About us
The STRAIGIS Y-DNA Project is a private venture. No remuneration is received by any of the participants.
The purpose of the STRAIGIS Y-DNA is to assist in the confirmation of collected data. Participants in the project submit samples from light scrapings/combings from the inside cheeks of their mouth. These combings are tested for the number of "repeats" (or alleles)of selected markers of the Y-Chromosome (the Y-Chromosome is passed from the father to the son each generation). The alleles ( 12, 25 or 37) are entered into a database for comparison to all other participants. Surname participants with matching markers are descendants of the same male ancestor.
The purpose of the STRAIGIS Y-DNA is to assist in the confirmation of collected data. Participants in the project submit samples from light scrapings/combings from the inside cheeks of their mouth. These combings are tested for the number of "repeats" (or alleles)of selected markers of the Y-Chromosome (the Y-Chromosome is passed from the father to the son each generation). The alleles ( 12, 25 or 37) are entered into a database for comparison to all other participants. Surname participants with matching markers are descendants of the same male ancestor.