
I find interesting about the initiative of National Geographic "The Genographic Project" to use these kits to study the migration of population in history. DNA studies suggest that all humans today are descended from a group of common ancestors that lived in Africa 60,000 years ago. From there, the man began his journey through the world. Here's the idea: with particular genetic markers (specific mutations) can virtually trace the migration of their ancestors. You may decide to trace the paternal line (for males) using the Y chromosome (inherited from father to son) or maternal (for men and women) using mitochondrial DNA (which is inherited only from the mother). So you may have drawn a map of the line that your ancestors migration path to get to this day. The cost is $ 100 and is guaranteed complete privacy.
You can find more information about it, I refer you to the site:
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