That is a scraping of the cheek--oops! Laurel Laurel Baty wrote: > I thought I would add that to participate in the BP2000 DNA test you must be > male and your father must have been a Beaty male--there is a great > discussion of the test at: > http://www.beattydna.org/Why.html > > I thought I would also add that the test is sent to your home and is a > simple scraping of the check--sort of like brushing your teeth. No scary > needles! You send the test back in a prepaid envelope--very easy and > painless. > > Laurel Baty L252 > > Laurel Baty wrote: > > > In honor of John S. Baty's birthday (December 19, 1825, L252) I would > > like to offer 2 free DNA 12 marker tests to two Beaty males. I would > > like one of the tests to be for a male in lineage 162 (a large TN > > lineage that has not submitted DNA for the BP2000 DNA project) and one > > for the first Beaty male to email me from any lineage that has not > > submitted DNA to the project. In the event that L162 does not respond I > > will choose the second Beaty male to email me. (PS--spelling is not > > relevant--you are all Batys to me!) > > My brother recently submitted DNA to the project and was found to have > > an uncommon mutation in the 12 marker test. It is easy to upgrade to > > the 25 marker test (you won't have to resubmit your sample) if you > > decide to at a later date. A table of results is available at: > > http://www.beattydna.org/Discussion.html > > > > You can read John's biography at: > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/john_s_baty.htm > > > > Happy Birthday John S. Baty--I hope you find a father one day! > > > > Laurel Baty, L252 > > > > ==== BP2000 Mailing List ==== > > Recommend a cousin ! Send name and email to: > > Mike Allen, Executive Director <naturalsoft@earthlink.net> > > Rob Beatty, Membership Director <emtech@ic.net> > > Ray Beaty, founder, BP2000 <RCBDJR@AOL.COM> > > ==== BP2000 Mailing List ==== > Visit the BP2000 Web page > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bp2000/