Thank you for taking the time to reply ....all input greatfully received.
M

On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 9:56 AM, Bill Davidson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Madaline,
>
> You could take the mtDNA test at Family Tree DNA (FTDNA)....or any other
> such DNA testing company.  That test is "representative" of you, your
> mother, your mother's mother, your mother's mother's mother, etc., etc.
>  You could take instead (or in addition to the above test) the Family
> Finder test at FTDNA.  That test will find any "biological matches" between
> you and any other male or female donors who also took the Family Finder
> test, irrespective of their surnames (that test is supposedly accurate to
> only about four to five "generations back").  The above would ensure that
> your DNA would be secure and available for years to come.  As I understand
> it, FTDNA keeps those DNA samples for at least 20+ years.
>
> Bill
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Madaline Preston" <
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> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 5:10 PM
> Subject: DNA
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>
>  Is there a way/location to leave your DNA for the future.....much like you
>> do for sperm and embryos?   I'd like for it to be available when science
>> has progressed to a place when all these females in my lines will no
>> longer
>> hinder things AND at a time when my children decide to take some interest
>> in our family history. As old as they are, their eyes still glaze over at
>> the mention of their past.  It is always an "oh there goes mother again"
>> moment when the subject of who begat whom comes up.
>> (Also when the testing becomes routine enough to be more affordable.)
>> Wishful thinking???
>> M. Preston
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