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The DNA of Christopher Columbus

A controversial forensic scientist who has spent more than two decades analyzing the DNA of the alleged bones of Christopher Columbus and his relatives without publishing any conclusive data, has indefinitely postponed the presentation of his findings. Click here to read more in El Pais.

Holiday Sale at FTDNA

Family Tree DNA is holding a Holiday Sale from now until January 1, 2025. The 37 marker Y-DNA test is on sale for $99 plus postage and the 111 marker Y-DNA test is $209 plus postage. Please note these are the only tests applicable to our Phillips DNA Project. Here is a link to a page where you can order a test kit through our project which will guarantee your results will be placed in our project.

Famous DNA

Here is a link to a page on the International Society of Genetic Genealogy Wiki that is devoted to describing the DNA of various historical people. Do you match any of them? 

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