From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Fri Aug 11 12:19:56 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k7BIJujb024623; Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:19:56 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k7BIJogP008676 for ; Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:19:51 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k7BFeOFI028839 for ; Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:40:24 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k7BFeO5s028838 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:40:24 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k7BFdXFI028775 for ; Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:39:33 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k7BIImTX024481 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:18:48 -0600 X-Envelope-From: GwynGwynGwyn@aol.com Fri Aug 11 12:18:48 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k7BIImjb024470 for ; Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:18:48 -0600 Received: from imo-m14.mx.aol.com (imo-m14.mx.aol.com [64.12.138.204]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k7BIIjG5007777 for ; Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:18:48 -0600 Received: from GwynGwynGwyn@aol.com by imo-m14.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id k.bc7.327a6a6 (29678); Fri, 11 Aug 2006 14:18:27 -0400 (EDT) From: GwynGwynGwyn@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 14:18:27 EDT Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] A Woman's DNA To: gdwells@bellsouth.net, ROOTS-M@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5300 X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com I thought that Drew Smith sent a very comprehensive reply to your question. His answer was excellent as far as it went. But since you were particularly interested in mitochondrial DNA, I would like to add my two cents worth. If memory serves, not too long ago there was an historical question about a dead body somewhere out west. Some folks claimed the body was Jesse James and others declared it was not. The problem was solved because Jesse's mother had left her DNA (mitochondrial) because Jesse's father had left none of his. So, trace Mother's family from her and Father's family from him. One cannot get mom's DNA from Dad and vice versa. But both are valuable in specific instances.