1st Prize- $300 Gift Card from selected retailers*
2nd Prize- $250 Gift Card from selected retailers*
3rd Prize- $200 Gift Cardfrom selected retailers*
4th-6th Prize- Y-46 or mt I,II,III DNA Test

Watch this video to learn how to invite others!

Invite your family members to join your family network and have a chance at winning a $300 gift card*. Prizes will be awarded to the GeneTree members who have the most unique accepted invites by midnight MST on December 10, 2008. Winners will be announced and awarded prizes December 17, 2008. Questions? Call 866-740-6362 or email info@genetree.com

You could win:

* Gift Card winners may choose the awarded denomination to one of the following: Costco, Amazon, Walmart, or Target. All logos and names are owned by the corporation of note. The contest ends at midnight MST on December 10, 2008.

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You can share the power of discovery through DNA with your family by sharing your DNA profile with them. GeneTree’s new “inheritance” service now makes it easy to share DNA profile(s) with your relatives by only paying for a single test. Here is how it works:

If you are a GeneTree member with Certified* DNA test results, you can easily identify relatives in your pedigree with those whom you share certain portions of your DNA. By inviting these relatives to join GeneTree they will automatically have the option to “inherit” your DNA profile(s) into their accounts, and can use them in all of GeneTree’s on-line genetic-genealogy tools without having to be tested themselves.

GeneTree members who have not yet obtained Certified results can also benefit from this new service. When you log on to your GeneTree account and visit the DNA section, you will be notified if you have relatives in your family tree having Certified GeneTree test results with whom you share DNA. You can request to “inherit” these DNA test results into your GeneTree account and use them as your own. Alternatively, you can purchase a Certified DNA test to share with your family members. Some families chip in money to have one person tested and then share the results.

Please keep in mind that “inherited” DNA profiles are only correct when shared with biological relatives. Thus, GeneTree members with pedigrees including non-biological relatives should use caution when sharing DNA profiles. Additionally, while “inherited” DNA profiles from biological relatives are typically reliable they are still estimates**. For this reason, “inherited” profiles are posted in GeneTree accounts as “Uncertified”. The most accurate DNA test results come from a personal test. If you would like to ensure the highest accuracy when utilizing the DNA features of GeneTree please purchase a Certified DNA test.

We invite you to take advantage of GeneTree’s new “inheritance” service to enhance your family’s ability to connect and collaborate in discovering your common history.

*”Certified GeneTree DNA Results” signify a GeneTree Test or unlocked DNA results from SMGF. If the results have been hand entered or imported through inheritance, the results are “Uncertified”.

** DNA mutations can cause slight differences between relatives’ DNA test results. The more distant the biological relationship the greater likelihood mutations have occurred. Additionally, slight variations in sample quality and/or laboratory conditions can result in differences reported between relatives’ mtDNA poly-C regions. Inaccurate pedigree information can also result in false “inheritance”

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GeneTree’s latest version of Family Tree Builder allows you to create the ULTIMATE shared family tree.

Using GeneTree’s latest version of Family Tree Builder allows you to:

• Choose your preferred layout view

• Print a variety of views of your tree

• Create large family trees (1,000+ people)

• Invite each of your family members to join your family network and view the ultimate shared family tree

Your family tree is an important part of your GeneTree profile as it helps GeneTree help you make connections with your relatives.

Make sure you are using all the features in building your ultimate family tree by watching the Family Tree Builder Tutorial.

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By using the DNA tools at GeneTree, you can view where your DNA cousins and ancestors have lived in the past few hundred years and view the predicted migration patterns of your deep ancestors. But that is not all! At GeneTree,you can actually contact and connect with your new found DNA cousins.

Not sure how to begin, no problem! It is easy. To learn how to make the most of your GeneTree account by matching with your DNA cousins throughout the world, watch the tutorial on the DNA matching tool. If you have not yet bought a DNA test and are interested, click here.

Click here to order a DNA test.

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Your Own Personalized Home Page
After logging in to your account, you will be sent to your new personalized homepage. The home page consists of a newsfeed that will track what you and the people in your network have been doing at GeneTree. It will post on your newsfeed when someone has added photos or videos, posted a message, or made a change to their profile.

On the right of your homepage you will see a column with quick action links. This allows you to go anywhere you need on the site easily from your homepage. In this column you can also invite your family and search for your friends on GeneTree. Sign in today to see your personalized homepage.

Updated Media Tools
You are going to LOVE the updated Media section! We have updated the format so that it is more user and viewer friendly. Sharing your photos and videos has never been easier! You can also add descriptions and tags to share the details of your precious moments with your family and friends. Don’t forget, you can also visit your family and friends’ media rooms to comment on their photos and videos. Log in and start uploading your photos and videos.

Fabulous Forum
Do you have questions about different aspects of family networking, DNA testing, or just genealogy in general? Or do you have wisdom to share with others on one of these topics? We need your questions, comments, and knowledge to be shared on the new and improved forum. Visit the forum today to start sharing your comments.

Don’t Forget! Birthday Reminders
The GeneTree system will automatically send you an email reminding you of the birthdays of all your family members that you have added into the Family Tree Builder. This makes it easy to remember even extended relatives birthdays. So make it easier on yourself, upload your entire family to your GeneTree family tree, then leave the remembering to us. We will give you a heads up when the time comes. Click here to start adding family and their birthdays.

Visit www.genetree.com today to see the changes and use the new capabilities.

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We had a great time talking with Dear Myrtle. She has been giving practical advice to genealogists since 1995. She had some great questions about how DNA can help a researcher. We enjoy helping people find new technology that can help them along.

Give it a listen, click here!

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If your family members are not yet members of GeneTree, no problem! You can invite them in 3 simple steps:

• Sign into your GeneTree account
• Add a family member to your pedigree chart on GeneTree’s Family Tree builder
• After entering their name, enter their email address and click “Invite to my Family Tree”

This will send that family member an email asking them if they would like to join GeneTree and be automatically linked to your profile. After that, it is up to you keep in touch and continue connecting!

To get started inviting your family, click here.

Sign into genetree.com today to start inviting your family.

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We are so excited to have Y-DNA testing at GeneTree! To help you get excited, we are offering you $20 off a Y-DNA test of your choice. We are offering the Y-33 and Y-46 tests.

$20 off Y-DNA Testing at GeneTree Become a part of the largest and most diverse databases of linked DNA and family history information in the world. Come explore your past with a Y-DNA test for $20 off!*
*Prices begin at a market low $149 with an additional $20 off if you order by 12 pm MST on August 31. Additional discounts are available for those who have already had a mitochondrial DNA test through GeneTree. Steps to your DNA test kit: 1) Click Order Y-DNA Kit Now! 2) Log in or create an account 3) Click DNA tab 4) Click Order Your DNA test 5) Enter the corresponding test coupon code to receive your discount (33 marker test: august33 or 46 marker test: august46)
Order a Y-DNA kit and discover your ancestral origins today! The Y-DNA test can only be done by males but women may arrange for their father, brother, or other male relative in their direct paternal line to be tested.

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Addition of New Test Means GeneTree Participants Can Now Conveniently Tap into the World’s Largest and Most Diverse Databases of Linked DNA and Family History Information Using Both Y-Chromosome (Paternal Line) DNA and Mitochondrial (Maternal Line) DNA Profiles.

SALT LAKE CITY, Jul 21, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — GeneTree, a DNA-enabled family history-sharing networking Web site designed to help people understand where their personal histories belong within the greater human genetic story, today added a Y-chromosome DNA testing option allowing participants to search for paternal line ancestors in the world’s largest and most diverse genetic genealogy databases. Providing a Y-DNA testing service along with its existing mitochondrial DNA testing means GeneTree participants can now conveniently research both paternal and maternal lineages using DNA profiles.

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Popular Genealogy Magazine Names DNA-Based Family Networking Site to List of 101 Best Family History Web Sites. Genetic-Genealogy Tools Provided by GeneTree Represent New Option for Ancestry Exploration and Unique Way to Discover and Connect with Family Members Around the World

SALT LAKE CITY, Jul 16, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — GeneTree.com has been named by Family Tree Magazine to its annual list of the 101 best family history Web sites in its Sept. 2008 issue. GeneTree is unique because it combines powerful social networking and digital media technologies with the world’s most comprehensive genetic genealogy database created by the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation. With these resources, GeneTree helps individuals further understand their place within the human family.

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