What will the mtDNA Refine (HVR2) test tell me?
The mtDNA Refine test adds hypervariable region two, HVR2, to your test results. That is the portion of your mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) that runs from nucleotide 00001 to nucleotide 00574. Your matches to others in the same haplogroup on both HVR1 and HVR2 have a 50% likelihood of sharing common ancestry with you within twenty-eight generations. That is about 700 years. If you also share ancestry from the same location, the same village, town, or city, then you may share common ancestry within recent times. However, without collaborating traditional genealogical records (birth, marriage, and death certificates, census records, wills, etc.) you are unlikely to find a genealogical connection. It is best to use the mtDNA Refine (HVR2) test when a genealogical connection is already suspected, but the HVR1 motif is too common to provide a conclusive answer.
The mtDNA Refine test adds hypervariable region two, HVR2, to your test results. That is the portion of your mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) that runs from nucleotide 00001 to nucleotide 00574. The mtDNA Refine (HVR2) test is helpful when you already suspect a genealogical connection with a match, but the HVR1 motif is too common to provide a conclusive answer. Your matches to others in the same haplogroup on both HVR1 and HVR2 have a 50% likelihood of sharing common ancestry with you within twenty-eight generations. That is about 700 years. If you also share ancestry from the same location (the same village, town, or city), you may share common ancestry within recent times. However, without collaborating traditional genealogical records (birth, marriage, and death certificates, census records, wills, etc.) you are unlikely to find a genealogical connection.
