originally posted on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 5:35 AM
I realize Christmas is many, many days from now, but there are other opportunities for gifts - right?
The Genographic Project Participation Kit from National Geographic allows you to swab your cheek for a DNA sample and submit it to the lab for either mitochondrial dna (mother's line) testing or Y-chromosome (men only - father's line) testing.
The site says, "Your results will reveal your deep ancestry along a single line of direct descent (paternal or maternal) and show the migration paths they followed thousands of years ago. Your results will also place you on a particular branch of the human family tree. Some anthropological stories are more detailed than others, depending upon the lineage you belong to."
Check it out. It's a good present for guys and girls alike.
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www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/participate.html