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The global Frost DNA Project aims to supplement genealogical research on Frost families with genetic evidence in hopes of further developing the Frost family tree.

The surname Frost was already in use in England when the Domesday Book was compiled in the year 1086. The surname likely arose independently in several places both in England and in other countries, and it is now found in many parts of the world.

The Frost DNA Project welcomes and encourages participation by any Frost family from any part of the world. It is hoped that this project will tell us which family lines are related and give us a rough estimate of how many generations back they branched apart, confirming or refuting lineages with established paper trails and pointing the way for further research for other lineages. It is also hoped that eventually enough data will be collected to identify particular DNA signature variations for particular family lines, enabling us to place previously unlinked families into their respective branches of the Frost family tree.

Some specific goals of the project include answering the following questions:

From which ancient clan father (the haplogroup patriarch from thousands of years ago) does each branch of Frosts descend?
How many different Frost family groups can we identify, and what DNA signatures characterize the different lines? Can we use genetic matches to establish each family group's probable geographical place of origin?
By comparing DNA results for people with well-documented pedigrees, can we trace any particular DNA changes (mutations) to particular Frost ancestors and thus enable others to identify their ancestors even when they lack a definite paper trail allowing them to trace back that far?

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