I know that DNA is a different heritage than just our genes and characteristics. While researching the surnameof my g grandmother, I found living cousins. We decided to have a real family reunion and that had not been done for over 60 years. Except for the few cousins that were about my age, I had not met any of the attendees. A little over 100 attended. When I came near the seating in the park an elderly man told me that he thought he had seen a ghost when he saw me. The man was in his 90's. He immediately told me that I had to be related to Eva. I was startled, and confessed that she had been my g grandmother. I had never seen her as a young woman. She was already quite old when I was born. The man who later turned out to be my g grandmother's much younger first cousin, told me that I was her spitting image. I never knew that I so resembled her and had inherited her genes that make up appeanace. Even though I was two generations later, and the last name had gone through four name changes as my g grandmother, my grandmother, my mother, and myself had each married; even so I looked more like that branch of the family than most of the male descendents. That was confirmed many times that day. So I may not have the Hinson Y chromosone which is needed to for the DNA screening, I have inherited some strong genes. Many Martin female descendents may have experienced the same type of things. Sometimes I feel more like a Hinson than cousins that still carry that surname. Karen Moore Kerr --------------------------------- Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV.