There are 3 tests you can do. But not for this project. Here there are only
two -
The 25-marker and the 37-marker. We do not allow participation with just the
12-marker test. It simply does not give us the more recent results that we need
for this project. If you want to do the 12-marker after reading this page,
please
find another project to join.
Think of DNA testing as different resolutions on a TV screen. The more dots
per inch,
the more clear the picture. This is especially true after the last ice age. The
12-marker
test can tell you if you're from Europe near the last ice age; not of much use
to
modern genealogists. The 25-marker test gives much more clarity to genealogy
work
in the time periods most of us are interested in.
If you want super clarity, consider the 37-marker test. Steve ordered it to
clear up
some questions in the 1800's. If your interest is any time between the last ices
and
and the 1700's, the 25-marker test will suffice.
The National Geographic Society just launched a project requiring 12-marker
tests
and allowing participants to remain completely anonymous. Their goal is to learn
the
larger migratory patterns of the human population over the past million or so
years.
We are not such a project. You can remain anonymous, but you must test at least
25 Markers.
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