Your sister's son would have Y DNA that represents your sister's husband.
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On Jun 10, 2013, at 4:32 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Contact familytreedna.com and they will tell you which test to ask for.Yes,they can test him and you also.Your mother's dna will come up also because men receive mtdna from their mother as well as Ydna from their father.And familyfinder will also match you with family,mine verified people we only guessed at.It may be pricey but watch for sales they have them thorough out the year.It's worth it.
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>> So for myself - I'd just swab me - but since my brother has died and I have
>> no livings parents or parental sibs, can my sisters son be used? I'm
>> guessing no because he descends from my father through his mother (non-x)
>> and adds in his own fathers dna?
>>
>> Tks
>>
>> Dusty
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> From: Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history. [
>> <mailto:[log in to unmask]> mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
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>> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 5:37 AM
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>> To: [log in to unmask]
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>> Subject: Re: Best DNA test and Criteria
>>
>> Paula:
>>
>> The answer is . . . "it depends."
>>
>> Which company(ies) you test with and which test(s) you order depend upon
>> your individual needs/interests.
>>
>> The best companies are FamilyTreeDNA.com and 23andMe.com.
>>
>> If you want to track a direct male yDNA line (father's father's father,
>> etc.), you need to recruit a male relative to test for that line. If he is
>> not a genealogist, you may need to pay for it. Test at least 37 markers at
>> FamilyTreeDNA (FTDNA). Anything less than 37 markers is anthropologic
>> information.
>>
>> If you want to track your direct female line (mother's mother's mother,
>> etc.), you can order the complete mitochondrial (mtDNA)test at FTDNA. You
>> may or may not derive any immediate genealogical help from it. If you are
>> curious about the anthropologic information, see Bryan Sykes's book _The
>> Seven Daughters of Eve_.
>>
>> Both FTDNA (Family Finder) and 23andMe (Relative Finder) do autosomal
>>
>> (atDNA) testing of the non-sex chromosomes for several generations back from
>> you. 23andMe includes some yDNA (in males only), mtDNA, and xDNA testing as
>> part of the package, as well as medical information (risks for various
>> diseases, medication sensitivities). Autosomal DNA can help you find living
>> cousins with whom to collaborate on your mutual research problems. Hence the
>> value of the surnames and place names for use in sorting the matches to
>> determine how you are related. FTDNA and 23andMe provide tools to help in
>> analysis.
>>
>> The X chromosome (xDNA) test can be quite interesting. The two X chromosomes
>> (one from each parent) are scrambled (recombined) in females.
>>
>> The Genetic Genealogist blog a few years ago provided charts to show the
>> directions the X takes and which ancestral positions did not provide any X.
>>
>> There are blogs which explain the different tests and how to interpret
>>
>> results:
>>
>> DNA eXplained (Roberta Estes)
>>
>> The Legal Genealogist (Judy Russell)
>>
>> The Genetic Genealogist (Blaine Bettinger) Your Genetic Genealogist (CeCe
>> Moore)
>>
>> Some blogs also explain how to transfer data from 23andMe to GEDmatch.com
>>
>> (free) and FTDNA (for a fee). This is another way to maximize the number of
>> potential matches, since different people tend to test at different
>> companies.
>>
>> Some people test at more than one company. I tested myself at 23andMe
>> because I wanted the medical information and the xDNA result. I tested a
>> male relative for my paternal grandfather's yDNA line and another male
>> relative for my maternal grandfather's yDNA line. I also tested one of the
>> men for minimal mtDNA. I am transferring data as appropriate to FTDNA and to
>> GEDmatch when it accepts data again. I administer the test results for the 2
>> men, and they can remain anonymous.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> --Ida Skarson McCormick, [log in to unmask], Seattle Member of the Seattle
>> Genealogical Society's DNA Interest Group
>>
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>>
>> Paula Dennison wrote 6-7-13:
>>
>> I am interested in the what the Best DNA Ancestry tests are that are on the
>> market. <snip> Perhaps you know of a specialist in this area of DNA Ancestry
>> testing or site that could give me information.
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