Has anyone concidered a blood test to verify their genetic ancestors? Or foreign ancestors?
I have heard that its possible by the male line. My father, brother and son unfortunately have all died, however I have an uncle and that is as close to genetic fiber as I can get..but sinse he is from the male line, I believe if he is willing to donate blood for genetic testing it would be worth saving?? I also have 3 nephews and I am curious as to the outcome if we decide to try this.
Has anyone else on the list concidered this? I believe it would absolutely prove ancestry.
And not only for the nobility but just the regular people like me that are proud to have ancestors that have braved hardships and the oceans to come to America.
I am attaching a URL about genetic testing and genealogy. Blood is not
necessary. This is done with a swap of the inner cheek. I have not done
it. I am also attaching a URL about blood types throughout the world. Hope
something here is of interest to some of you.
http://www.familytreedna.com/ DNA genealogy the cost runs from $100 to $499
depending upon the type of test. There may be other companies that do this,
but this was the URL I had handy on the topic. I don't know anything about
this company or if it is reputable or not. For the amount of money
required, I would look around and make sure you are working with a reputable
firm. This might be one, check them out if you are still interested after
reading this.
I don't understand what this will buy you. Unless you have
access to body parts of the deceased what good will a
current DNA test do you? Or do you intend to ask other
people with the same name for their DNA to see if you are
related to them?
Fred: I had heard that some folks were doing this and had some information
on it that I thought I would pass along in response to the original question
that was posted.
I think if you are not sure of your real ethnic lineage it can point you to
some part of the globe. I myself have not done this as I find I can find my
ancestors via normal means. I suppose for those who are adopted, missing
data, or like to try new science, this could make sense. I don't believe it
will give you the name of your great grandfather, for instance.
I did find the links concerning blood type distribution very helpful in one
of my searches because one of the folks had a rare blood type in our line.
However, all that did was give me an idea of what country or set of
countries to look at. If you have a very common last name that might be
something to help narrow down where to begin searching using conventional
means.
I agree, DNA testing is not something that most genealogy hobbyists would
consider (the cost alone is an eye opener) and it can't match you to people
not also on file. At least I don't think it can.
But, since a question was posted showing someone was interested, I thought I
would at least pass on some information I had about genetics and genealogy.
I don't think this is something everyone is going to run out and do.
that are proud to have ancestors that have braved hardships and the oceans to come to America.