I am a girl would they be the same? (Kinda foggy on this DNA stuff)
I’m a bit foggy on it too. Still, it would be extremely interesting to me to see “whatever it is” you know?
One site sends you a kit, and results in a few weeks for @ a hundred bucks.
Sounds like it would be worth it!
(can’t vouch for the integrity of any of the places that do DNA research, though)
I teach genealogy classes, and warn students that just as with anything found in research, be prepared to be shocked or disgusted with what you find.
There are several companies doing dna testing, and the more reputable ones (i.e FTdna) can provide basically three important things.
1. ynda mapping which basically allows you to link with other relatives to a common male ancestor.
2. mdna (mitochrondrial) Which does similar the same on the female line.
3. And most important to many, your haplogroup which provides the general location of your line. Like in my case, I am R1b1c1, which basically with general certainty is a celtic line that lived in western Europe, and most likely in the British isles, and very common in Scottish and Irish people. (no big shock there). Once you know your Haplogroup, you can check the migration maps for details.
If you want to find out info about your “fathers” you will need to get a brother to do a y dna test. For your “mothers” you may use your own mitochondrial dna for a search.