Oh this would be even more interesting if they made it for Woman and not just for Men.Then you could get some really wild DNA results. Darcy > From: ackstrongs@gmail.com > To: bower@rootsweb.com; BOWERS-L@rootsweb.com; BOWER-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:18:43 -0700 > Subject: Re: [BOWERS] [BOWER] Family Tree DNA special offer > > Yes, the 12 marker kit is currently available at a substantial discount. > The problem, though, is that very often the 12 marker test is inconclusive > in establishing a meaningful genealogical relationship. In my experience, > the 12 marker test is most useful in disproving a relationship. To prove a > relationship, even the 25 marker test is often inconclusive. Only the 37 > marker and higher tests yield meaningful matches. So, if one finds a match > at 12 markers, you will most likely want to upgrade. It currently costs $49 > to upgrade from 12 to 25 markers and $99 to upgrade from 12 to 37 markers. > Of course, if your 12 marker results do not show any Bowers/Bower/Bauer/etc. > matches, you've saved, at least until a match occurs, the extra cost of the > higher marker kits. > > Just something to consider when deciding how to get the most bang for the > buck. > > Robert Strong > Administrator of the Bowers DNA Project > http://azstrong.tripod.com/bowersdnaproject/index.html > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Donna Hinson > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 7:53 AM > To: BOWERS-L@rootsweb.com ; BOWER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [BOWER] Family Tree DNA special offer > > I just learned from Rodney Bowers that Family Tree DNA is making a > special offer of the DNA-12 marker test for $39. > See here for more info: > http://www.familytreedna.com/landing/Y-DNA12-Promo.aspx > > We need more Bower/Bowers participants in DNA testing. So many of us > have no matches but in addition, our Bowers DNA group is very small for > a name that is so common. > > The FTDNA Bowers Project shows DNA results by ancestor and Robert Strong > is the administrator. Check out the project at this URL: > http://azstrong.tripod.com/bowersdnaproject/index.html > > Donna (Bowers) Hinson > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOWER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOWERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

There is a DNA test that women can take that can be useful for genealogy purposes, namely the Family Finder test at Family Tree DNA. It is an autosomal test that identifies strands of DNA from all your ancestors for about 5 generations back. If you have some matches that indicate a relationship, then you can compare ancestral surnames to see where it is likely you share a common ancestor. Note that the results are limited to the Family Finder database, which currently is much smaller than the yDNA database. Men can also take this test. For more on this test, see http://www.familytreedna.com/faq/answers.aspx?id=8#879 Another test that women (again, men can also take this test) can take is the mtDNA test, which tracks the mitochrondial DNA of your direct female lineage back forever. But since mitochrondial results only identify your ancient maternal "clan", they are not much help for most genealogy purposes. For more on this test, see http://www.familytreedna.com/faq/answers.aspx?id=8#507. These tests can be ordered through the Bowers DNA Project. However, since the focus of the project is yDNA, mtDNA and Family Finder results are not presented there. Robert Strong Administrator of the Bowers DNA Project http://azstrong.tripod.com/bowersdnaproject/ -----Original Message----- From: darcy Freeman Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 9:22 PM To: list serv Subject: Re: [BOWERS] [BOWER] Family Tree DNA special offer Oh this would be even more interesting if they made it for Woman and not just for Men.Then you could get some really wild DNA results. Darcy > From: ackstrongs@gmail.com > To: bower@rootsweb.com; BOWERS-L@rootsweb.com; BOWER-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:18:43 -0700 > Subject: Re: [BOWERS] [BOWER] Family Tree DNA special offer > > Yes, the 12 marker kit is currently available at a substantial discount. > The problem, though, is that very often the 12 marker test is inconclusive > in establishing a meaningful genealogical relationship. In my experience, > the 12 marker test is most useful in disproving a relationship. To prove > a > relationship, even the 25 marker test is often inconclusive. Only the 37 > marker and higher tests yield meaningful matches. So, if one finds a > match > at 12 markers, you will most likely want to upgrade. It currently costs > $49 > to upgrade from 12 to 25 markers and $99 to upgrade from 12 to 37 markers. > Of course, if your 12 marker results do not show any > Bowers/Bower/Bauer/etc. > matches, you've saved, at least until a match occurs, the extra cost of > the > higher marker kits. > > Just something to consider when deciding how to get the most bang for the > buck. > > Robert Strong > Administrator of the Bowers DNA Project > http://azstrong.tripod.com/bowersdnaproject/index.html > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Donna Hinson > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 7:53 AM > To: BOWERS-L@rootsweb.com ; BOWER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [BOWER] Family Tree DNA special offer > > I just learned from Rodney Bowers that Family Tree DNA is making a > special offer of the DNA-12 marker test for $39. > See here for more info: > http://www.familytreedna.com/landing/Y-DNA12-Promo.aspx > > We need more Bower/Bowers participants in DNA testing. So many of us > have no matches but in addition, our Bowers DNA group is very small for > a name that is so common. > > The FTDNA Bowers Project shows DNA results by ancestor and Robert Strong > is the administrator. Check out the project at this URL: > http://azstrong.tripod.com/bowersdnaproject/index.html > > Donna (Bowers) Hinson > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOWER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in > the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOWERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOWERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message