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>