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Questions About DNA Testing & FamilyTreeDNA.com DNA Test Kit Contents & Pictures |
The MORGAN Surname DNA Project was officially begun on March 6, 2003 when we registered with FamilyTreeDNA.com for our Group and were given the discounted rate for each individual test. Having read many success stories in matches with DNA for genealogical purposes, we decided that it is time to try to advance our research in the many cases where there are no written documents to help to prove our ancestry.
The success of our Project will depend on the number of participants who join our testing group, as well the documentation of the research connected with each line reqarding dates and locations of birth, death, marriage, etc. Please, contact as many MORGAN researchers as you can to encourage their participation in our Project to help to ensure its success. The testing will be for the Male Y-chromosome that is passed, only, from father to son. Therefore, the testing requires a Male with the surname of MORGAN. This can be any male relative who is a direct descendant of one of your male Morgan ancestors, if your name is not MORGAN or if you are a female researcher. We have chosen Family Tree DNA of Houston, TX as our testing company. They are leaders in their field and are associated with Dr. Michael Hammer, Ph.D., Geneticist, associate research scientist in the Division of Biotechnology at the University of Arizona. The testing laboratory will be analyzing either the 12, 25 or 37 markers on the Y-chromosome. If the markers of two or more male individuals match, it will indicate they descend from a common male MORGAN ancestor. It will not identify the specific ancestor. It is our opinion that the 25 marker test, Y-DNA25 is much better at reporting the kind of data that we need to determine that we are related, than the Y-DNA12 test which can find many matches that are not close in generations to most research. However, which test to order, is a personal decision. You can upgrade from the 12 marker to the 25 or 37 marker test at a later date if desired, although, the cost is a bit more and causes several weeks delay in obtaining the final results. To join our Group, and to help answer your questions, we have a list to the left to take you to FamilyTreeDNA.com. Also, please take a look at the great success that we have had with our DNA results, to date. We require a chart of your MORGAN down from the earliest known MORGAN to you, the participant. This is to help to identify each line and assign an ID#. After you have joined our Morgan group, you will receive instructions on how to send the Ancestor Tree.
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