What is a Male-Specific Surname Haplotype?
The ability to identify male-specific DNA renders Y-chromosomal Short Tandem Repeat (STR) systems markers, discovered and published by the genetic community, an invaluable tool in helping to ascertain the possibility of there being a Most Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA) between two males bearing the same surname. An extremely informative Y-STR core set of markers has been known for many years and have been in use by the geneticists of the world in their academic reports pertaining to population migration studies. Today there are literally hundreds of Y-chromosome STR marker systems which have been mapped as a result of the Human Genome Project. You can see the list of Y-chromosome markers utilized by the Lindsay Surname DNA Project on the web page found at http://www.clanlindsay.com/markers_used_by_lindsay_dna_project.htm . Potential DNA test candidates should know that the various commercial laboratories use different sets of Y-chromosome DNA markers, some overlapping while many others
