ONE Y-DNA TEST GOES A LONG WAY
Simply put, Y-DNA and surnames go hand-in-hand. Because of this, when one man gets tested, he represents a number of others sporting the same surname. His father, brothers, paternal uncles, and paternal cousins (both living and back in time through the generations) all share the same Y-DNA.
the largest testing company's website indicated that their database contained 47,857 Y-DNA records. If Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak's father, with 62 male relatives known,is typical, then 47,857 x 62 people have been tested by proxy -- about 2,967,134 people by just one company.
Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak, co-author (with Ann Turner) of "Trace Your Roots with DNA: Using Genetic Tests to Explore Your Family Tree" (as well as "In Search of Our Ancestors," "Honoring Our Ancestors" and "They Came to America"),
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Family Tree DNA - we do genetic tests for your genealogy questions!
the largest testing company's website indicated that their database contained 47,857 Y-DNA records. If Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak's father, with 62 male relatives known,is typical, then 47,857 x 62 people have been tested by proxy -- about 2,967,134 people by just one company.
Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak, co-author (with Ann Turner) of "Trace Your Roots with DNA: Using Genetic Tests to Explore Your Family Tree" (as well as "In Search of Our Ancestors," "Honoring Our Ancestors" and "They Came to America"),
read the rest of the article or print it out
Family Tree DNA - we do genetic tests for your genealogy questions!
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