There is a DNA test that women can take that can be useful for genealogy
purposes, namely the Family Finder test at Family Tree DNA. It is an
autosomal test that identifies strands of DNA from all your ancestors for
about 5 generations back. If you have some matches that indicate a
relationship, then you can compare ancestral surnames to see where it is
likely you share a common ancestor. Note that the results are limited to
the Family Finder database, which currently is much smaller than the yDNA
database. Men can also take this test. For more on this test, see
http://www.familytreedna.com/faq/answers.aspx?id=8#879
Another test that women (again, men can also take this test) can take is
the
mtDNA test, which tracks the mitochrondial DNA of your direct female
lineage
back forever. But since mitochrondial results only identify your ancient
maternal "clan", they are not much help for most genealogy purposes. For
more on this test, see
http://www.familytreedna.com/faq/answers.aspx?id=8#507.
These tests can be ordered through the Bowers DNA Project. However, since
the focus of the project is yDNA, mtDNA and Family Finder results are not
presented there.
Robert Strong
Administrator of the Bowers DNA Project
http://azstrong.tripod.com/bowersdnaproject/