The link above takes you to the home page of the MacLean/MacLaine DNA Project which exists to help anyone with connections to our surname to use DNA testing to overcome ‘brick walls’ in conventional family history research with the aim of finding others to whom they are related and their deep ancestry.
Our website is hosted by the DNA testing company Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) in Houston, Texas but the project is run by volunteers who have no connection with this or any other testing company and receive no financial reward. Our aims are to advise our members on the benefits of DNA testing as part of personal family tree research, to guide them with interpretation of results and possible further testing, and to research the DNA profile of our surname.
We offer impartial advice on the different types of DNA testing available and what might be achieved with each. Guidance with the interpretation of matches and results, and identification of possible opportunities for further testing. As a surname project our primary focus is on the testing of Y-DNA which is passed from father to son and can be followed back in time for thousands of years. For Y-DNA test results from FTDNA we are able to display members’ results anonymously alongside those of other members whose Y-DNA is closest to their own, suggesting nearest common ancestors. Also, project members will be able to contact their closest Y-DNA matches.
Membership is open to anyone with the surname MacLean or MacLaine in any of its spelling variants, or an ancestor with this surname, or having a surname of one of the recognised clan septs. However, at the present time we can only accept membership from people who have tested with FTDNA or transferred results to FTDNA from another company. Note that most autosomal DNA test results from AncestryDNA, 23&Me and MyHeritage can be transferred to FTDNA for free.
If you have any questions please contact the Project Administrator by emailing:
or visiting our website at:
Thank you.
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