This is the test company used by our Pate DNA Project. The holiday season is a wonderful time to obtain DNA samples from your elder Pate relatives, especially if they are also the last living Pate male in your family line. Their Y-DNA would be a genetic legacy for all future generations of the family. Note the year-end deadline. I particularly recommend the upgrade to 37 markers for all men who are members of our Project and have tested for only 12 or 25 markers. This can be important in disclosing unique mutations which may be definitive in identifying particular kinships within a family line. For deceased members of our Project, upgrades may still be purchased since FTDNA retains their DNA samples for any future testing which may be desired. The Family Finder test is applied to non-gender-specific autosomal DNA, which could potentially disclose kinships with all the ancestral surnames in your family, male or female. The results have generally been disappointing in establishing Pate relationships between members of the Project. I am reluctant to recommend it for that purpose, but some members have established kinships within their other surnames. I have little knowledge and no experience with the female mtDNA testing. I welcome members to add their own comments and experiences with Family Finder and mtDNA testing. If there are any questions or I can provide more information, please let me know. A. J. Pate Group Administrator Pate DNA Project _________________________ New Kits Current Group Price SALE PRICE Y-DNA 37 $149 $119 Y-DNA 67 $239 $199 mtFullSequence (FMS) $299 $199 SuperDNA (Y-DNA 67 and mtFullSequence) $518 $398 Family Finder $289 $199 Family Finder + mtDNAPlus $438 $318 Family Finder + mtFullSequence $559 $398 Family Finder + Y-DNA 37 $438 $318 Comprehensive (FF + FMS + Y-67) $797 $597 Upgrades Current Group Price SALE PRICE Y-Refine 12-25 Marker $49 $35 Y-Refine 12-37 Marker $99 $69 Y-Refine 12-67 Marker $189 $148 Y-Refine 25-37 Marker $49 $35 Y-Refine 25-67 Marker $148 $114 Y-Refine 37-67 Marker $99 $79 Y-Refine 37-111 Marker $228 $188 Y-Refine 67-111 Marker $129 $109 mtDNAPlus $149 $129 mtHVR1toMega $269 $179 mtHVR2toMega $239 $179 mtFullSequence Add-on $289 $199 To order this special offer, log in to your personal page and click on the Order An Upgrade button in the upper right corner. A link to the login page is provided below. ALL ORDERS MUST BE PLACED AND PAID FOR BY MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2012, 11:59:00 PM CST, TO RECEIVE THE SALE PRICES. Log In to Order an Upgrade. Click Here to Order a New Kit.