DNA Testing And Hereditary Health Issues Are Reasons To Research
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The Tree Shaker-
There are many different reasons why people begin researching their family tree. For some, it is interesting to find out who your ancestors were and where your family originated from. Others want to research their family tree for health records to see if a health concern they have been recently diagnosed with, is something that is hereditary. There are many health issues that can be hereditary yet others are not. There are a few ways to go about finding out what different health issues your ancestors had in the past. The easiest way is to locate death certificates for your family members and find out their cause of death. This can get expensive if you obtain copies of these certificates. In some cases you could have trouble locating and getting a copy of an ancestors death certificate. Some people research geneology and really don’t care who their ancestors were, but want to know where their family came from. The best and probably the easiest way to do this is through a DNA Test. There are several places online that you can purchase the DNA testing kits and if you watch close to these sites they often run specials on these kits they usually cost around $100. There are several different types of DNA tests here are a few examples: • Mitochondrial testing is for the maternal side of the family. It can be taken by both sexes. • Y chromosome testing is only for males and tests the paternal side of the family. • Autosomal testing is available for both sexes and it may help fill in some of the missing relative or distant family member. Everyone in the world contains 22 chromosomes. Eleven of these are inherited from the father and 11 are inherited from the mother. Understanding DNA testing can be a bit confusing but it can lead to some new found tips.
