I've been interested in DNA testing for some time. In fact, I will be doing
my own in the coming weeks. I do have one question about when such tests
are compared to determine whether individuals are descended from the same
projenator[sp?](such as Louis Gates and potential cousins in last week's
African American Lives). My question:
How can one be certain that the individuals being used as the baseline have
an unbroken line to that ancestor? Or does this approach rely on the
concept that biological legitimacy follows legal or presumed paternity?
I was just wondering.
<html><div><P><STRONG>Victoria Robinson</STRONG> <BR><FONT
color=#993399><EM>Ancestors sought: Gant, Potts, Goss, Wynn, Robinson,
Kitchens, Edwards, Chambers, Dancer, Simmons, Jack, etc, etc,
etc</EM></FONT></P>
<P>"The danger to political dissent is acute where the Government attempts
to act under so vague a concept as the power to protect 'domestic
security.' Given the difficulty of defining the domestic security
interest, the danger of abuse in acting to protect that interest becomes
apparent." <BR><EM>-- U.S. Supreme Court, 1972</EM></P></div></html>
>
>Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 05:36:01 -0800
>From: qvarizona <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: DNA Article In USA Today
>
>Until very recently, which genealogist would ever have suspected that it
>might be possible to prove/disprove family history via a simple
>cheek-scrape? Fascinating... and scary, too. Do you suppose we'll all
>need to take a quick course in how to read DNA results?
>
> Joanne
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