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Title: Dna testing kits
Post by: whdsn on Sunday 01 December 19 21:44 GMT (UK)
I'm in two minds whether to get a DNA testing kit, have anyone done one and are they any good
Title: Re: Dna testing kits
Post by: RJ_Paton on Sunday 01 December 19 21:57 GMT (UK)
They are a useful tool but don't believe all the hype.
Title: Re: Dna testing kits
Post by: Rosinish on Sunday 01 December 19 22:13 GMT (UK)
As this is a genealogy site there are many who've done the DNA test but for yourself it depends on what you actually want to find out?

Have a read through the posts here on RC...

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/ancestral-family-tree-dna-testing/

This may help you to decide?

Annie
Title: Re: Dna testing kits
Post by: Craclyn on Sunday 01 December 19 22:19 GMT (UK)
Very useful as a tool to provide evidence to support or disprove your paper trail based tree.
Title: Re: Dna testing kits
Post by: Rosinish on Sunday 01 December 19 23:24 GMT (UK)
I have a kit yet to be returned but my sole reason is to try & find a connection with an adopted relative on my maternal line.
I have just ordered a kit for a male sibling too.

The adopted child is male & as I'm unsure how DNA would work with me being female, the relative being male I thought it best to have another male relative take part.

I do have an extensive tree with little online but I will have to rethink that & put up a tree for this family member I'm looking for with no clue as to his paternity hence my reason for DNA.

Annie
Title: Re: Dna testing kits
Post by: Craclyn on Monday 02 December 19 00:24 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Rosinish on Sunday 01 December 19 23:24 GMT (UK)

The adopted child is male & as I'm unsure how DNA would work with me being female, the relative being male I thought it best to have another male relative take part.


An autosomal test will show a relationship for either gender.
Title: Re: Dna testing kits
Post by: chiddicks on Saturday 14 December 19 17:32 GMT (UK)
I had a breakthrough this week actually that enabled me to breakthrough a brick wall and go back a further generation thanks to DNA. Three of us were working together and by a process of elimination and a combination of paper trail we made the breakthrough. One of the other people working on the brick wall also had a NPE on their side.

The important thing to remember is that I couldn't have made the breakthrough without the DNA match, but equally as important I couldn't prove I was right without the paper trail!

So a DNA test is very useful and very helpful, but it doesn't replace good old fashioned research either, the two go hand in hand together.