Dear Ms.Coakley,
DNA of the male has been stated over and over as the only real source under the testing; as I stated, we know the CAINE/VIKING CONNECTION IN OUR LINE, but under the new science of CHARACTERISTIC GENO,study of twins, adopted out, the attributies of bone structure, hair, eye, skin colour, personalities, speech, walking style, all now come into play and have as much if not more, to give the family lineage,as stated many have heard the OLD SAYING." YOU ARE THE MIRROR IMAGE OF YOUR MOTHER OR FATHER," old. but true. DNA was not a tool used when my generation grew up, we used that word only in SCI./BIO CLASS, which then there were not so many searching for their roots or identifying a child for financial support for out of wedlock off spring, which now it is used daily to make that arguement in the court room. So we must know by our family oral history and our own physical make up and through our off spring, DNA would only compliment the already outward known living and breathing family members that mirror each other and are the true DNA. ORIGINS of what nation of peoples you came from, as stated, VIKINGS, NORSEMEN, MONGOLIAN, ROMAN, FAR EASTERN, this would give you a DNA of what origin of peoples you match by the male DNA, but to know down to who your father is or is not, is where the rubber meets the road, BUT, MIRROW IMAGES CANNOT BE DISPUTED. I think science is wonderful and serves extradinary purposes in all fields from meidicne to DNA, but we cannot," THROUGH OUT THE BABY WITH THE BATH WATER" as that old saying states, we use our GOD GIVEN mind of eye sight, that when I see with my own eyes a family member with all the attributes of my ancestry grandparents or great grandparents, walking next to them, and seeing they same step and facial features and photographs, which I have back to tin types, that there is no disputement of who I am and who they are.

Kindly yours,

Mrs. Rosa