“
No I would not give you false hope
On this strange and mournful day
But the mother and child reunion
Is only a motion away…” – Paul Simon
Of all the DNA testing for genealogical purposes, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) tests are the least popular and for good reason.
Still, I began to wonder… would a mtDNA test help in busting down a long-standing brick wall?
My autosomal DNA test results are in.
Some scraping of my inner cheek promised to give insight on my ethnic background and a chance to find folks somehow related to me.
I wasn’t expecting any surprises or revelations about my ethnic makeup.
I’ve always been a bit curious about geneatology – using DNA to trace family lines.
When the holidays came around this time, I had an urge to nab one of the discount offers out there. I did some research on the top three companies offering DNA testing for genealogical purposes and decided to take the plunge with FamilyTreeDNA.
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