The Birth of the MacGregor DNA Project
The MacGregor DNA project exists to try to answer two questions - who are the MacGregors and where do they come from? Neither of these questions will be answered absolutely nor immediately since the...
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DNA Testing and Early Results
As of October 2002 there were 18 active participants in the test programme but the number is increasing month by month. We no longer use Oxford Ancestors for the newest tests because it has become...
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Updated Marker Chart and Phylogenetic Tree Results
This update includes a number of MacGregor sept names and aliases. It will be noticed that the charts, which represent two different ways of interpreting the data, are becoming increasingly complex. I...
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Where are we now? Update #3
This is the third update on the MacGregor DNA project. As you will see from the diagrams which follow this update the picture is becoming very complicated and will mean that I will have to reconsider...
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Where are we now? Update #4
This is the fourth update on the MacGregor DNA project. The number of participants in the project has now exceeded 100 – it currently stands at 104, although the number of active participants is in...
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Where are we now? Update #5
This update concentrates exclusively on the 37 marker test results. The purpose is to show what we think we have learned so far about the genealogical connections which have been suggested by the...
View ArticleSubmitted Genealogies
Below are the known genealogies of the 37 marker participants. There are some interesting PLACE tie ups which currently do not correspond with DNA, but of course a place can have different branches of...
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Where are we now? Update #6
Background to the UpdateThis update has been done as the number of participants in the Clan Gregor DNA Project approaches 150. We have benefited form a change in Family Tree DNA’s group structuring...
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Where are we now? Update #7
Interpreting the results in relation to the current state of knowledge.(We apologise for the delay in issuing this update while we waited for a number of 67 marker results to come back from the...
View ArticleTexts on DNA Genetics
If you are interested in reading more about DNA, here is a list of articles and books currently available. I have added comments to help give an indication of the level of understanding...
View ArticleDNA Testing Approved for CGS Membership Applications
THE CLAN GREGOR SOCIETY OF SCOTLANDComunn Chloinn GhriogairFounded 1822 – Charity No. SCO 07391Patron: Sir Malcolm MacGregor of MacGregor BartPress release for immediate publicationJune 10h 2007At the...
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Where are we now? Update #8
Interpreting the results in relation to the current state of knowledge.This is the MacGregor DNA Project update for January 2007 to January 2008. The January 2007 update is still the most comprehensive...
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Winter 2008-09 Update
Welcome to the MacGregor DNA update for winter 2008-9. The project now has over 370 members and the list of names associated with the project is large, containing a significant number of the sept...
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MacGregor DNA Project update January 2010
MacGregor DNA Project – update January 2010Welcome to the annual update for the MacGregor DNA Project. One of the principal, but happy, difficulties in presenting a report on the MacGregor DNA group is...
View ArticleFinding your DNA matches in the Family Tree DNA website
The charts in the Clan Gregor DNA update January 2010 can now be matched to the color coded surname grouped entries on the Family Tree DNA MacGregor project website (please remember though that some...
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January 2011 MacGregor DNA Project update
Welcome to the MacGregor DNA project January 2011 update. I have decided to present it in a slightly different form this year, making use of the earliest known ancestor genealogies which participants...
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MacGregor DNA Project annual update 2012
MacGregor DNA Project annual update 2012Welcome to the 2012 update of the MacGregor DNA project. For this update, as a result of the nature of the test results which have appeared over the past year, I...
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