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General => Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing => Topic started by: Kiwi In Oz on Wednesday 01 October 14 09:55 BST (UK)

Title: DNA QUESTION
Post by: Kiwi In Oz on Wednesday 01 October 14 09:55 BST (UK)

hi
i was wondering if there would be any possibility of testing the DNA of deceased persons

Title: Re: DNA QUESTION
Post by: DevonCruwys on Thursday 02 October 14 14:45 BST (UK)

It is a very difficult and costly process trying to extract DNA from deceased relatives, and the success rate is low. You'd need to get the testing done in a specialist forensic lab. See the list here:

http://www.isogg.org/wiki/List_of_forensic_and_ancient_DNA_laboratories

See this page for background:

http://www.isogg.org/wiki/Ancient_DNA