{"id":2114,"date":"2021-01-08T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nebula.org\/blog\/?p=2114"},"modified":"2022-11-16T08:41:33","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T13:41:33","slug":"yfull-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nebula.org\/blog\/yfull-review\/","title":{"rendered":"YFull review &#8211; Ancestry analysis made easy?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-review uagb-ratings__outer-wrap uagb-block-78c027c0\"><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\",\"@type\":\"Review\",\"reviewBody\":\"YFull analyzes Y chromosomes and mtDNA at a reasonable price. However, information is limited to those sections of the genome. \",\"description\":\"YFull is an upload site for Y chromosome and mitochondrial DNA sequencing data that provides deep ancestry analysis. 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d=\"m0.75,56.89914l56.02207,0l17.31126,-56.14914l17.31126,56.14914l56.02206,0l-45.32273,34.70168l17.31215,56.14914l-45.32274,-34.70262l-45.32274,34.70262l17.31215,-56.14914l-45.32274,-34.70168z\" stroke=\"#000000\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-7-facts-from-our-yfull-review\"><strong>7 Facts from our YFull Review<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Barcelona, Spain<\/li><li><strong>Services: <\/strong>DNA data upload and interpretation of Y-DNA and mtDNA<\/li><li><strong>How it works:<\/strong> Upload raw DNA data from other companies as a BAM or VCF file to receive reports<\/li><li><strong>Reports: <\/strong>Y-DNA and mtDNA interpretation<\/li><li><strong>Privacy: <\/strong>No sharing of data with third parties without consent&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Cost:<\/strong> $49 for Y-DNA analysis, an extra $25 for mtDNA analysis<\/li><li><strong>Complementary services:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/nebula.org\/whole-genome-sequencing\/\">Nebula Genomics<\/a> (30x whole genome sequencing, including Y-DNA and mtDNA)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>This review is written with the intent to be as unbiased as possible. However, it represents the opinion of an individual reviewer and is therefore subjective. Furthermore, at Nebula Genomics we seek to educate the public about the benefits of Whole Genome Sequencing. Information about our Whole Genome Sequencing DNA test is therefore incorporated into the review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">September 9, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-7-facts-from-our-yfull-review\" data-level=\"2\">7 Facts from our YFull Review<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-pros-and-cons\" data-level=\"2\">Pros and Cons<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#h-pros\" data-level=\"3\">Pros<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-cons\" data-level=\"3\">Cons<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-yfull-introduction\" data-level=\"2\">YFull Introduction<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-how-to-upload-your-data-to-yfull\" data-level=\"2\">How to Upload your Data to YFull<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-review-of-yfull-reporting\" data-level=\"2\">Review of YFull Reporting<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-review-of-yfull-privacy\" data-level=\"2\">Review of YFull Privacy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-yfull-reviews\" data-level=\"2\">YFull Reviews<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-nebula-genomics\" data-level=\"2\">Nebula Genomics<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Edited by Christina Swords, Ph.D.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pros-and-cons\"><strong>Pros and Cons<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pros\">Pros<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>No billing until results are ready<\/li><li>No subscription fees<\/li><li>Extra information about your private variants.&nbsp;<\/li><li>You can compare the results across different NGS or full genome tests taken<\/li><li>YFull Groups can display and compare all STRs&nbsp;<\/li><li>You can find SNP matches in YFull Groups for any named or unnamed variant<\/li><li>You can contact other members and the group administrator in your YFull Groups<\/li><li>Questionable SNPs or STRs from your NGS test can be verified at YSEQ and added to your results<\/li><li>The platform supports mtDNA sequencing interpretation<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cons\">Cons<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>STR analysis is given less priority than SNP analysis and takes several weeks to complete, delaying the receipt of interpretation results<\/li><li>YTree updates monthly<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-yfull-introduction\"><strong>YFull Introduction<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>YFull is an upload site for <a href=\"https:\/\/nebula.org\/blog\/y-dna-test\/\">Y chromosome<\/a> and mitochondrial DNA sequencing data. The service also provides advanced ancestry analysis. Among other offers, it promises to \u201cunlock your terminal haplogroups and known Y-SNPs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Single nucleotide polymorphisms, or SNPs (pronounced &#8220;snips&#8221;), are differences in DNA sequences at the level of individual base pairs. In essence, a SNP is a difference in a single DNA block (nucleotide) among people.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, short tandem repeats, or STRs, are a series of repeated DNA sequences (A, T, C, or G) that differ between individuals. Identifying the number of repeats in specific areas of the genome can create a <a href=\"https:\/\/nebula.org\/blog\/dna-fingerprinting\/\">\u201cDNA fingerprint\u201d<\/a>. Professional and amateur genetic genealogists may use this fingerprint to investigate an individual\u2019s ancestry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together, SNPs and STRs are markers that can be inherited. The combination of such markers is known as a haplotype. Different Y-DNA and mtDNA tests for different haplotypes may assign individuals to a specific \u201chaplogroup\u201d. While Y-DNA tests can tell us more about paternal line, <a href=\"https:\/\/nebula.org\/blog\/mtdna-test\/\">mtDNA tests<\/a> tell us about maternal lineages.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use YFull to look up everything down to your terminal subclade, the most specific branch of your haplogroup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>YFull started in 2013 in Moscow, Russia with the specific purpose of <em>interpreting<\/em> Y-chromosome sequences. It is important to note that this is not a DNA testing company. Instead, it is an analysis company offering next-generation sequencing interpretation for Y-DNA and mtDNA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the company offers convenient visualization of DNA results and a detailed, public haplogroup Yfull tree for you to compare your \u201cpath of mutations\u201d with other samples in YFull\u2019s database.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The original team consisted of Vadim Urasin, who has been an active participant in the DNA genealogical community since 2008. Other members of the original team include Vladimir Tagankin, the DNA database &#8220;semargl.me&#8221; developer, and Roman Sychev, a moderator on dna-forums.org.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fcf0ef\"><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/nebula.org\/whole-genome-sequencing\/\"><strong>Want complete Y chromosome and mtDNA sequencing data to use with YFull? <\/strong><\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/nebula.org\/whole-genome-sequencing\/\"><strong>Nebula Genomics offers 30x Whole Genome Sequencing! Click here to learn more!<\/strong><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-upload-your-data-to-yfull\"><strong>How to Upload your Data to YFull<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s start the YFull review with an overview of the service.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/Zj8G2XixrI6bVHjHxEbMtHgXE7Wbs120VhWP5JhsHSkHxS1ufylAjeyh4OmtbHkL725qUD6FGnZf_qSEzsYP_are5bR41Wy-T68aw7TnEs-4_q9rOCHgwG2elNExu9G9jYT5k_Hb\" alt=\"A chart detailing which features are reported in NGS interpretation for VCF and BAM files\" width=\"953\" height=\"442\" title=\"YFull NGS Interpretation Features\"\/><figcaption>A chart detailing which features are reported in NGS interpretation for VCF and BAM files<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To order a YFull test analysis, users must upload raw data from other genetic testing providers. Your file can be from several companies, including Nebula Genomics. You can cross-reference kit numbers related to YFull IDs for easier access. The data can be a .BAM\/.CRAM or .VCF. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One caveat \u2013 data extraction from .VCF files will be incomplete (about 50-70%). If a user uploads a .VCF fie, STR matches will not get reported. YFull does not accept data in FASTQ format. Therefore, optimal results require the upload of a .BAM file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, customers can create a username when placing an order. They do not need to pay at the time of ordering.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/LZe6z8JLwrs70t0IaGBVWCW71JUqZeDgC2VWJrvXEDuJAjMM5g5lUi_6YZQ-K_888z8C4D8_nJNfAW4U9rblh83fSx59t9bOLgga7qwDIWyxjUqSKOJ6eK_B7aL3gjWbPpEt9vW2\" alt=\"Screenshot of YFull order page with list of what it includes, a form, and an order now button\" width=\"965\" height=\"1200\"\/><figcaption>YFull order page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After several weeks, the results will be ready and available after paying $49. You can purchase an mtDNA interpretation at an additional cost of $25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/Om7mKqmBhJJagG1hW39hMPHKdx7EQg3rCHhweGDxRwVFJ6qOlsUwYujOz7cdxY-4QVMiqoVyxZZhsIU0LTuVMZ4woEVAZ_TTnNkZDuadGac6Of-pB8QRisfPm3_cuoLztSd79A4n\" alt=\"A chart detailing which features are reported in NGS interpretation for mtDNA\" width=\"1200\" height=\"364\"\/><figcaption>A chart detailing which features are reported in NGS interpretation for mtDNA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-review-of-yfull-reporting\"><strong>Review of YFull Reporting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As mentioned earlier, there are two types of Y-DNA mutations: SNPs and STRs. Both types of mutations are useful for probing for different reasons. YFull offers an analysis of both SNPs and STRs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/qFacvZS37D_25i7WO9aAYQS5kXbZW0qMzinD8LwrksIwCN6CO2x45OuJX8OdafFJYgJ5vt9RVSvnbFOx2QK_RAqWaZFVAQ8MN-wDz5Zo0PEUgCzKWiMEnYtZER1iUAvZvmd4k_tm\" alt=\"Screenshot of a YFull page section featuring three hyperlinked squares\" width=\"1178\" height=\"363\"\/><figcaption>YFull customer homepage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to YFull, there are 185,780 known positive SNPs and 780+ known STRs. Additionally, 1,482,319 novel variants that have not been discovered before.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/pSGdJLYAhW07veAdXZBsqqhHTyJosnwA77cRE28vXptie1GfYxWRi6X4ahT5TrDVNz1XfEi0WeNbmoCi5MHhriiWPqA8Ef4cnC0apVKeFTLwsInu-7f6SYezd7Y1GNI1kvB5KN4E\" alt=\"List of known SNPs\" width=\"1200\" height=\"668\"\/><figcaption>List of known SNPs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The known SNP report shows the customer\u2019s position on the Y-haplotree and the SNP results for all SNPs tested on the customer\u2019s tree branch. Details include lists of SNPs in adjacent tabs, highlighting \u201cambiguous\u201d SNPs and no call SNPs (i.e., SNPs that were not determined during the process of genotyping a person\u2019s DNA).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-rlJFRyyosj_Zgw6VRnpRfs4VeDzCVRF5Xq5HTX9cVxwB469wRmA_sBDuTGkLqaGUgt28cMk0cArK8Q9l1doW14BaBde3N5E-DC2D1XMEZ_hQ4xQbNTkOqBzNDc3Z_CSWrNwrT3Q\" alt=\"YFull list of novel SNPs\" width=\"1200\" height=\"506\"\/><figcaption>YFull list of novel SNPs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We can also view a list of novel or private SNPs. These novel SNPs are stratified by quality (e.g. Best, Acceptable, Ambiguous, Low, One Reading). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All private SNPs have a YFS prefix. The red checkmark next to some of these SNPs means that they can be verified through YSEQ. The G refers to the location of this gene within this SNP.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/rq_yovCs4ZzG3cJHhTrbebl30c-VyRdBvj6COkdmEFF-IOaX84g7pzfMgZpKbGTQt5MMluQSLbt4QCGGwqzexI0XWg-xukWWeQ_f6Uhn8uV6I01ZoJ24qv8aZ-_6GWoWB4DeNTjZ\" alt=\"Table with many small columns titled with nitrogenous bases (A, C, G, T) and rows filled and partially filled in\" width=\"1200\" height=\"373\"\/><figcaption>Aligned sequencing reads<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The report also shows insertions and deletions (indels), which are positions in the sequence that have extra nucleotides.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/dAVMX1cvR89Nx-Py8CrwEZ-RumpvYzTPMvMEiszZkFdxcFmIDJsk2vvwXlvaCMoSGKnfm7uSr_VRLOBCgXlGcvMJbl6uUXJdikKlt7dJzgWBgcJWY8QEZEwShILb9ye2YLGLUFs6\" alt=\"List of indels\" width=\"1200\" height=\"165\"\/><figcaption>List of indels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, one can access SNP matches. These are SNPs shared or assumed to be shared with other samples in YFull\u2019s database. You can trace these SNPs back to a distant common ancestor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The database will continue to compare a sample as it updates. If any of these private SNPs match newly discovered YFull samples, these SNPs will get names in the Y-series.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/eUyu_EXa-EGrq-c3v2nb1DohwX-Xw_a2cVzLD7W7znI5oCcot-rq5Yw1v3oVPA6FUBEoO_ezGsEHWEYTchWt2ffaEK0ewYOidWvxxVcjI4kYEMwX6lBjfmgHMAvr-OdsFgWsbPRM\" alt=\"Table with SNP matches in a table with nine visible rows, featuring the country of origin, YFull ID, and shared SNPs columns\" width=\"1200\" height=\"269\"\/><figcaption>YFull close <a href=\"https:\/\/nebula.org\/blog\/dna-match\/\">DNA matches<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One can also observe individual SNPs to get more information. This includes the number of reads that overlap that SNP, reference sequences, and so forth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/xXIu6_nJF8rASpI07kFeLHdSyIPkXvcbHTBcF7xf1qxMSxP-4b_-Yfjnh2O_OrdqC9XitmRY3Lvz2Dtl5pn65nfzKwtOe99ta-RKgnhsYyuYmzCglRAuV07VROSMBEFwL4VaTrLI\" alt=\"Section of a table with several rows with some information on base pairs\" width=\"1200\" height=\"230\"\/><figcaption>YFull search in a BAM file<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a useful feature to allow customers to query results by SNP name.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/O-Ey-u6JbNBVL1haAt0gcJc5BgQPkOf-EZs-AmHGB_4fErN0a-ifkzts1j_UvC9SnO8xWekRtjPSugnHYnxqW8ilNRyD65xmbHj0K5K7_SF0bXOt3f6p37qhYk5a5VaPv9qGHWWE\" alt=\"Screenshot of a row describing an SNP\" width=\"1200\" height=\"107\"\/><figcaption>YFull SNP query feature<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We close our review of YFull reporting with a look at the YReport feature.&nbsp;YTree includes family tree DNA haplogroups and shared SNPs (Y-SNPs) in every haplogroup project. It is based on public sample data, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genome.gov\/27528684\/1000-genomes-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1000 Genomes Project<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>YTree gets updates almost every month based on submissions from haplogroup experts, the International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG), and others. The list of SNPs from the root to the terminal haplogroup is sharable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/0FFRdMV_8rKm_T6PQw2Vt5fGUULWAU0Bq-9y2p7uqazPRZl6x9UzVurgc6KE-oHZFB5rdw_jECg4m17pHserovb_fe1o-w7hWk8N6PgLTf_U3aO5WeVNLiDsg-wOKp087J2oMxEk\" alt=\"Graph in a waterfall-like format featuring green squares with letters representing chromosome positions\" width=\"729\" height=\"1200\"\/><figcaption>YFull YTree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/Ek6NWV_nXV4mw56-THMlsTry4I5Wz7KRhNh6T05AeZWfHWfUESxH8muxud--623SEK2EQkafPALSELyH6XlMLZv5F0PnSND4-Wn9LQAzqhTyFy6cpcnNZyiGJwebPGbtoTTJS26w\" alt=\"Table listing several positions, their SNPs and subclades\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1031\"\/><figcaption>YTree statistics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Customers can also observe STR results (780 that are tested), matches, and variants in the common 12, 25, 37, 67, &amp; 111 format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/gNddFBYG3wc66SMe_6qoFjamNGd-nula1HFwv8BuLyDoMVNg6y4Od0QdQoIJjy_EWo4d4cGCfbMAP4f-SON4MgBdPKZeTRgUGm_v6_-nuQROHOko--nTQmQX_VwRc_U4dF1stAHG\" alt=\"Table with six rows of SNPs and information in columns of rectangles with SNPs and numbers in them\" width=\"1200\" height=\"293\"\/><figcaption>YFull STR marker results<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional features include haplogroup age estimates based on a 2015 study where authors outline an original method of selecting true mutations. 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You can delete your data and account by navigating to the \u201csettings\u201d page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-yfull-reviews\"><strong>YFull Reviews<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Several short reviews are on the company website. Other than that, there are not many accessible customer reviews online. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nebula-genomics\"><strong>Nebula Genomics<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We finish our YFull review, by looking at some complementary products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our data can be imported into YFull, giving access to an extensive <a href=\"https:\/\/nebula.org\/blog\/y-chromosome-test\/\">Y chromosome<\/a> and mitochondrial DNA database. 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