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Introduction to mitoYDNA

mitoYDNA processes Y-DNA and Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) data by uploading files (e.g., CSV) and/or allowing for the manual input of this data. mitoYDNA does NOT process or compare autosomal (atDNA) files; if this is your interest, please go to GEDmatch.com.

The Y-DNA files are the Short Tandem Repeat (STR) marker values (alelles) and represent your Haplotype (the set of DNA alelle values; not to be confused with Haplogroup). mitoYDNA does not (currently) process Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) data!

The chart below shows the current status of data processing capability for each company at mitoYDNA. Click on the Company name to get instructions on how to get the files you need to upload to mitoYDNA (if currently processed).

Abbreviations:
  • CSV - Comma Separated Values
  • Ch. Ext. - Chrome Extension
CompanymtDNAYDNA
FASTA CSVHVR1/2 CSVCh. ExtManualCSVManual
FamilyTreeDNA
Ancestry
YSEQ
Sorenson
Genebase
Oxford
NatGeo1.0
Other