Hello Harold

Hair without a bulb is not useful, and hair with the bulb is good for mtDNA
but not for the Y chromosome. On the other hand your grandfathers DNA was
passed down to the next generation if he had a son, and is available for us
to use readily if your grandfathers had a son who had a son. presumable
that would be you, or a male cousin of yours.

Bennett Greenspan FTDNA HOUSTON





At 06:44 AM 04/11/2001 -0400, you wrote:

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Dear Experts,

I have beard hairs >from my great-grandfather who died in 1931. Would it
be possible to do a DNA analysis on him >from these - which are 70 years
old at least.

Thanks,

Harold Rhode
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