Karleene: Everyone gets their mtDNA from their mother. Men and women can be tested for mtDNA and see if their female ancestry is the same or different. As an example, Edward Perkins married Elizabeth Butcher in new Haven CT in 1641. Their male children had his Y DNA, her mtDNA, and autosomal DNA from both. Their female children had her mtDNA and atDNA from both of them. To find out what her mtDNA was, we need to test several people who can trace their female ancestry directly back to Elizabeth. So Perkins females will have their Mother's mtDNA only. It can be traced, but it will not tell us about the Perkins surname which is tied to the Y DNA of males. It may be possible in the future to learn something about the atDNA of both parents. This area is still being researched and will also work with the X chromosome as well as with the non-sex chromosomes. I hope that answers your question. Later, SCPerkins On 4/9/06, Karleene <karly@pioneer.net> wrote: > Steve: > > Are you possibly saying that "mtDNA up later" is female results? If not, is > there possibility in the research that female Perkins DNA can be tested and > databased? > > Karleene > (daughter of a female Perkins) > > Karleene L. Morrow > SHOWBOAT POMS > karly@pioneer.net -- Steven C. Perkins SCPerkins@gmail.com http://stevencperkins.com/ http://intelligent-internet.info/ http://jgg-online.blogspot.com/ http://stevencperkins.com/genealogy.html