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Explanation: Matches that are "Probably Related" according to FTDNA standards will be grouped.
Grouping of results means there is a statistical probability that persons in the same group are related. This probability increases as the number of markers that match increases. A 12 for 12 match will only be grouped if the results appear unique, i.e. all the persons that match 12 for 12 share the same surname. So far this has only happened in haplogroup I1a Group 1.
A 25, 24 or 23 match out of 25 markers will be grouped.
A 37, 36, 35, 34 or 33 match out of 37 markers will be grouped.
A 67, 66, 65, 64, 63, 62, 61 or 60 match out of 67 markers will be grouped.
From this you can see how important it is to test at least 37 markers.
Ungrouped results have no reasonable match with any of the current grouped participants. If your results are ungrouped and you have only done the 12 marker test it is very important for you to upgrade to a 25 or better yet a 37 marker test. Thus far the project has found eight distinct groupings among men with names phonetically similar to "St*rling".
If you belong to another DNA Surname Project and wish your results posted here, please contact FTDNA and have them move your data to the STARLING DNA Project. In your E-mail give them your current surname project, your Kit # and tell then you wish to have your data moved to the STARLING project.
Note: FTDNA now allows users to select multiple DNA projects. Just log into your account and follow the directions.
Fast Moving Markers
The current estimate by the anthropological community of the mutation rate of Y chromosomal markers used for genealogy is .002, which means that 1 mutation is expected to occur 1 time, per marker, every 500 generations. While this number may be accurate for unrelated males within a population it appears to understate the actual mutation rate when comparisons are made from within a family. Therefore markers which appear to be more volatile are highlighted in red. The volatility rate of these markers hasn’t been established. We believe that a standard rate of change, across the entire panel, is not likely either. Recent research has found that some families have higher mutation rates than others.
If you have 2 people who match, exactly, except on a single marker and that marker is one that is highlighted in RED then the current estimate of distance between 2 people are related may be overstated, and they may be more closely related than could be assumed by the distance suggested by a standard single marker deviation.
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Ancient Origins
Haplogroup R1a is believed to have originated in the Eurasian Steppes north of the Black and Caspian Seas. This lineage is believed to have originated in a population of the Kurgan culture, known for the domestication of the horse (approximately 3000 B.C.E.). These people were also believed to be the first speakers of the Indo-European language group. This lineage is currently found in central and western Asia, India, and in Slavic populations of Eastern Europe.
Haplogroup R1b is the most common haplogroup in European populations. It is believed to have expanded throughout Europe as humans re-colonized after the last glacial maximum 10-12 thousand years ago. This lineage is also the haplogroup containing the Atlantic modal haplotype (HG1).
Haplogroups I1, and I2b are nearly completely restricted to northwestern Europe. These would most likely have been common within Viking populations. One lineage of this group extends down into central Europe. The DYS values in our St*rling Study strongly suggest a AngloSaxon origin for our I1 group. Our first clan chief Thoraldus de Strivelyn was AngloSaxon.
Haplogroup G may have originated in India or Pakistan, and has dispersed into central Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. The G2 branch of this lineage (containing the P15 mutation) is found most often in Europe and the Middle East.
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Member/Kit Status Report as of Monday, July 21, 2008
Number of Members: 85
Note: mtDNA Member results are reported here - Click on “MT Results”
Kits not yet returned to FTDNA. Please contact the Admin if your kit# is posted here and you HAVE sent it in.
Kit Kit Sent
120443 04/22/2008 Removed from project - Kit not sent in within 60 days.
123580 06/03/2008
Note: If you do not receive your sample kit within 7 days of ordering,
please contact FTDNA for a replacement.
Kits Pending Shipment to Lab as of this posting
(Kits are usually sent the 1st Wednesday after they are received unless payment has not been tendered yet)
11964 Y-Refine25to37 C.E. Sterling
Results not yet returned from Lab
Kit Product Batch Est.Results
28432 Deep Clade-I 263 08/13/2008
28432 mtDNAPlus 263 08/13/2008
28432 Y-Refine25to67 263 08/13/2008
37714 Y-Refine37to67 264 08/18/2008
119493 mtDNA 265 08/25/2008
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