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" < > [log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 5:10 PM > Subject: DNA > > > 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 >> >> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions >> at >> http://listlva.lib.va.us/**archives/va-roots.html<http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html> >> > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/**archives/va-roots.html<http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html> > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html