This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JohnAlexander5566 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.alexander/6285/mb.ashx Message Board Post: We would like to invite all Alexanders to join and participate in the Alexander DNA project (web site at http://alexanderdna.org/). We currently have approximately 100 members and are one of the larger family projects. The members, who live mostly in the U. S., belong to more than 30 groups that have been genetically separated from each other for at least as long as their surname has been Alexander, often much longer. About a dozen of these 30 groups have two or more members while the remainder have not yet found anyone else as part of their family group among the DNA testers. Within the groups having several members, laboratory tests show no variation or very little variation from person to person in the DNA inherited only from father to son (YDNA); however, the difference in YDNA between a person from one group and a person from another group is usually extremely great. If a person's test includes sufficient "markers", there is usually no difficulty in determining whether the person belongs to a particular family group. If you would like to use DNA testing to help find your Alexander ancestors, take a look at the web site. It has the YDNA profile for each project participant, the family grouping of participants, the known Alexander lineage for many participants, and contact information for learning more about the project and how you can join. Please note that YDNA is passed only from father to son; so, if you are a female who wants to trace your Alexanders, you must get a father, a brother, or a male Alexander cousin to take the test for you. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.