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Problem with FTDNA transfers to you

Scott Ehrlich

July 02, 2016 16:00

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I recently took advantage of Family Tree DNA's partnership with you to upload my DNA to Geni.

I also manage my mom's account, and uploaded her DNA to you as well.  But after doing so, I received an email, addressed to me, acknowledging my mom's upload.   

Body of email after I uploaded my account's dna:

Home of the World Family Tree Dear Scott, New DNA test results have been uploaded to your profile and propagated to 8 profiles you manage.   Scott Ehrlich E-M34

Body of message, sent to my account (her account has her email address on it, not mine) after I logged into my mom's FTDNA account and uploaded hers:

Home of the World Family Tree

Dear Scott, You have a new DNA match! DNA test results that match your own have been uploaded to the profile for Scott Ehrlich.   Scott Ehrlich E-M34 T2b25   Because your Autosomal DNA matches, you should have a common ancestor in recent generations. This match is expected to occur roughly within the last 0 generations. Click here to view his profile to determine whether there is overlap between your trees.

The only obvious change I can see between my upload and my mom's is the addition of her mtDNA haplogroup.

Did her dna actually upload as hers, or did it somehow connect to my account?

I have other accounts I'd love to upload dna of, but not until I know her upload was exclusive to her and not part of mine.   I want to ensure dna matches reflect just her mtdna and autosomal dna, not mine.

Also, for DNA matches, specifically for mtDNA and Y, do you match those just by haplogroup or do you actually match by DNA signatures?   I know, through FTDNA's Y and mtDNA matching, my mom and I have matches, but via signatures, thus some of the matches are from different haplogroups, which is how it should be.

Thank you.

Scott - email: scott@ehrlichtronics.com

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  John Dale Kessel July 02, 2016 19:33

  Scott,

  I do not see any DNA attached to you mother's profile.  I also don't see the T2b25 haplogroup listed on your profile right now.   Did you already remove and relink yours? Were you still signed in to your FTDNA kit when you linked her DNA?   Did you click on the DNA tab on her Geni profile when you linked it?

  Try again, but start by making sure you aren't still signed in to FTDNA with your kit and be sure you are on her Geni profile when you link it.

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  Scott Ehrlich July 02, 2016 19:56

  I thought I could add multiple FTDNA kits to my geni profile, but I quickly realized, just after I sent my message to you, that in addition to being logged into their FTDNA account they also needed a unique geni account, which they do not have.

  So I will simply do one-to-one with my own account.

  Thanks.

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  John Dale Kessel July 02, 2016 20:18

  Scott,

  Your mother just needs her own Geni profile. She doesn't need to have a claimed account that she logs into her self. As long as you have rights to her profile you should be able to click on the DNA tab on your mother's page and link her DNA to her profile.

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  Bjørn P. Brox July 02, 2016 20:28

  John, you are wrong.

  A geni user can upload multiple test kits to other profiles, check the FAQ. There are many user who have DNA test kits from people who are dead now, and even of historical persons so there is definitely not a requirement that there is a user account bound to the testkit.

  https://www.geni.com/discussions/157595?msg=1092683
  https://www.geni.com/dna-tests/faq
  

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  John Dale Kessel July 02, 2016 20:30

  Bjørn P. Brox where did I say he could not do that?

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  Philip Stead July 03, 2016 19:46

  I am unable to link my Family Tree DNA results to my Geni profile. How do I go about getting this issue solved? 

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  John Dale Kessel July 03, 2016 20:15

  Philip Stead, what is happening when you try to link them?

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  Beth Golden August 10, 2016 07:09

  My atDNA results are not showing in Geni, but FTDNA says the accounts are linked. Any ideas on how to fix this? The link with my brother's Y worked fine. Both were linked on/about 22 July 2016

  Thanks!

  Beth Golden