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How to Help the Crow DNA Study

 My work in the Crow Project has focused on the use of Y-DNA. This specialized test is different than the at home commercial DNA test you have surely heard of. Both tests are extremely useful. Y-DNA is wonderful for matching just the male Y chromosome to others in terms of thousands of years. The autosomal DNA test looks at the 22 autosomes and is great for family matching going back six or so generations. This test is the one where you receive an ethnicity reading of all your family lines.  Many have tested their Y chromosome with our Crow Y-DNA Project at Family Tree DNA. The issue many of you have is that you do not have a male relative that carries the the surname Crow for Y-DNA testing. Or that the cost of the more expensive Y-DNA test is out of your financial reach. This is where the autosomal test can help our study. On sale, the autosomal test typical runs between 59.00 and 79.00 US dollars. The next big sale runs in November. Even if a family member has already tested, it is s