DNA testing

[PassionPlay]

Has anyone undergone DNA testing to prove/disprove a relative?

I have been attempting to identify an 'unknown' father in my tree and a potential relative is willing to test with me.  Googling brings up a bewildering array of sites so if anyone has experience of this, I would be grateful for any advice.

Cheers, Steph.

[helenw]

Hi the only DNA testing I'm aware of is for paternity and at which point you need the mother / child / father to get the 3 way comparison.

A friend of mine used a company in Canada that were very good and emailed the initial findings through within 14 days (full report arrived in the post within 4 weeks)

I'd check out one of the medically based sites (ie with no agenda to provide a service) and see if they come up with any recommended testing kits.

Hope this is helpful

[Shropshire Lass]

Hi Steph

If the relationship is not a very recent one, ie father/child, then you would need to look at the Y-chromosome DNA.  For this you would need your willing relative to be male.

I have had my female line DNA analysed by www.oxfordancestors.com/
Mitochrondrial DNA is of no use for genealogical research but it was fascinating to find out that I have an unbroken female line going back 45,000 years.  Imagine trying to name all those relatives on a family tree!

Have a look on Oxford Ancestors website - they have more explanations of Y-DNA.  I would recommend them on the basis of the service I had.

Good luck
Monica 

[PassionPlay]

Thank you both for your replies.  I have now e-mailed a couple of companies, and I'll check out Oxford Ancestors now.

The willing relative is female so it may be a lost cause 

Cheers, Steph.

[Lloydy]

The Oxford Ancestors sites makes fascinating reading

Jan

[Grothenwell]

Hi

National Geographic are doing a worldwide DNA search see

https://www5.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/

This might be of interest.

Let us know how you get on,

Best wishes and good hunting,

Grothenwell

[EDO]

Good morning,

I recently had my Genetic DNA Tested under the World-wide genographic study.  The results were quite enlightening. 

By linking/or confirming linkages, Genetic DNA Testing of the male Y-chromosone provides a new World-wide dimension into Family Tree research.  Females can be tested as well.

You can do the tests individually and have World-wide comparisons done by posting your results onto the Y-search DNA site - no extra cost, where privacy is paramount.

Recently, I had a basic 12 marker  test, just by rubbing a swab on the end of a short 'stick' around the inside of my cheeks and posting it to the Laboratory.  Because of the interest it has created results may now take a few weeks.

With the people and University that I went through, the samples will be retained for 25 years so that varied/or more intense testing can be done in the light of further technological breakthroughs.  I recommend the 12 marker test initially.

My enthusiasm has permitted me to establish, on a voluntary non-profit basis, the following EDMONDS surname web-page which will explain processes further. 

Persons interested in arranging for their DNA [male or female] to be tested can do so by following the links through the site

http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/e/edmonds/

Under the Group scheme available through this site, the male Test costs  US$99 - presently 53.7459 GBP.

Good hunting or good gathering,

Bruce EDMONDS
Brisbane AUS