From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Sat Aug 12 03:19:51 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 k7C9Jpjb007228; Sat, 12 Aug 2006 03:19:51 -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 k7C9Jogi017511 for ; Sat, 12 Aug 2006 03:19:50 -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 k7C6eNFI030916 for ; Sat, 12 Aug 2006 02:40:23 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k7C6eNcG030915 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Sat, 12 Aug 2006 02:40:23 -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 k7C64tFI030756 for ; Sat, 12 Aug 2006 02:04:55 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k7C8iC2J021144 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Sat, 12 Aug 2006 02:44:12 -0600 X-Envelope-From: sdm.prowett@gmail.com Sat Aug 12 02:44:12 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 k7C8iCjb021135 for ; Sat, 12 Aug 2006 02:44:12 -0600 Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com (wx-out-0506.google.com [66.249.82.232]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k7C8i6T6005173 for ; Sat, 12 Aug 2006 02:44:07 -0600 Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id t4so107792wxc for ; Sat, 12 Aug 2006 01:44:07 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:from:to:references:subject:date:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:x-priority:x-msmail-priority:x-mailer:x-mimeole; b=eWTL6E/R8si4UDhcv3xKqjJ6baYCXkoaN4RbG7dshdtZbnm8tFtFHuZRHdgA5WfZH0RMh47Jh7968m8IWdhUHqDsNZnBzHtBR+59g50FC9TYtYYwcDZg1JyguJsyN7QqBAFrrLCzU1EQFPtGLk72+PZksha287nzudKSid0cj60= Received: by 10.70.48.15 with SMTP id v15mr2083480wxv; Sat, 12 Aug 2006 01:44:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from Yoda ( [64.146.135.196]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id h35sm2786832wxd.2006.08.12.01.44.05; Sat, 12 Aug 2006 01:44:06 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <006f01c6bdeb$79a15be0$6601a8c0@Yoda> From: "Sondra Prowett" To: References: <200608111722.k7BHM4kR022486@lists5.rootsweb.com> <000201c6bdb7$23a63dc0$cb4eeb04@Desktop> Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] INTERESTING MITROCHONDRIA SEARCH Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 01:44:05 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="Windows-1252"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2905 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 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 Bob, Interesting heads up, thank you. The only problem I've had with the programs on PBS lately that deal with DNA was the one that they did on one of their shows about the Da Vinci Code. It's the show that has kind of an 'in search of' premise. I can't remember the host or the name of the show off the top of my head. Normally I really like it, the guy travels all around the world and explores different topics through science and history. This particular show was set to discover if the Morovingian (spellings probably wrong *BG*) Kings in France were REALLY, possibly related to Christ. They took DNA from a Jewish sect that lives in Jerusalem still and is pretty much been an undisturbed gene pool since the time of Christ (sorry I don't remember the name of this religious group) but they had a Middle Eastern marker in their DNA. Then they got permission from the French government, who is doing an archealogical dig on the burial chamber of a known Morovingian Queen and King....They used a tooth from the Queen and found DNA and ALL the markers were for European ancestry. So they concluded that the Morovingians were not related to anyone with Middle Eastern ancestry, including Christ. Think about this and tell me what the problem is from a genealogical perspective with this scenario? It struck me immediately and bugged me silly. ANSWER: The QUEEN's DNA can't tell them SQUAT about the Morovingian line...she MARRIED into it, she wasn't BORN into the line of descent. They needed to use the King, or a princess from the line :) I was appalled that no one caught the logic flaw in the entire episode. They needed to have 2 samples with the possibility of a common blood line. LOL It was one frustrating show, but you know, if they show it on television, it must be true (tongue very firmly in cheek!) Take care all, S o n d r a ----- Original Message ----- From: "bobert" To: Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 6:31 PM Subject: [ROOTS-L] INTERESTING MITROCHONDRIA SEARCH > Hi, Rooters! An intersting note about the Maternal DNA searching: I > believe it was early last year that TLC or DISCOVERY had a good telecast > on the remains of Czar Nicholas II and Alexandria. > It was to make absolutely definite that their remains were what they were > thought to be. The Duke of Kent (England) was a descendant of Queen > Victoria as was Nicholas II [which made them cousins of some degree or > other, but thru the maternal line of Victoria - maybe even Alexandria (I > don't remember) - but the Duke participated in a DNA study which proved > his ancestor was Victoria and that so was Nicholas - so this verified that > Nicholas II of Russia, his remains were, indeed, what was thought to be. > Then Nicholas II and Alexandria [and their children] were given a 'royal' > funeral and subsequently given sainthood - I expect by the Russian > Orthodox Church. > This has been very sketchy, but I'm sure you can Google and find out more > on this subject and TV program --- it really was very interesting! > > There was also a similar televised program on PBS (I think it was PBS) > that began with a 'nobody', but developed into and included > celebrities' - I recall it included Whoopie Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey; > the other 'celebs' or well-known people's name escape me now. > > With all the interest in DNA Tests/Testing now - and Genealogy - both > those televised programs may be aired again in the not too distant future. > Testing maternal DNA is soooo very expensive as compared to paternal DNA, > and that's not cheap. A friend of mine is awaiting his paternal DNA > results - he used "The National Geographic" organization to submit his > DNA - believe the cost was > at least, $150 or more...probably more. But the old movie saying, "I gots > to know!", is still in use. > > Shirley: bobert@i-1.net >