DNA tests serve important roles in Family History research. The information derived from genetic tests can be used to verify ancestral lineages. DNA tests may also be used to establish direct paternal links in the absence of written records.
Paternal Lineage Test (or “Y-Chromosome” Test).
The Y chromosome test is the most widely used genetic application for family history research. The Y chromosome is passed practically unchanged from father to son, generation after generation. Therefore, direct paternal descendents of a common male ancestor will have the same (or similar) Y chromosome. In western civilizations, the Y chromosome can be used as a genetic marker that follows the same path as a surname.
How can a Y chromosome test help me?
The Y-chromosome test can be used to show whether or not tested males share a common ancestor through their direct paternal line. In the event that the test confirms that they are paternally related, it also reports the likely number of generations that separate the tested males from their most recent common ancestor. Please call for additional applications.
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) testing is conducted to determine information about your direct maternal line. A mother will pass her mtDNA to each of her children, but only the daughters will pass it to the next generation. Thus, the mtDNA is passed from mother to daughter – down through a direct maternal line.
How can the mtDNA test help me?
Both men and women can participate in an mtDNA test. This test can be used to show whether or not the tested persons share a common ancestor through their direct maternal line. In the event that the test confirms that they are maternally related, it also reports the likely number of generations that separate the tested persons from their most recent common ancestor. In addition, the mtDNA test will include an analysis of a tested person’s likely deep ancestral roots and also an analysis of the likelihood of his or her Native American ancestry.
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