In a message dated 6/15/02 4:00:23 AM US Mountain Standard Time, AMXROADS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << Men have both maternal and paternal markers, while women have only maternal. >> Carolyn: Recently History Channel had a program on Billy the Kid and getting permission from those family members that need to give it on testing the body parts that was buried in MO. They exhumed the remains that was buried at his home place in MO and during the program they said several times that the DNA that men carry is not passed on however the DNA of woman is passed on from female to female of the line. This statement I have never heard before. I do hope that I heard it correctly and if not straighten me out. I am going to look for this program and purchase it and watch it again and again as it was interesting in the way they did the anilizing of the body remains that was available. The male members of families have the female DNA but do not pass it on to other males of the family. They did prove that the remains at the home place in MO was a direct relitive of Billy the Kids mother but not that it was Billy's remains that was found. Programs end stated they would go to TX where another grave if professed to be that of Billy the Kid and see if they can get permission to open that grave. I also feel the need to read more on this as I was convensed that I would have it done but not sure now. Thank you so much for the added info in your post on this subject. In about 10 days I am going to travel to IN for family reunion and gen research so I will unsub from the list at that time till I return. I will surely miss all the useful info that you send out. I have been contacted by a new cousin just the other day. His ancestor is a brother to my connection with George Burton of Jefferson Co., IN. I have a couple of leads but no real connection as yet. I will look forward to reading what others have to say on this subject. Beej

This is the difference between Mitochondrial DNA and Nuclear DNA. The Mitochondrial DNA is passed from mothers to ALL her offspring. But men can't pass that on, so it passes down the maternal line, mother to daughter. ----- Original Message ----- From: <PasaPeruva@aol.com> To: <AMXROADS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2002 5:45 PM Subject: [AMXROADS] Re: DNA and what it can mean to research > In a message dated 6/15/02 4:00:23 AM US Mountain Standard Time, > AMXROADS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > << Men have > both maternal and paternal markers, while women have only maternal. >> > > Carolyn: Recently History Channel had a program on Billy the Kid and > getting permission from those family members that need to give it on testing > the body parts that was buried in MO. They exhumed the remains that was > buried at his home place in MO and during the program they said several times > that the DNA that men carry is not passed on however the DNA of woman is > passed on from female to female of the line. This statement I have never > heard before. I do hope that I heard it correctly and if not straighten me > out. I am going to look for this program and purchase it and watch it again > and again as it was interesting in the way they did the anilizing of the body > remains that was available. > The male members of families have the female DNA but do not pass it on to > other males of the family. They did prove that the remains at the home place > in MO was a direct relitive of Billy the Kids mother but not that it was > Billy's remains that was found. Programs end stated they would go to TX > where another grave if professed to be that of Billy the Kid and see if they > can get permission to open that grave. > I also feel the need to read more on this as I was convensed that I would > have it done > but not sure now. Thank you so much for the added info in your post on this > subject. > > In about 10 days I am going to travel to IN for family reunion and gen > research so I will unsub from the list at that time till I return. I will > surely miss all the useful info that you send out. I have been contacted by > a new cousin just the other day. His ancestor is a brother to my connection > with George Burton of Jefferson Co., IN. > I have a couple of leads but no real connection as yet. > > I will look forward to reading what others have to say on this subject. > > Beej > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >