What is the SNP Assurance Program?
In order to provide our customers with the highest level of haplogroup confidence, Family Tree DNA provides a SNP Assurance Program. In this program, if we cannot predict a person’s Y-DNA haplogroup with sufficient confidence that they can join the National Geographic’s Genographic Project, we will automatically perform a Backbone SNP test in order to identify the haplogroup assignment. When a haplogroup is in doubt the Backbone SNP test will be ordered automatically after the initial Y-DNA test results are posted. You can learn more about the SNP Assurance Program here: http://www.familytreedna.com/snp-assurance-program.aspx. After the haplogroup has been assigned the customer can decide if upgrading to the Deep Clade test makes sense for them.
