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Paulie

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34. Neither. They do a test on the CODIS markers

Sat Feb 9, 2013, 08:57 AM

Feb 2013

Those used by the FBI for criminal cases.

These are 13 pairs of markers (plus an additional one for gender), and if you can test the parents and the child, line the results up, you can compute a probability of relationship. Siblings will be different from each other, as they each get a slightly different set of each parent (excluding identical twins) but you get results that are like in the millions to one for/against parentage.

Having a matching Y DNA profile means genetic relationship but that can be 10s to hundreds of years and would include all males in that line, even cousins that live on the other side of the planet. It's not specific. MTDNA is even worse as there are potentially less variation over.thousands of years and a maximum number if markers you can test (16535 if I remember)

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] fleur-de-lisa Nov 2012 OP

No, but I'd do it in a heartbeat if it was cheaper. aquart Nov 2012 #1

How much is it? GentryDixon Nov 2012 #2

On ancestry.com it's usually $199 for members . . . fleur-de-lisa Nov 2012 #4

Thanks. GentryDixon Nov 2012 #8

I have never heard the term 'Melungeon' before . . . fleur-de-lisa Nov 2012 #9

I am white, but I have very dark hair and GentryDixon Nov 2012 #12

No ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #3

Yes, and surprise! rablrouzer Nov 2012 #5

What service did you use . . . fleur-de-lisa Nov 2012 #7

DNA Service Used rablrouzer Nov 2012 #15

The National Geographic Genographic sharp_stick Nov 2012 #6

I used Ancestry's $99 initial offer. lonestarlib Nov 2012 #10

I'm afraid they'll say I'm from Kolob! lulz nt OhZone Nov 2012 #11

I just sent in a saliva sample to 23 and me. mysuzuki2 Nov 2012 #13

Oh yes, several times Paulie Nov 2012 #14

I haven't kdmorris Nov 2012 #16

I did the Ancestry.com DNA test, dgibby Nov 2012 #17

I have. NOLALady Nov 2012 #18

Thanks for the info . . . fleur-de-lisa Nov 2012 #19

New Orleans is my home, NOLALady Nov 2012 #20

Thanks! Happy Thanksgiving to you, too! fleur-de-lisa Nov 2012 #21

Have you received your results? NOLALady Dec 2012 #22

Funny you should ask . . . fleur-de-lisa Dec 2012 #23

What do you think of NOLALady Dec 2012 #25

Could he test or have any brothers to test? Paulie Dec 2012 #28

About a year and a half ago NOLALady Dec 2012 #29

Ah! Keep in mind Paulie Dec 2012 #27

So which of these tests JimDandy Feb 2013 #33

Neither. They do a test on the CODIS markers Paulie Feb 2013 #34

Thanks for the info. Have a son JimDandy Feb 2013 #35

BTW, I checked the 23andme site yesterday tibbir Dec 2012 #24

I did the National Geographic one. Showed my ancestors coming applegrove Dec 2012 #26

That's a traditional "celtic" migration sybylla Jan 2013 #30

2 reasons I won't do it... sybylla Jan 2013 #31

I just took the autosomal DNA test from Ancestry.com. OnionPatch Feb 2013 #32

I just had it done CanonRay Feb 2013 #36

I did the Genographic Project's first round nickinSTL Feb 2013 #37

Update nickinSTL Jun 2013 #39

Have done it five times with three companies- 23andme the best for the least carolinayellowdog Feb 2013 #38