Jay, The genealogy DNA tests are only testing for one Chromosome and that is the Y The Y chromosome is carried from father to son down through the ages. So if the first father was named Jackson this test would only be for that line of Jackson Now it looks like your name may be Hill and If you test it would be for Hill only. Like from you to your father to his father to his father back in time. So the test for a Jackson would not match a test for a White or Speaks. ------------------------------------------------- Maybe this has made it as clear as mud to you but I hope it helped some. Mary Harkey Russell maryiola@alltel.net http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bird Listowner Jackson L ----- Original Message ----- From: "JTHill" <jthill@inreach.com> To: <JACKSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 2:52 PM Subject: [JACKSON] Re: [HILL-L] DNA question. > > Ok Everybody I have a Question. > > Has anybody been cross scanning the DNA results between differant familes. > > Like on my dad's side is HILL, JACKSON, WHITE, SPEAKS, YANCEY, ..... + > > And my Mom's is ATKINSON, BAUMANN, DEAN/DANE, REDDICK, VICK,....+ > > What I mean is if I did a test for Hill I could also use it for Jackson line > and so on? > Or are they going to charge you for another test that's not needed? > > Just wondering because it could open alot of doors if you did. > > Jay