This should come to you when they receive the kit. When did you send it to them? We can use a coupon from our pool and you can pass on your code when you get it. Are you ready for the Relative Genetics Kit? If so, I will order it sent to you. At 11:44 AM 3/1/2006, randy wells wrote: >Hey Orin, > >I got my Sorenson DNA test sent back in, but they didn't say >anything about a coupon. How do I get that and then get my other >DNA test done, as mentioned before. > >Yours, Randy Wells > ----- Original Message ----- > From: OrinWells<mailto:orinwells@wells.org> > To: WELLS-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:WELLS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 7:37 PM > Subject: [WELLS-L] mtDNA Testing > > > If anyone is interested in getting their mitrochondrial DNA tested > Relative Genetics will let you do it for a discount equivalent to the > current male Y-Chromosome discount. The mtDNA is the DNA that > resides outside the cell nucleus and is passed from the mother to all > her children. So if you can identify an unbroken maternal line of > ancestry you can associate this with others who descend from this > ancestry by a maternal line. This is more difficult to do than male > ancestry because the surname tends to change each generation - unless > the female has children and gives them her father's name of course. > > This is of interest to some people because it helps identify > something about your deep ancestry - i.e from which "daughter" of Eve > you are descended. Men can get this test as well. In their case > they are actually testing the mtDNA that came down to them from > their mother. > > The deal is with a Sorenson coupon you can get the the HVR1 test for > $95 and the HVR1 & HVR2 test for $135. To get the latter discount > you will need to go through the Wells project. > > Contact me if you are interested. > > > Orin R. Wells > Wells Family Research Association > P. O. Box 5427 > Kent, Washington 98064-5427 > <OrinWells@wells.org<mailto:OrinWells@wells.org>> > http://www.wells.org<http://www.wells.org/> > Subscribe to the "Wells-L" list on RootsWeb > > > ==== WELLS Mailing List ==== > Don't Forget > The Wells Family Research Association > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~wellsfam/wfrahome.html<http://www.rootsweb.com/~wellsfam/wfrahome.html> > > > >==== WELLS Mailing List ==== >To contact Listowner, >Send email to: >dwells@zekes.com Orin R. Wells Wells Family Research Association P. O. Box 5427 Kent, Washington 98064-5427 <OrinWells@wells.org> http://www.wells.org Subscribe to the "Wells-L" list on RootsWeb