I've done DNA on males in the family on 2 lines and we've not had much luck there either. But I'm willing to grasp at straws when there's been no breakthroughs in 15 years. Maybe we'll have better luck in the future... as more and more do the DNA. Have a blessed day! Di Breeder of AKC Pomeranians 1 Cross + 3 Nails = 4 Given > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 19:15:35 -0400 > Subject: Re: [Campbell] FEMALE DNA > > I had my MTDNA done about four years ago and - so far as I can see - it is a > super-collassal waste of money. I get "matches" on a near daily basis from > Family Tree DNA and so far have found no connection whatsoever to any of > them. > > > MWF > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Laura Mitchell > Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 2:24 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Campbell] FEMALE DNA > > Mitochondrial DNA is passed from mother to child, so it's present in both > men and women. I think it can be used to document the maternal line. > > Laura Mitchell, RN > > On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Diana Holland Calderon < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Does anyone know how the mitochondrial dna thing works. I think that > > the females. Do we get the same info as the male DNA? > > > > > > > > My first cousin could go back female to female to our Campbell line. > > I've paid to have several other family lines DNA'd by menfolk, but my > > Campbell's had no male descendants. > > > > > > > > Have a blessed day! > > Di > > > > > > Breeder of AKC Pomeranians > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your > > inbox. > > > > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAG > > L:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_1 _______________________________________ > > > > Remember to search the archives use this address > > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/?list=CAMPBELL > > > > Browse the archives at > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/CAMPBELL/ > > > > Contact the List Manager > > mailto:[email protected] > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > Laura Mitchell > > I find that a sherry in the afternoon helps me feel more kindly disposed > towards the children. > > Anonymous Southern Belle > _______________________________________ > > Remember to search the archives use this address > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/?list=CAMPBELL > > Browse the archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/CAMPBELL/ > > Contact the List Manager > mailto:[email protected] > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > _______________________________________ > > Remember to search the archives use this address > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/?list=CAMPBELL > > Browse the archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/CAMPBELL/ > > Contact the List Manager > mailto:[email protected] > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendar&ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_5