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DNA and the family tree

Line me up! I just know that I am the descendant of kings or queens or royalty or whatever...

For such a reasonable price you would think that major orgs. would rush forward to find out, all about, their people and ancestry.

You would think that they would.

The Shadow Knows.

Thank you for being thorough on your DNA gene analysis. I contributed my blood and ancestral chart to help a group develop a more accurate conclusion years ago. thank you for giving an approximate percentage of accuracy on male and female DNA testing.

This was a great article. It will be quite helpful to me and my family. Thank You.

I have had DNA tests both mit and y. I am waiting for the results of my y, but the mit shows no matches in anyones database yet.

Great article. In addition to using DNA in geneology and forensics, there is an explosion of technology in the medical field in using DNA (and other DNA level molecular markers) to subtype certain cancers and other diseases - helping clinicians make more accurate prognoses, specialize treatments, and determine family risks.

Fantastic article. Extremely well-written and thoroughly researched. If the Deseret News continues to provide informative pieces like this, I will have to strongly consider changing my subscription from the Tribune.

In 5-10 years labs will be able to sequence an entire human nuclear genome within hours, possibly minutes, for less than $1000 per genome. The puny efforts at linking genealogy with DNA sequence information from mitochondria and the Y chromosome will become obsolete.

While not a panacea for our brick walls and other genealogical problems, DNA testing offers hope for the future as the technology develops. Thanks for this informative article.