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Subject: [NYDUTCHE] GENETIC GENEALOGICAL SERVICE
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 03:44:08 EST


Thought this interesting...from the Ancestry Weekly Digest.


MYFAMILY.COM AND RELATIVE GENETICS PARTNER TO DELIVER
GENETIC GENEALOGICAL SERVICE

MyFamily.com and Relative Genetics, a world-class genomics laboratory
and a leader in establishing definitive biologic relationships
through DNA testing and analysis, have entered an exclusive
partnership to distribute the Ancestry(TM) GenetiKit(TM), the most
complete and extensive DNA test available. The partnership and new
product combine traditional genealogy with the latest technology
making it easier to answer the question: "Where did I come from?"

The Ancestry GenetiKit will be introduced at GENTECH, the conference
for genealogy and technology in Boston, Massachusetts, on 25 January
2002. The test will be available exclusively through Ancestry.com, a
member of the MyFamily.com network, on 25 January and can be ordered
online for $219.00. The home collection kit comes with a swab to
painlessly and easily collect a sample of cells from the inside of
your cheek, which is then returned to the laboratory where DNA
testing is completed within a few weeks.

The Ancestry GenetiKit can be used to test for paternal-line
relationships through a test known as the Surname Test or Y
Chromosome Test. The Surname test analyzes twenty-three markers
making it the highest resolution commercial Y-chromosome test in the
world. These markers identify the provider's genetic identity
inherited from his ancestors. Other tests available using the
GenetiKit include the Mitochondrial DNA Native American Haplotype
Test and Mitochondrial DNA Sequencing Test used for establishing
maternal relationships.

The genetic identity of the provider will be compared against a
database of over nineteen thousand DNA samples, the world's largest
database of genetic genealogical samples. The results that will be
reported to the provider include an analysis of the provider's
personal genetic identity and a comparison with surnames contained in
the database to determine relationships. Ancestry.com users can use
their personal genetic identity to find other Ancestry.com users who
are living relatives. Furthermore, if a match is determined with
another sample in the database, the provider will receive ancestral
information on that match including a name, place, and date.

"By gathering genetic data from populations throughout the world,
Relative Genetics and The Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation, in
conjunction with development from the BYU Center for Molecular
Genealogy, are building the world's largest database of genetic
populations. These populations are sorted by place and time so
finding out where and when your genetic ancestors may have lived is
easier," said Dr. Scott Woodward, PhD., Professor of Microbiology and
faculty member of the Molecular Biology Program at Brigham Young
University, Laboratory Director of Relative Genetics.

Genealogy has traditionally been done using records of people's names
in association with dates and places. Almost every genealogist knows
that name changes and dates are not recorded and places can be
forgotten. Ancestry.com and Relative Genetics have teamed up to help
fill in the missing pieces.

"You carry within your DNA a record of your ancestry," said Tom
Stockham, CEO of MyFamily.com. "The Ancestry GenetiKit test accesses
the only record that never gets lost; your genetic heritage, DNA. By
combining those DNA records with more than 1.5 billion names we
currently have available online, we will offer our customers an
unsurpassed ability to build family pedigrees and establish
relationships between distant relatives."

For more information on the Ancestry GenetiKit, go to:
http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?sourceid=1644&targetid=3346

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