    Available funds: 12.75 USD.

    Thank you Anonymous for the 250.00 USD donation. Much appreciated!

    Our donation funds were sufficient to order a Y37 marker upgrade for kit 272733!

    There is a new J2 SNP Pack available but it is not intended for J-L24-Y-DNA Project members in clusters 0100 through 052600! Please do
    NOT order this new J2 SNP Pack if you are in the J-L24-Y-DNA Project clusters 0100 through 052600. L24's will be getting a more specific SNP pack to test in the near future!

    Please consult with project administrators before testing any SNPs or SNP Packs! Project administrators will advise on the best SNPs to test.

    No links of any kind can be posted to the project news sections apparently. They are removed by FTDNA.

    Also I learned that FTDNA is no longer testing single Y-STRs!


  • 09 Aug 2015 (08:18 PDT): PROJECT UPDATE.
  • Our donation status is as follows:
    General Fund: 340.75 USD,
    Reserved for L243-alpha BigY testing: 200.00 USD, Goal: 575.00 USD.
    Reserved for kit 272733 Y37 test: 90.00 USD,
    Reserved for a Curtin clan BigY test: 50.00 USD,
    Available funds: 0.75 USD.

    Thank you Ilhan for the 20.00 USD donation for kit 272733!
    Thank you
    Deb for the 25.00 USD donation for kit 272733!
    AAA donated 50.00 USD for a Curtin clan BigY.

    Our donation funds were sufficient to order a BigY for the J-L243-zeta cluster for kit M4258. We also helped with another BigY for kit 367818 who is FGC4921! Mission acomplished! We continue saving for an L243-alpha BigY test and a Curtin clan BigY.

    No links of any kind can be posted to the project news sections apparently. They are removed by FTDNA.

    Also I learned that FTDNA is no longer testing single Y-STRs!

    In addition FTDNA is working on an L24 SNP panel which may have up to 60 L24 SNPs! Stay tuned!

    Please consult with project administrators before testing any SNPs! They will advise on the best SNPs to test.


  • 02 Aug 2015 (18:20 PDT): PROJECT UPDATE.
  • Our donation status is as follows:
    General Fund: 245.75 USD,
    Reserved for L243-alpha BigY testing: 200.00 USD, Goal: 575.00 USD.
    Reserved for SNP testing: 45.75 USD,
    Available funds: 0.00 USD.

    Thank you Monte for the 15.00 USD donation!
    Thank you
    Anonymous for the 175.00 USD donation!

    Our donation funds were sufficient to order a BigY for the J-L243-zeta cluster for kit M4258. We also helped with another BigY for kit 367818 who is FGC4921! Mission accomplished! We continue saving for an L243-alpha BigY test.

    No links of any kind can be posted to the project news sections apparently. They are removed by FTDNA.

    Also I learned that FTDNA is no longer testing single Y-STRs!

    In addition FTDNA is working on an L24 SNP panel which may have up to 60 L24 SNPs! Stay tuned!

    Please consult with project administrators before testing any SNPs! They will advise on the best SNPs to test.

  • 27 May 2015 (14:37 PDT): PROJECT UPDATE.
  • Our donation status is as follows:
    General Fund: 500.00 USD,
    Reserved for L243 cluster BigY testing: 350.00 USD, Goal: 575.00 USD,
    Reserved for kit 367818 (FGC4921*) BigY testing: 150.00 USD, Goal: 575 USD,
    Reserved for SNP testing: 0.00 USD,
    Available funds: 0.00 USD.

    Thank you Ian for the 25.00 USD donation!
    Thank you
    Ed for the 100.00 USD donation!
    AAA donated 55.50 for general use.

    No links of any kind can be posted to the project news sections apparently. They are removed by FTDNA.

    Also I learned that FTDNA is no longer testing single Y-STRs!

    In addition FTDNA is working on an L24 SNP panel which may have up to 60 L24 SNPs! Stay tuned!

    Please consult with project administrators before testing any SNPs! They will advise on the best SNPs to test.

  • 15 May 2015 (18:05 PDT): PROJECT UPDATE.
  • Our donation status is as follows:
    General Fund: 397.50 USD,
    Reserved for L243 cluster BigY testing: 325.00 USD, Goal: 575.00 USD,
    Reserved for SNP testing: 72.50 USD,
    Available funds: 0.00 USD.

    Thank you Anonymous for the 175.00 USD donation!

    No links of any kind can be posted to the project news sections apparently. They are removed by FTDNA.

    Also I learned that FTDNA is no longer testing single Y-STRs!

    In addition FTDNA is working on an L24 SNP panel which may have up to 60 SNPs! Stay tuned!

    We have placed most project members in their closest branch of the J-L24 tree based on either SNP tests or on their marker matches to others who have already SNP tested. These results can be seen in our J-L24 project's Y-DNA Results pages. So if you have not SNP tested, our Y-DNA Results pages indicates which SNPs to test if any.

    FTDNA's
    section remains incomplete compared to the known J-L24 genetic tree. Please contact the J-L24 project administrators if you are planning a SNP test based on the FTDNA . We will correctly advise you on which SNP(s) to test based on 37 or more markers tested.

    Currently FTDNA does not offer a Deep Clade test, except for the BigY test, to determine which branch of the Y-tree one belongs. A very low cost per SNP test is offered by National Geographic where over 12000 Y-SNPs are tested. Geno 2.0 will determine your primary placement in the J-L24 Y-tree with the added bonus that new branches (SNPs), or your own personal branch (SNP), may be revealed! We recommend the Geno 2.0 test to all J-L24 project members who want to know more about their deep ancestry or if their haplogroup is listed as J-M172 (J2). Please visit the National Geographic website to learn more about their Geno 2.0 test. A link in provided in the projects link section. Your results can be transferred free of charge to FTDNA where you will be given full credit for all your SNPs.

  • 20 Apr 2015 (18:24 PDT): PROJECT UPDATE.
  • Our donation status is as follows:
    General Fund: 674.50 USD,
    Reserved for BigY testing (kit 86051): 275.00 USD, Goal: 375.00 USD,
    Reserved for L243 cluster BigY testing: 275.00 USD, Goal: 575.00 USD,
    Reserved for SNP testing: 124.50 USD,
    Available funds: 0.00 USD.

    Thank you Anonymous for the 375.00 USD donation!

    No links of any kind can be posted to the project news sections apparently. They are removed by FTDNA.

    Also I learned that FTDNA is no longer testing single Y-STRs!

    We have placed most project members in their closest branch of the J-L24 tree based on either SNP tests or on their marker matches to others who have already SNP tested. These results can be seen in our J-L24 project's Y-DNA Results pages. So if you have not SNP tested, our Y-DNA Results pages indicates what SNPs to test if any.

    FTDNA's
    section remains incomplete compared to the known J-L24 genetic tree. Please contact the J-L24 project administrators if you are planning a SNP test based on the FTDNA . We will correctly advise you on which SNP(s) to test based on 37 or more markers tested.

    Currently FTDNA does not offer a Deep Clade test, except for the BigY test, to determine which branch of the Y-tree one belongs. A very low cost per SNP test is offered by National Geographic where over 12000 Y-SNPs are tested. Geno 2.0 will determine your primary placement in the J-L24 Y-tree with the added bonus that new branches (SNPs), or your own personal branch (SNP), may be revealed! We recommend the Geno 2.0 test to all J-L24 project members who want to know more about their deep ancestry or if their haplogroup is listed as J-M172 (J2). Please visit the National Geographic website to learn more about their Geno 2.0 test. A link in provided in the projects link section. Your results can be transferred free of charge to FTDNA where you will be given full credit for all your SNPs.

  • 12 Apr 2015 (18:56 PDT): PROJECT UPDATE.
  • Our donation status is as follows:
    General Fund: 299.50 USD,
    Reserved for BigY testing (kit 86051): 125.00 USD, Goal: 375.00 USD,
    Reserved for L243 cluster BigY testing: 125.00 USD,
    Reserved for SNP testing: 49.50 USD,
    Available funds: 0.00 USD.

    Thank you Debra for the $50 donation to the L243 BigY!
    Thank you Daniel for the $50 donation for SNP testing!

    No links of any kind can be posted to the project news sections apparently. They are removed by FTDNA.

    We have placed most project members in their closest branch of the J-L24 tree based on either SNP tests or on their marker matches to others who have already SNP tested. These results can be seen in our J-L24 project's Y-DNA Results pages. So if you have not SNP tested, our Y-DNA Results pages indicates what SNPs to test if any.

    FTDNA's
    section remains incomplete compared to the known J-L24 genetic tree. Please contact the J-L24 project administrators if you are planning a SNP test based on the FTDNA . We will correctly advise you on which SNP(s) to test based on 37 or more markers tested.

    Currently FTDNA does not offer a Deep Clade test, except for the BigY test, to determine which branch of the Y-tree one belongs. A very low cost per SNP test is offered by National Geographic where over 12000 Y-SNPs are tested. Geno 2.0 will determine your primary placement in the J-L24 Y-tree with the added bonus that new branches (SNPs), or your own personal branch (SNP), may be revealed! We recommend the Geno 2.0 test to all J-L24 project members who want to know more about their deep ancestry or if their haplogroup is listed as J-M172 (J2). Please visit the National Geographic website to learn more about their Geno 2.0 test. A link in provided in the projects link section. Your results can be transferred free of charge to FTDNA where you will be given full credit for all your SNPs.


  • 19 Mar 2015 (09:00 PDT): PROJECT UPDATE.
  • Our donation status is as follows:
    General Fund: 277.50 USD,
    Reserved for BigY testing (kit 86051): 125.00 USD, Goal: 375.00 USD,
    Reserved for L243 cluster BigY testing: 75.00 USD,
    Reserved for SNP testing: 77.50 USD,
    Available funds: 0.00 USD.

    Unsecure links can no longer be posted to the news sections. This makes sense because FTDNA is a secure website so everything within also has to be secure. Therefore we have moved our J-L24 draft genetic tree to a pdf file which can be accessed from the project's new Google Drive website. Moving to a pdf format for the tree has made a big difference to the presentation of our tree because now you can use the pdf function to locate SNPs and subclades anywhere in the tree. We also added important clusters to the tree such as the DYS462=8, Curtin, PF5456-beta, and Al-Ahsaa clusters among others. I will also place the link to our project's genetic tree in our project section, which can have unsecure links. Please let me know if you have any troubles accessing the link below:

    Unfortunately FTDNA is
    not allowing any links in their news sections for the projects at this time! Hopefully this will change in the future.

    We have placed most project members in their closest branch of the J-L24 tree based on either SNP tests or on their marker matches to others who have already SNP tested. These results can be seen in our J-L24 project's Y-DNA Results pages. So if you have not SNP tested, our Y-DNA Results pages indicates what SNPs to test if any.

    FTDNA's
    section remains incomplete compared to the known J-L24 genetic tree. Please contact the J-L24 project administrators if you are planning a SNP test based on the FTDNA . We will correctly advise you on which SNP(s) to test based on 37 or more markers tested.

    Currently FTDNA does not offer a Deep Clade test, except for the BigY test, to determine which branch of the Y-tree one belongs. A very low cost per SNP test is offered by National Geographic where over 12000 Y-SNPs are tested. Geno 2.0 will determine your primary placement in the J-L24 Y-tree with the added bonus that new branches (SNPs), or your own personal branch (SNP), may be revealed! We recommend the Geno 2.0 test to all J-L24 project members who want to know more about their deep ancestry or if their haplogroup is listed as J-M172 (J2). Please visit the National Geographic website to learn more about their Geno 2.0 test. A link is provided in the projects link section. Your results can be transferred free of charge to FTDNA where you will be given full credit for all your SNPs.

    Additional genetic genealogy news:

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  • 28 Nov 2014 (09:42 PST): PROJECT UPDATE.
  • Our donation status is as follows:
    General Fund: 116.50 USD,
    Reserved for BigY testing (kit 86051): 85.00 USD, Goal: 325.00 USD,
    Reserved for L243 cluster BigY testing: 25.00 USD,
    Reserved for SNP testing: 6.50 USD,
    Available funds: 0.00 USD.

    Here is our most up-to-date and accurate

    This is the time of year when there are big sales events happening across the country! FTDNA is offering some significant sales for the BigY, so if you are considering the BigY test then now is the time to order! FTDNA does not have payment plans but they do have the