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Description
Any male named O'Dair,O'Daire,ODare,ODear or any of its variants, is encouraged to participate in this study.
To actually participate, you must be a male with the O'Dair (or variant) surname as the Y-chromosome necessary to perform this test is only present in the male and is passed directly from father to sons and grandsons. If you choose not to test, or you are ineligible, you may want to encourage or perhaps even sponsor a cousin or an uncle that does carry the surname.
There are 3 types of tests we are using for the project -- the 12-marker (Y-12), the 37-marker (Y-37), and the 67-marker test (Y-67). The kit is mailed to your home. It is a cheek-swab kit. I am encouraging testing on the 37-marker or the 67-marker test as our families may have a common DNA pattern that does not enable us to see the distinctions between families when using the 12-marker test. Obviously, the 37-marker and the 67-marker tests are more expensive and if the cost keeps someone from testing, the 12-marker test is better than no test at all.
Requirements
A Surname Project traces members of a family that share a common surname. They are of the most interest in cultures where surnames are passed on from father to son like the Y-Chromosome. This project is for males taking a Y-Chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) test. Thus, the individual who tests must be a male who wants to check his direct paternal line (father's father's father's...) with a Y-DNA12, Y-DNA37, Y-DNA67, or Y-DNA111 test and who has one of the surnames listed for the project. Females do not carry their father's Y-DNA. Females who would like to check their father's direct paternal line can have a male relative with his surname order a Y-DNA test. Females can also order an mtDNA test for themselves such as the mtDNAPlus test or the mtFullSequence test and participate in an mtDNA project. Both men and women may take our autosomal Family Finder test to discover recent relationships across all family lines.
Surnames In This Project
ODair, ODaire, Odar, Odara, ODare, Odear, Odeer, Odeir, ODor, Odyer, Proven Adair Connection