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From: Mac Hayes <>
Subject: [DNA] Newbie questions...
Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2002 03:39:41 -0700


I want to find out if I am related to a particular male individual who
died in 1788. The last male in my family who might have contributed
Y-chromosome material died in the 1980s. I have some wallet cards and a
few older documents that he handled, but nothing else that I can think
of to provide DNA material for testing.

His sister is my mother, still living at 94. Will a mtDNA test yield
usable results? I have tried to figure out the possibility, but all
I've read so far is just too confusing.

I would also like to preserve my mother's DNA for future testing, but
haven't found any search results on RootsWeb regarding that. Can
someone point me to a web site, or even give brief instructions? Can a
mouth swab be saved even though it dries out? One comment I read said
hair samples should include roots; can that be allowed to dry out?
Data... I need more data...

Mac Hayes
Rosamond, CA

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