Hello Grace, I spent $118 on this test. I had my brother do the cheek swab as we are tracing the male line. However, it seems like a big waste of money since they don't tell you who you are connected to. I was very disappointed. They give you 44 markers (these are letters like DYS19 etc. You will get 44 of such. No way to tell if you are connected to anyone unless you know people who have done the test and are probably related to you. My grandfather was from Chapel's Cove. I suspect that anyone from Harbour Main or Chapel's Cove would have similar DNA to myself and my brother. However, until everyone is tested, we won't know. Here is the link to the site where I went. It is called www.Genebase.com Good luck, Judy Judy Corbett Barker St. Petersburg, Florida and Holyrood, Newfoundland, Canada Researching the Channel Islands, Ireland, Newfoundland and New Jersey. Visit my website at http://members.aol.com/judyb3753/index.html
Hi all, another small point related to genealogical DNA terminology: mtDNA or mitochondrial DNA - inherited only through maternal line so that all brothers and sisters carry the same mtDNA as their mother, grandmother, gGM, etc. Y-DNA - this is nuclear DNA inherited only through the paternal line and differing in terms of its inheritance. In humans, 2 of the 46 chromosomes are responsible for determining your sex. They are called the X and Y chromosomes. Each of us has two of these (one from each parent) XX - female XY - male You can receive X chromosomes from either your mother and father, but can only receive Y chromosomes from your father (this is why it is useful in tracing paternal lines). Note, however, that Y-DNA markers are only found in males (XY) and so only boys will carry the same Y-DNA as their father, grandfather, gGF, etc.. ABC
Suggest you might fine some interest in "Daughters of Eve". People at MUN are doing something. Can't recall much more than that from the talk. But Google it. Daughters of Eve are all on female lines and back to a particlar off spring of a particular female. It is all statistical as to why this is so. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 7:39 PM Subject: Re: [NFLD-LAB] DNA primer > Hello Grace, > > I spent $118 on this test. I had my brother do the cheek swab as we are > tracing the male line. However, it seems like a big waste of money since > they don't > tell you who you are connected to. I was very disappointed. They give you > 44 > markers (these are letters like DYS19 etc. You will get 44 of such. No way > to > tell if you are connected to anyone unless you know people who have done > the > test and are probably related to you. My grandfather was from Chapel's > Cove. > I suspect that anyone from Harbour Main or Chapel's Cove would have > similar > DNA to myself and my brother. However, until everyone is tested, we won't > know. > Here is the link to the site where I went. > It is called www.Genebase.com > Good luck, > Judy > > Judy Corbett Barker > St. Petersburg, Florida and Holyrood, Newfoundland, Canada > Researching the Channel Islands, Ireland, Newfoundland and New Jersey. > Visit my website at http://members.aol.com/judyb3753/index.html > > ------------------------------- > 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 >
Hi Folks, Does anyone know if these tests can be done to verify aboriginal ancestry? It seems I heard that some folks in central Newfoundland were being tested for descendancy from Beothucks, but I have not heard anything about it lately. Thanks, John ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 7:39 PM Subject: Re: [NFLD-LAB] DNA primer > Hello Grace, > > I spent $118 on this test. I had my brother do the cheek swab as we are > tracing the male line. However, it seems like a big waste of money since > they don't > tell you who you are connected to. I was very disappointed. They give you > 44 > markers (these are letters like DYS19 etc. You will get 44 of such. No way > to > tell if you are connected to anyone unless you know people who have done > the > test and are probably related to you. My grandfather was from Chapel's > Cove. > I suspect that anyone from Harbour Main or Chapel's Cove would have > similar > DNA to myself and my brother. However, until everyone is tested, we won't > know. > Here is the link to the site where I went. > It is called www.Genebase.com > Good luck, > Judy > > Judy Corbett Barker > St. Petersburg, Florida and Holyrood, Newfoundland, Canada > Researching the Channel Islands, Ireland, Newfoundland and New Jersey. > Visit my website at http://members.aol.com/judyb3753/index.html > > ------------------------------- > 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 >