Comments on: DNA Collection Project in South Africa

By: Jessuina

Jessuina — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:35:00 +0000

Hi im interestd in doing a DNA test just 2 see how mxit up i am lol. Im a coulerd u see.Apparenty im mxit with zulus,portugues shangane…. Yes therz lots more.I would like 2 knw how much % of DNA I hav 4rm the diffent races.But i dnt hav a clue on were to go and how much it costs. I live in jhb so a place nearby wld be great. Id also like 2 knw hw i can trace family members using surnames or if there are S.A marrage nd birth records on the web.And if there are could you reffer sum 2me.Thank u very much

By: Jessuina

Jessuina — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:33:22 +0000

By: Blaine Bettinger

Blaine Bettinger — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:59:40 +0000

Wendy,

I would recommend starting out with a Y-DNA or mtDNA test. Since you are a woman, you cannot do the Y-DNA test, but you could ask your father or a brother or uncle to take the test.

Since you are interested in your father’s maternal ancestry, you could ask him to take an mtDNA test.

Remember that genetic genealogy will not automatically give you a family tree (especially mtDNA, which mutates slower and is less useful for general genealogical purposes). Genetic genealogy is always best when used with traditional genealogical techniques.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:08:15 +0000

I would like to know where or how I can be tested. I am a 3rd/4th generation South African on my fathers side and 3rd generation on my mother’s side. My maternal great-grandparent were from Holland, but I’m not too sure of my father’s maternal ancestry.

Many thanks
Wendy