30th. July, 2011.

It is a popularly held belief that there are two distinct McManus families, both Irish; one emanating from the of Maguires of Fermanagh and the other from the O'Conors of Roscommon. An objective of this project is to test this hypothesis. YDNA test results from Family Tree DNA and from DNA Heritage confirm it to be valid.

The results from Family Tree DNA (including many that have been transferred from DNA Heritage) can be view on a colour-coded chart that classifies participants' results according to these two main groupings and others. Participants are included in groups when their test results closely match other participants, or when their family history research so indicates.

Older test results from DNA Heritage are displayed below. In accordance with the project objective, participants' haplotypes have been divided into three groups, Ulster, Connaught and Unknown, and colour-coded accordingly. As at Family Tree DNA, participants are included in groups when their test results closely match other participants, or their family history research evidence establishes them in one of the three categories. An analysis of each category is found on a page linked from its corresponding coloured panels above the chart.

With regard to the nature and characteristics of mutations; markers highlighted in red have been identified as the "fastest moving markers". Marker 464 is the fastest moving marker, and Marker 458 is the slowest of this group of fast-moving markers. The other three markers are between the fastest, and the slowest of the fast-moving markers.

Ulster

Connaught

Unknown


Code

First 
Name

D
Y
S
19

D
Y
S
385a

D
Y
S
385b

D
Y
S
388

D
Y
S
389i

D
Y
S
389ii

D
Y
S
390

D
Y
S
391

D
Y
S
392

D
Y
S
393

D
Y
S
426

D
Y
S
437

D
Y
S
438

D
Y
S
439

D
Y
S
441

D
Y
S
442

 D
Y
S
444

D
Y
S
445

D
Y
S
446

D
Y
S
447

D
Y
S
448

D
Y
S
449

CSG125**

Michael

14

11

13

12

13

29

24

11

14

13

12

15

12

12

15

17

13

12

13

25

18

30

XKW289

Kirk 

14

11

14

12

13

29

25

10

13

13

12

16

12

12

14

17

12

12

13

25

18

29

JOR666

Ann 

14

11

14

12

13

29

25

11

13

13

12

16

12

12

14

18

12

12

13

25

18

30

EGD531

Peter 

14

11

13

12

13

29

25

11

14

13

12

15

12

13

14

17

13

12

13

25

18

30

DTO686

John W

14

11

14

12

13

30

25

11

13

13

12

16

12

12

14

17

12

12

13

25

18

29

63AQO3

Leo R

15

11

14

12

14

30

25

11

13

13

12

16

12

12

14

17

12

12

13

25

18

29

GPDD3J

Frank 

14

11

14

12

13

29

25

11

13

13

12

16

12

12

14

17

12

12

13

25

18

29

UX5M27

George A

15

10

15

13

14

30

24

10

12

15

11

15

10

11

15

17

14

11

10

25

20

28

C8TY5F

Sean 

14

11

13

12

13

29

25

11

14

13

12

15

12

12

14

17

13

12

13

25

18

30

JU9ERE

Terence J

14

11

14

12

13

29

25

11

13

13

12

16

12

12

14

17

12

12

13

25

18

29

EUXGEW

Edward V

14

11

14

12

13

29

25

11

13

13

12

16

12

12

14

18

12

12

13

25

18

29

3775WD

Patrick (Paddy) G

14

11

13

12

13

29

24

11

14

13

12

15

12

12

14

17

13

12

13

25

18

30

S2WLT9 *

Lowell G

14

11

13

12

13

29

25

11

14

13

12

15

12

12

14

17

13

12

13

25

18

30

GWFW6Q

Burnett S

14

11

13

12

13

29

25

11

14

13

12

15

12

12

14

17

13

12

13

25

18

30

9UM8RQ

James M

14

11

13

12

13

29

25

11

14

13

12

15

12

12

14

17

13

12

13

25

18

30

9NUHWE

Timothy J

14

11

14

12

13

31

25

11

13

13

12

15

12

11

14

16

12

14

13

26

19

30

MJX2FA

Edwin C

  14

   11

   14

  12

   13

   29

   25

  11

  13

  13

  12

   15

   12

   12

   14

  17

  12

  12

   13

  25

  18

  29

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Code

First 
Name

D
Y
S
452

D
Y
S
454

D
Y
S
455

D
Y
S
456

D
Y
S
458

D
Y
S
459a

D
Y
S
459b

D
Y
S
460

D
Y
S
461

D
Y
S
462

D
Y
S
463

D
Y
S
464a

D
Y
S
464b

D
Y
S
464c

D
Y
S
464d

D
Y
S
635

G
A
T
A
A10

G
A
T
A
H4

GG
AA
T1
B07

Y
C
A
II
a

Y
C
A
II
b

 

CSG125**

Michael 

31

11

11

17

16

9

11

11

12

11

24

15

15

16

17

23

15

12

10

19

23

 

XKW289

Kirk 

30

11

11

17

16

9

10

11

13

11

24

15

15

17

18

23

16

12

10

19

23

 

JOR666

Ann 

30

11

11

17

16

9

10

11

13

11

24

15

15

17

18

23

16

12

10

19

23

 

EGD531

Peter 

31

11

11

17

15

9

11

11

12

11

24

15

16

16

17

23

15

12

10

19

23

 

DTO686

John W

30

11

11

17

16

9

10

11

13

11

24

15

15

17

18

23

16

12

10

19

23

 

63AQO3

Leo R

30

11

11

18

16

9

10

11

13

11

24

15

15

17

18

23

16

12

10

19

23

 

GPDD3J

Frank 

30

11

11

18

17

9

10

11

13

11

24

15

15

17

18

23

16

12

10

19

23

 

UX5M27

George A

31

11

11

14

17

8

9

11

12

12

22

11

11

14

15

19

15

11

11

19

21

 

C8TY5F

Sean 

31

11

11

17

16

9

11

11

12

11

24

15

16

16

17

23

15

12

10

19

23

 

JU9ERE

Terence J

30

11

11

17

16

9

10

11

13

11

24

14

15

17

18

23

16

12

10

19

23

 

EUXGEW

Edward V

30

11

11

17

16

9

10

11

12

11

24

15

15

17

18

23

16

12

10

19

23

 

3775WD

Patrick (Paddy) G

31

11

11

17

16

9

11

11

12

11

24

15

16

16

17

23

15

12

10

19

23

 

S2WLT9 *

Lowell G

31

11

11

17

16

9

11

11

12

11

24

15

16

16

17

23

15

12

10

19

23

 

GWFW6Q

Burnett S

31

11

11

17

16

9

11

11

12

11

24

15

16

16

17

23

15

11

10

19

23

 

9UM8RQ

James M

31

11

11

17

16

9

11

11

12

11

24

15

16

16

17

23

15

11

10

19

23

 

9NUHWE

Timothy J

30

11

12

15

18

9

10

11

12

11

24

15

15

17

20

23

15

12

10

19

23

 

MJX2FA

Edwin C

29

11

11

17

16

9

10

11

13

11

24

15

15

17

18

23

16

12

10

19

23

 

The above results, the entire testers from the project at DNA Heritage, can be represented in a diagram, or Cladogram - a tree-like diagram showing evolutionary relationships and demonstrating where they evolved from a common ancestor. Any two branch tips sharing the same immediate node are closely related. All taxa that can be traced directly to one node (that is, they are up-stream of a node) are said to be members of a monophyletic group. Each branch of a cladogram is referred to as a 'clade' and can have 2 or more arms. Comment: The below cladogram represents each coded current McManus tester in our project and their closeness to each other. Two clusters of closeness are evident - Ulster at the bottom of the diagram and Connaught above. Testers 9NUHWE and UX5M27 are the most genetically distant from the two clusters...