International Lindsay
Surname DNA Project
Rules of Participation
The stated purpose and goal, of the International Lindsay * Surname DNA Project, is
to perform Y-Chromosome DNA tests on a representative international group of
males bearing the Lindsay surname in order to establish the Lindsay haplotype (s) and determine
which of the Lindsay lineages most likely share a common ancestor. From this data, the
laboratory performing the DNA testing will also be able to calculate the
estimated time when the Most Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA) occurred.
The rules of participation are as follows.
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Each participant must be a male bearing the Lindsay *
surname at birth.
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Each participant must believe that he is descended from a
line of Lindsay males that is genetically unbroken for
any known reason such as adoption, legal name change, or any other
biological incidence.
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Each participant must supply, to the Project Coordinator, a
minimum of three primary source certified generations of paternal ancestors, including name,
date/place of birth, date/place of death, and name of spouse with maiden
name. A statement is required establishing that the supporting
evidence for this data came from primary sources and is in your
possession. Primary sources include birth, death and marriage
certificates, family bibles, wills and land records. Thus the minimum
certified lineage should include the name of the participant, his father,
and his paternal grandfather.
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Each participant will provide an appropriately executed
Consent & Liability Release Form to the Project Coordinator, when
requested.
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Each participant must follow completely the written instructions
provided with the DNA sample kit.
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Each participant must submit payment ($189.00 US Dollars made
payable to DNA Heritage) for the DNA analysis of
his sample at the time he mails the DNA sample back to the Project
Coordinator.
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Each participant agrees to permit the Project Coordinator to
have access to the participant's DNA test results for the following reasons.
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The need for group coordination with the test laboratory.
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The need for someone to tabulate and analyze the composite
group results with regard to establishing the surname haplotype.
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The need for someone to publish the Project test results.
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The desire to maintain anonymity between specific
individuals and the test laboratory.
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Each participate in the International Lindsay Surname DNA
Project will be encouraged (but not required) to find one or more male cousins
bearing his Lindsay (how ever spelled) surname to join him in
trying to refine their haplotype determination and in the
quest for new genealogical knowledge of their Lindsay surname.
* It has been established that the use of the italicized Lindsay
surname, throughout this web site, implies all the accepted different spellings
of the surname found in the site Orthography section.
This Page Was Last Updated: October 4, 2007
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